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Post new product drops to Instagram with Airtable

Started by another system calling it, and works across Airtable and Slack. 11 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Webhook, Product Trigger1WebhookStarts it
  2. 2Webhook Response1Respond To WebhookStarts it
  3. 3Set, Normalize Fields1SetLogic
  4. 4HTTP, Fetch Product Image1Http RequestService
  5. 5Upload a FileUpload To UrlService
  6. 6Code, Build Caption1CodeLogic
  7. 7IG, Create Media Container1Http RequestService
  8. 8Wait, 5s Processing Buffer1WaitLogic
  9. 9IG, Publish Container1Http RequestService
  10. 10Airtable, Log Post1AirtableService
  11. 11Slack, Notify Team1SlackService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
11, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable and Slack accounts. 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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.