"Guidance for Workflow to Automate Instagram Carousel"

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Hello, I’m trying to create an automation that automatically posts a carousel of images on Instagram. The images are stored in a Google Drive folder and are sequentially numbered (01.png, 02.png, …, 90.png). The idea is for the flow to take the images in groups of 3 and post them in the correct order. For example, the first carousel should include 01.png, 02.png, 03.png; the second carousel should include 04.png, 05.png, 06.png, and so on.

Workflow I’m Following:

  • Search Files/Folders (Google Drive)
  • Iterator
  • Set Variable
  • Download a File
  • Array Aggregator
  • Instagram for Business

I want a flow that takes the images from Google Drive, groups them into batches of 3, and posts them on Instagram in a sequential and automated manner. If you could provide guidance on how to adjust the workflow to ensure the images are selected and posted correctly on Instagram in the right sequence, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you so much, have a great day. Best regards.

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Hi

I’m currently in the same boat as you regarding having alternating pictures for my flowchart. The support team is working on a solution at present. But this is not why I’m contributing to the question; it is that I want you to be aware that the Instagram module does not accept API calls from Google Drive.
I uploaded all my media for posting and found that it did not work, so I found another cloud storage company that works with Make.com. Once I changed that cloud storage platform, the flow worked.

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I suggest you use some sort of database in your workflow so it can schedule the post amd keep track of what images were bundled.