Automate Instagram carousel posts with Google Sheets, Drive & Cloudinary
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 minute). Along the way it connects Google Drive and Google Sheets. It also calls api.cloudinary.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every minute).
- Get Execution for Carousel (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Get image list from a Google Drive folder (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Download Image from Google Drive (Carousel) (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Upload images 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 (Image) (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Combine Instagram media containers (Aggregate): combines items into one
- Create Media Container (Carousel) (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Publish Instagram Carousel (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)
- Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate
From the author
Who is this for? This workflow is ideal for social media managers, content creators, marketers, and small businesses who want to automate Instagram Carousel posts using Google Sheets and Google Drive. It is also suitable for anyone looking to streamline…