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{
"name": "Channel \u2014 Instagram (Real v1)",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"httpMethod": "POST",
"path": "channel-instagram",
"responseMode": "responseNode",
"options": {}
},
"id": "node-wh-instagram",
"name": "Webhook",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
240,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "manual",
"duplicateItem": false,
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "extract-first-image",
"name": "firstImageUrl",
"value": "={{ $json.mediaUrls && $json.mediaUrls.length > 0 ? $json.mediaUrls[0] : '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-product-id",
"name": "productId",
"value": "={{ $json.productId }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-title",
"name": "title",
"value": "={{ $json.title }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-price",
"name": "price",
"value": "={{ $json.price }}",
"type": "number"
},
{
"id": "extract-original-price",
"name": "originalPrice",
"value": "={{ $json.originalPrice || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-brand",
"name": "brand",
"value": "={{ $json.brand || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-category",
"name": "category",
"value": "={{ $json.category || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-color",
"name": "color",
"value": "={{ $json.color || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-description",
"name": "description",
"value": "={{ $json.description || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-sku",
"name": "sku",
"value": "={{ $json.sku || '' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "extract-media-count",
"name": "mediaCount",
"value": "={{ $json.mediaUrls ? $json.mediaUrls.length : 0 }}",
"type": "number"
},
{
"id": "extract-dispatch-ts",
"name": "dispatchTimestamp",
"value": "={{ $json.dispatchTimestamp }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "node-extract-fields",
"name": "Extract Fields",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
460,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": false,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "check-bypass",
"leftValue": "={{ $('Webhook').item.json.instagramBypassPublish || '' }}",
"rightValue": "true",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
}
},
"id": "node-check-bypass",
"name": "Bypass Mode?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
680,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ received: true, channel: 'instagram', productId: $('Webhook').item.json.productId, mode: 'bypass', success: false, reason: 'INSTAGRAM_BYPASS_PUBLISH is set to true \u2014 real publish skipped', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() }) }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 422
}
},
"id": "node-respond-bypass",
"name": "Respond \u2014 Bypass",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
900,
160
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": false,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "check-token",
"leftValue": "={{ ($('Webhook').item.json.instagramAccessToken || '').length > 0 ? 'yes' : 'no' }}",
"rightValue": "yes",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
},
{
"id": "check-user-id",
"leftValue": "={{ ($('Webhook').item.json.instagramUserId || '').length > 0 ? 'yes' : 'no' }}",
"rightValue": "yes",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
},
{
"id": "check-image-url",
"leftValue": "={{ ($('Extract Fields').item.json.firstImageUrl || '').startsWith('https://') ? 'yes' : 'no' }}",
"rightValue": "yes",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
}
},
"id": "node-check-creds",
"name": "Credentials + Image OK?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
900,
340
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ received: true, channel: 'instagram', productId: $('Webhook').item.json.productId, mode: 'no-credentials', success: false, reason: !($('Webhook').item.json.instagramAccessToken || '').length ? 'INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN is not set in n8n Variables' : !($('Webhook').item.json.instagramUserId || '').length ? 'INSTAGRAM_USER_ID is not set in n8n Variables' : 'No valid https:// image URL found in mediaUrls', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() }) }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 422
}
},
"id": "node-respond-no-creds",
"name": "Respond \u2014 No Credentials",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1120,
480
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"mode": "manual",
"duplicateItem": false,
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "build-caption",
"name": "caption",
"value": "={{ (() => { const f = $('Extract Fields').item.json; let c = f.title; if (f.price) c += '\\n\\n\ud83d\udcb0 ' + f.price + ' TL'; if (f.originalPrice) c += ' (Normal: ' + f.originalPrice + ' TL)'; if (f.brand) c += '\\n\ud83c\udff7\ufe0f ' + f.brand; if (f.category) c += ' \u00b7 ' + f.category; if (f.color) c += '\\n\ud83c\udfa8 ' + f.color; if (f.description && f.description.length > 0) c += '\\n\\n' + f.description.substring(0, 200); c += '\\n\\n#uygunayakkabi #ayakkabi'; if (f.brand) c += ' #' + f.brand.toLowerCase().replace(/\\s+/g, '').replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, ''); if (f.category) c += ' #' + f.category.toLowerCase().replace(/\\s+/g, '').replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, ''); return c.substring(0, 2200); })() }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "node-build-caption",
"name": "Build Caption",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
1120,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "=https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/{{ $('Webhook').item.json.instagramUserId }}/media",
"authentication": "none",
"sendQuery": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "image_url",
"value": "={{ $('Extract Fields').item.json.firstImageUrl }}"
},
{
"name": "caption",
"value": "={{ $('Build Caption').item.json.caption }}"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"value": "={{ $('Webhook').item.json.instagramAccessToken }}"
}
]
},
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"fullResponse": false,
"responseFormat": "json"
}
}
}
},
"id": "node-create-container",
"name": "Create Media Container",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
1340,
300
],
"onError": "continueErrorOutput"
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ received: true, channel: 'instagram', productId: $('Webhook').item.json.productId, mode: 'api-error', success: false, step: 'create-container', apiError: $json.error?.message || $json.message || 'Graph API error creating media container', apiErrorCode: $json.error?.code || null, timestamp: new Date().toISOString() }) }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 500
}
},
"id": "node-respond-create-error",
"name": "Respond \u2014 Create Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1560,
480
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"amount": 2,
"unit": "seconds"
},
"id": "node-wait",
"name": "Wait 2s (Media Processing)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
1560,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "=https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/{{ $('Webhook').item.json.instagramUserId }}/media_publish",
"authentication": "none",
"sendQuery": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "creation_id",
"value": "={{ $('Create Media Container').item.json.id }}"
},
{
"name": "access_token",
"value": "={{ $('Webhook').item.json.instagramAccessToken }}"
}
]
},
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"fullResponse": false,
"responseFormat": "json"
}
}
}
},
"id": "node-publish-media",
"name": "Publish Media",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
1780,
300
],
"onError": "continueErrorOutput"
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ received: true, channel: 'instagram', productId: $('Webhook').item.json.productId, mode: 'api-error', success: false, step: 'media-publish', creationId: $('Create Media Container').item.json.id || null, apiError: $json.error?.message || $json.message || 'Graph API error publishing media container', apiErrorCode: $json.error?.code || null, timestamp: new Date().toISOString() }) }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 500
}
},
"id": "node-respond-publish-error",
"name": "Respond \u2014 Publish Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
2000,
480
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ received: true, channel: 'instagram', productId: $('Webhook').item.json.productId, mode: 'published', success: true, instagramPostId: $json.id, instagramUserId: $('Webhook').item.json.instagramUserId, instagramPermalink: $('Webhook').item.json.instagramUserId ? 'https://www.instagram.com/p/' + $json.id + '/' : null, caption: $('Build Caption').item.json.caption.substring(0, 100) + '...', mediaUrl: $('Extract Fields').item.json.firstImageUrl, mediaCount: $('Extract Fields').item.json.mediaCount, creationId: $('Create Media Container').item.json.id, publishedAt: new Date().toISOString(), dispatchTimestamp: $('Webhook').item.json.dispatchTimestamp }) }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 200
}
},
"id": "node-respond-success",
"name": "Respond \u2014 Published",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
2000,
300
]
}
],
"connections": {
"Webhook": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Fields",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Fields": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Bypass Mode?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Bypass Mode?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond \u2014 Bypass",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Credentials + Image OK?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Credentials + Image OK?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond \u2014 No Credentials",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Build Caption",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Build Caption": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Media Container",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Media Container": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait 2s (Media Processing)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Respond \u2014 Create Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Wait 2s (Media Processing)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Publish Media",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Publish Media": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond \u2014 Published",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Respond \u2014 Publish Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"timeout": 30
},
"meta": {
"description": "REAL Instagram publish workflow (Step 17 updated). Receives channel dispatch from Payload. Credentials (instagramAccessToken, instagramUserId) are now passed in the webhook request body ($json.instagramAccessToken / $json.instagramUserId) \u2014 NOT from n8n Variables (Variables are locked on current plan). Tokens are stored in Payload AutomationSettings global and injected by Products.ts dispatchProductToChannels() at dispatch time. Optional: pass instagramBypassPublish=true in payload to skip real publish (safe mode)."
},
"_step16_setup_required": {
"description": "Before activating this workflow, you MUST configure the following n8n Variables (Settings \u2192 Variables in n8n UI):",
"required_variables": [
{
"name": "INSTAGRAM_USER_ID",
"description": "Your Instagram Business Account numeric user ID (not the @username). Find it via Graph API: GET /me?fields=id,name&access_token={token}",
"example": "17841400008460056"
},
{
"name": "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"description": "Long-lived Page Access Token or System User Token with scopes: instagram_basic, instagram_content_publish, pages_show_list, pages_read_engagement. Generate via Facebook Developer Portal \u2192 your app \u2192 Tokens.",
"example": "EAABwzLixnjYBOxxx..."
}
],
"optional_variables": [
{
"name": "INSTAGRAM_BYPASS_PUBLISH",
"description": "Set to 'true' to skip real publish (safe mode). Workflow returns HTTP 422 with mode=bypass. Useful while testing.",
"default": "(not set = real publish enabled)"
}
],
"facebook_app_requirements": [
"Facebook App must be in Live Mode (not Development Mode) to publish to real accounts",
"Instagram account must be a Business or Creator account (not personal)",
"Instagram account must be linked to a Facebook Page",
"App must have permissions: instagram_basic, instagram_content_publish",
"Token must not be expired \u2014 long-lived tokens last 60 days, System User tokens do not expire",
"Image URL must be publicly accessible (Vercel Blob URLs satisfy this)"
],
"webhook_path": "channel-instagram",
"response_schema": {
"success_200": {
"mode": "published",
"success": true,
"instagramPostId": "17841405822304914",
"instagramUserId": "17841400008460056",
"instagramPermalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/17841405822304914/",
"caption": "Nike Air Max 90...",
"mediaUrl": "https://xxx.blob.vercel-storage.com/...",
"mediaCount": 2,
"creationId": "17889455560051444",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-16T10:30:02.000Z",
"dispatchTimestamp": "2026-03-16T10:30:00.000Z"
},
"no_credentials_422": {
"mode": "no-credentials",
"success": false,
"reason": "INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN is not set in n8n Variables"
},
"bypass_422": {
"mode": "bypass",
"success": false,
"reason": "INSTAGRAM_BYPASS_PUBLISH is set to true \u2014 real publish skipped"
},
"api_error_500": {
"mode": "api-error",
"success": false,
"step": "create-container",
"apiError": "Invalid OAuth access token",
"apiErrorCode": 190
}
}
},
"_step17_setup_required": {
"description": "No n8n Variables needed. Credentials are injected in the webhook payload by Payload CMS.",
"source": "Tokens stored in: Payload Admin \u2192 Otomasyon Ayarlar\u0131 \u2192 Instagram Ba\u011flant\u0131 Bilgileri",
"how_to_connect": "Navigate to https://uygunayakkabi.com/api/auth/instagram/initiate and complete OAuth flow.",
"payload_fields": [
{
"name": "instagramAccessToken",
"source": "$json.instagramAccessToken (from webhook body)"
},
{
"name": "instagramUserId",
"source": "$json.instagramUserId (from webhook body) \u2014 Instagram Business Account ID"
},
{
"name": "instagramBypassPublish",
"source": "$json.instagramBypassPublish \u2014 set true to skip publish"
}
],
"requirements": [
"Instagram account must be a Business or Creator account linked to a Facebook Page",
"Meta App must be in Live Mode to publish (Development Mode = only app roles)",
"OAuth flow must be completed at /api/auth/instagram/initiate",
"Image URL must be publicly accessible (Vercel Blob satisfies this)"
]
}
}
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Channel — Instagram (Real v1). Uses httpRequest. Webhook trigger; 13 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/frkbas34/uygunayakkabi-store/blob/aa45f1ec945833b836fee390a4944ba1a6e8c895/n8n-workflows/channel-instagram-real.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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