Turn Instagram Reels into content strategy insights with Telegram, Apify, and OpenAI

by LanceAPI · 1 views · created 2026-10-13 · Content Creation, AI Chatbot

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 23 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message). Along the way it connects Telegram and OpenAI Chat Model. It also calls api.apify.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On Telegram events (message).

1. 02 — Read Message & Classify Intent (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
2. 03 — Route Request (Switch): routes items into 1 branches
3. 17 — Format Creator Insights (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
4. 04 — Extract & Validate Reel URL (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
5. 18 — Reply In Telegram (Telegram): uses Telegram
6. 05 — Reel URL Valid? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
7. 19 — Save To Cache (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
8. 06 — Check Recent Cache (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
9. 07 — Cached Result Available? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
10. 08 — Start Transcript Run (HTTP Request): calls api.apify.com (POST)

…plus 10 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

TelegramOpenAI Chat Model

HTTP calls to: api.apify.com

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Nodes used (10)

• Telegram Triggern8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Basic LLM Chain@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm
• Telegramn8n-nodes-base.telegram
• OpenAI Chat Model@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi
• Structured Output Parser@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured

From the author

Quick overview This workflow turns an Instagram Reel link sent to a Telegram bot into a transcript-driven content strategy breakdown using Apify for extraction and OpenAI for structured analysis, then replies in Telegram and caches results for 24 hours to…

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