Find top Instagram hashtag posts and AI-drafted comments with Google Sheets

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Built by Javed Iqbal Javed Iqbal
Created on October 08, 2026

Description

Quick overview
This workflow runs daily to fetch top Instagram hashtag posts via the Meta (Facebook) Graph API, uses OpenAI to score relevance and draft comment options, and appends high-scoring posts to a Google Sheets review digest.

How it works
Runs every day at 9:00 on a schedule.
Splits a comma-separated hashtag list and looks up each hashtag ID using the Meta (Facebook) Graph API.
Fetches top media for each hashtag from the Instagram Graph API and selects the top posts per hashtag by total engagement.
Uses OpenAI to score each post’s relevance, generate a one-sentence summary, explain why to engage, and draft three comment options in the specified brand voice.
Formats each analyzed post into a digest row with links, metrics, AI outputs, and a default “To Review” status.
Filters to posts with a relevance score of 6 or higher and appends them to a Google Sheets document.

Setup
Connect a Meta (Facebook) Graph API credential with access to your Instagram Business/Creator account and set your Instagram user ID in the configuration.
Add an OpenAI API credential for the chat model used to analyze posts and draft comments.
Connect a Google Sheets account, then select the target spreadsheet and sheet name and ensure the header columns match the digest fields the workflow writes.

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Nodes Used (6)

Basic LLM Chain
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm
Code
n8n-nodes-base.code
Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi
Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured