Build a Reels swipe file from Instagram with Apify, Groq, Sheets and Telegram
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 AI workflow has 18 nodes and runs on a schedule (every week at 08:00) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Groq Chat Model, Google Sheets and Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every week at 08:00) (plus 1 other trigger).
- Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: creatorHandles, reelsPerProfile, yourBrand…
- Creators, one per item (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Loop over creators (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Reel rows only (skip the run summary) (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Transcribe this creator's reels (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Only reels we have not seen before (Remove Duplicates): removes duplicate items
- Any new reels? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Label the hook and rewrite it (Information Extractor): extracts structured fields from text with AI, with model: Groq Chat Model
- Build one row per reel (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Column order (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 17 fields: creator, reel_url, posted_at…
…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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.
- Still check Always Output Data on multi-output nodes (If/Switch) now adds an empty item only when every output is empty (Reel rows only (skip the run summary)).
Nodes used (14)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Remove Duplicates
n8n-nodes-base.removeDuplicates - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp - Information Extractor
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.informationExtractor - Groq Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGroq - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram
From the author
Quick overview Every Monday this workflow transcribes the newest Reels from the creators you follow, has an AI label each hook and rewrite it for your own brand, appends the new reels to a Google Sheet and sends the week's five best to Telegram. How it works…