Publish Instagram reels and posts from Google Sheets with Gmail alerts
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 17 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Facebook Graph API and Gmail.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- Get Record (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Create Container (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API
- Create Container (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API
- Container Ready? (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API
- Switch: routes items into branches
- Publish Video (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API
- Error in Workflow (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Wait: pauses before continuing
- Complete Workflow (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
…plus 5 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.
Nodes used (10)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Facebook Graph API
n8n-nodes-base.facebookGraphApi - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs manually or daily at 4 PM to pull the next pending item from Google Sheets and publish it to Instagram (Reels for MP4 videos or an image post) via the Facebook Graph API, then updates the sheet and sends Gmail success or…