Automation library · Data collection

Write personalised direct messages for Instagram with Apify

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Apify and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 9 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 1Service 5

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get Instagram accountsGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Fetch Instagram Account DataApifyService
  5. 5Get Instagram Account DataApifyService
  6. 6Fetch Image of latest postHttp RequestService
  7. 7Analyze imageOpen AiModel
  8. 8Generate Personalized DMOpen AiModel
  9. 9Add message to AccountGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
9, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.