Mitja This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #17588 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Google Drive → Googlegemini recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"name": "AI Social Poster \u2014 Instagram (Google Drive + Gemini Vision)",
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About this workflow
This workflow runs on a schedule to pick an image from a Google Drive folder, generate an Instagram caption with Google Gemini Vision, and publish the post through the Instagram Graph API using the required create-container and publish steps. Runs every 3 days at 19:30 on a…
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/17588/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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