Archive Instagram stories to Google Sheets with Apify
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What this workflow does
This workflow has 7 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 8 hours). Along the way it connects Google Sheets. It also calls api.apify.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every 8 hours).
- Profiles to watch (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: profiles, maxStoriesPerProfile
- Capture current stories (HTTP Request): calls api.apify.com (POST)
- Keep real stories (Filter): keeps only the items that match a condition
- Skip stories already archived (Remove Duplicates): removes duplicate items
- Build the sheet row (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 12 fields: Captured at, Account, Story ID…
- Append stories to sheet (Google Sheets): append
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.apify.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 (6)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Remove Duplicates
n8n-nodes-base.removeDuplicates - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs every 8 hours, uses Apify’s Instagram Stories Scraper to capture current stories from a list of public Instagram profiles, and appends the story metadata and media URLs to Google Sheets while avoiding duplicates across…