Automate Instagram Carousel Posts with Google Sheets, Drive & Cloudinary

This n8n workflow streamlines Instagram carousel post publishing for social media managers and marketers. It triggers every 5 minutes to scan a Google Sheet for rows marked 'ToDo', fetches associated images from Google Drive folders, uploads and optimizes them to Cloudinary, creates a media container using the Instagram Graph API, and finally publishes the carousel post with the specified caption.

Ideal for handling multiple accounts or campaigns, it eliminates manual posting errors, saves hours of repetitive work, and ensures consistent scheduling. Use cases include content calendars for businesses, automated campaigns for influencers, and scaled social media management without dedicated tools.

Setup involves linking your Google Sheet (with columns for status, caption, Drive folder URLs), uploading images to Drive, configuring Cloudinary credentials, and obtaining Instagram Business access token and IG ID. Customize by adjusting triggers, adding metadata fields, or modifying filters for post statuses.