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Instagram Image Carousel Post - Product Collection Drop

Started by another system calling it, and works across Slack. 14 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 6Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Webhook Receive PayloadWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Code Validate PayloadCodeLogic
  3. 3Code Build CaptionCodeLogic
  4. 4Split In BatchesSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5HTTP Fetch Slide ImageHttp RequestService
  6. 6Code Aggregate Child IDsCodeLogic
  7. 7Upload to URLUpload To UrlService
  8. 8IG Create Carousel ContainerHttp RequestService
  9. 9Code Create Child ContainerCodeLogic
  10. 10Wait IG BufferWaitLogic
  11. 11IG Publish CarouselHttp RequestService
  12. 12HTTP Fetch Post MetadataHttp RequestService
  13. 13Slack Notify TeamSlackService
  14. 14Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
14, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Slack account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.