Daily NASA APOD Images to Instagram with Telegram Notifications
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 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 18:00). Along the way it connects Telegram. It also calls api.nasa.gov and graph.facebook.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 18:00).
- Get APOD (HTTP Request): calls api.nasa.gov
- Prepare Caption (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Prepare IG Post (HTTP Request): calls graph.facebook.com (POST)
- Wait: pauses before continuing
- Get Status For Publish (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Publish Post (HTTP Request): calls graph.facebook.com (POST)
- Send Fail Message (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Send Finish Message (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Stop and Error: stops the run with an error
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.nasa.gov, graph.facebook.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 (7)
- HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Stop and Error
n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
From the author
This workflow fetches NASA’s Astronomical Picture of the Day (APOD), prepares a caption combining the title and explanation, publishes the image to Instagram and sends you a Telegram notification with the result. It runs on a schedule so you can share…