Auto-schedule Instagram & Facebook posts from Google Sheets

by Dinakar Selvakumar ✓ · 1,071 views · created 2025-12-18 · Social Media

What this workflow does

This workflow has 18 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 15 minutes). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Drive and Facebook Graph API.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every 15 minutes).

1. Workflow Configuration (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: spreadsheetId, sheetName, instagramAccessToken…
2. Read Pending Posts from Sheet (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
3. Filter Posts Due Now (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
4. Check If Image Link Provided (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
5. Download Image from Google Drive (Google Drive): download
6. Route by Platform (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
7. Post to Instagram (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
8. Post to Facebook (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API
9. Post to Both Platforms - Instagram (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
10. Check Post Success - Instagram (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false

…plus 7 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google SheetsGoogle DriveFacebook Graph API

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Nodes used (10)

• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Google Sheetsn8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Google Driven8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Facebook Graph APIn8n-nodes-base.facebookGraphApi
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge

From the author

How it works This workflow automatically publishes Instagram and Facebook posts using Google Sheets as a content calendar. Users add post details to a sheet, and the workflow handles scheduling, image processing, posting, and status updates without manual…

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