Download Instagram & Facebook Videos/Reels with Telegram Bot
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 on Telegram events (message). Along the way it connects Telegram. It also calls fbdownloader.to over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On Telegram events (message).
- FB IG LINK REGEX (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- INSTA API FETCHING (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Link checking (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- URL FINDER (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- FB API FETCHING (HTTP Request): calls fbdownloader.to (POST)
- INVALID URL (Telegram): uses Telegram
- URL DECODER (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- video scraping (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: data
- DOWNLOAD INSTA VID (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
…plus 6 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: fbdownloader.to
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)
- Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Telegram Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram
From the author
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