Automated Instagram reels posting using Google Drive, Cloudinary & Sheets
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 workflow has 10 nodes and runs on a schedule (every minute). Along the way it connects Google Sheets and Google Drive. It also calls api.cloudinary.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every minute).
- Get Execution for Instagram contents (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Get video list from a Google Drive folder (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Download Video (Reel) from Google Drive (Carousel) (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Upload videos to Cloudinary (HTTP Request): calls api.cloudinary.com (POST)
- Setup for Instagram (access token, ig_business_id) (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: access_token, ig_user_id, image_url…
- Create Media Container (Reels) (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Wait: pauses before continuing
- Publish Instagram Reels (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Update Execute to "Processed" (Google Sheets): update
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.cloudinary.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 - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
From the author
Who is this for? This workflow is ideal for social media managers, content creators, marketing teams, and automation enthusiasts looking to streamline their Instagram Reels posting from Google Drive using n8n, Google Sheets, and Cloudinary. What problem is…