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Batch upload Instagram Reels to YouTube with scheduled delays

Ready for 3.0

by Lucio ✓ · 675 views · created 2026-01-17 · Social Media, Multimodal AI

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (cron 0 0 * * *). Along the way it connects YouTube. It also calls graph.instagram.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (cron 0 0 * * *).

  1. Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  2. Fetch Instagram Posts (HTTP Request): calls graph.instagram.com
  3. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
  4. Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
  5. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  6. Done (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: status
  7. Check If Already Uploaded (Data table): get
  8. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  9. Wait: pauses before continuing
  10. Process Title and Tags (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

YouTube

HTTP calls to: graph.instagram.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (11)

From the author

Automatically upload your Instagram videos to YouTube with configurable time gaps between each upload, using n8n Tables for deduplication. --- How it works 1. Fetches recent Instagram posts via the Meta Graph API and filters to only video content…

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