Upload Instagram Reels from Google Sheets with DeepSeek AI captions
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 AI workflow has 18 nodes and runs on Google Sheets events (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Airtable, Facebook Graph API, Google Sheets and DeepSeek Chat Model and 1 more.
How it runs
Trigger: On Google Sheets events (plus 1 other trigger).
- Fetch Unposted Videos (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Download Video from Drive (Google Drive): download
- Save Downloaded File (Read/Write Files from Disk): writes a file to disk
- Process Video with FFmpeg (Execute Command): runs a shell command on the n8n host
- Load Processed Video (Read/Write Files from Disk): reads a file from disk
- Upload to Server via SSH (SSH): work with file
- Generate Caption with DeepSeek (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: DeepSeek Chat Model
- Store Caption in Airtable (Airtable): create
- Create Instagram Media Container (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API
- Wait: waits 90 seconds
…plus 5 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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 (14)
- AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Airtable
n8n-nodes-base.airtable - Facebook Graph API
n8n-nodes-base.facebookGraphApi - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Google Sheets Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheetsTrigger - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - DeepSeek Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatDeepSeek - Execute Command
n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand - SSH
n8n-nodes-base.ssh - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Read/Write Files from Disk
n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile
From the author
Overview This n8n workflow template automates the entire process of publishing Instagram Reels from content stored in Google Sheets and Google Drive. It's designed for content creators, social media managers, and businesses who maintain a content calendar in…