Back up Instagram videos to Google Drive with JSON metadata catalog

by Lucio ✓ · 45 views · created 2026-02-11 · File Management

What this workflow does

This workflow has 26 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).

1. Get Instagram Account Info (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
2. Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: accountId, accountUsername, googleDriveFolderId…
3. Fetch Instagram Media (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
4. Sort Earliest to Latest (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
5. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
6. Filter Videos Only (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
7. Loop Over Videos (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
8. Get All Data Table Records (Data table): get
9. Check If Already Backed Up (Data table): get
10. Build Metadata from Data Table (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 12 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google Drive

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Nodes used (12)

• Google Driven8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
• Data tablen8n-nodes-base.dataTable
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Split Outn8n-nodes-base.splitOut
• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger

From the author

Instagram Video Backup to Google Drive Automatically backup all your Instagram videos to Google Drive with a searchable metadata catalog in JSON format. What It Does This workflow provides a complete backup solution for your Instagram video content with…

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