Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Publish Instagram carousel posts from product collections

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 Payload1WebhookStarts it
  2. 2Code Validate Payload1CodeLogic
  3. 3Code Build Caption1CodeLogic
  4. 4Split In Batches1Split In BatchesLogic
  5. 5HTTP Fetch Slide Image1Http RequestService
  6. 6Code Aggregate Child IDs1CodeLogic
  7. 7Upload to URL1Upload To UrlService
  8. 8IG Create Carousel Container1Http RequestService
  9. 9Code Create Child Container1CodeLogic
  10. 10Wait IG Buffer1WaitLogic
  11. 11IG Publish Carousel1Http RequestService
  12. 12HTTP Fetch Post Metadata1Http RequestService
  13. 13Slack Notify Team1SlackService
  14. 14Respond to Webhook1Respond 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.