Auto-Follow Instagram Profiles via Phantombuster & SharePoint

This n8n workflow enables automated Instagram audience growth for community managers, growth hackers, and brands. It runs hourly via a Schedule Trigger, rotating Instagram session cookies for authenticity. Seed profiles are pulled from a SharePoint CSV, then Phantombuster's Follower Collector Agent scrapes followers (limited by ENV_AMOUNT_FOLLOWERS_PER_PROFILE). The Autofollow Agent then follows up to ENV_PROFILES_TO_PROCESS new profiles per run, with Wait nodes ensuring completion and rate limits (1-40 follows/hour) to avoid bans.

Benefits include hands-off scaling of Instagram presence while respecting platform limits, reducing manual effort from hours to automated launches. Ideal for universities in Education category to engage prospects, or brands targeting relevant audiences. Customizable for hashtags, speed adjustments, or AI enhancements.

Setup requires Phantombuster API, SharePoint OAuth2 credentials, and files in SharePoint (cookies.txt, accounts_to_follow.csv). Update ENV variables for limits, adjust cron for frequency. Requires n8n 1.33+, Phantombuster Growth plan, Microsoft 365. Customize by swapping agents or increasing throughput within Instagram rules.