🚀 Instagram Reels Automation - Turn YouTube Videos into Viral Instagram Reels ✨

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Built by Matt F. Matt F.
Created on June 05, 2026

Description

Automatically Create and Post Instagram Reels from Podcasts and Other Videos Using AI & Spikes Studio (Simplified)

Transform podcasts and other videos into engaging, fully optimized Instagram Reels with this all-in-one automation solution—designed for content creators who love repurposing dynamic clips.

Overview

This automation transforms YouTube videos into engaging, professional-grade Instagram Reels using AI-powered editing. Perfect for content creators, podcasters, marketers, and brands, the workflow extracts your most captivating moments, enhances them with dynamic captions, transitions, and effects, and auto-schedules them for Instagram—all without manual editing or uploading.

With just a YouTube link, this template automates the entire lifecycle of short-form content creation—from input to upload—so you can repurpose long-form videos into viral clips in minutes.

Key Features

Insights-Driven Highlight Extraction:**
Automatically analyzes engagement metrics to select the most resonant moments from podcasts or other creators’ videos, ensuring each clip connects with your audience.

AI-Powered Editing:**
Utilizes professional-grade editing—adding captions, effects, transitions, and more—to produce visually stunning, high-impact reels.

Auto-Generated Metadata:**
Effortlessly creates dynamic titles, descriptions, and hashtags to optimize your clips for immediate upload on Instagram.

Customizable Scheduling:**
Allows you to set upload intervals that fit your content strategy, ensuring a consistent flow of engaging reels on your profile.

Seamless Instagram Integration:**
Directly connects with Instagram’s API, streamlining the posting process so your profile stays active and engaging with minimal effort.

Customization Options

🎨 Style & Branding: Modify the Spikes Studio API request to include your custom branding, text overlays, or templates.
🎥 Clips Length: Previously adjust the length of each clip generated.
🕒 Scheduling Delay: Adjust the time interval to control how often posts are made.
🔁 Multi-Platform Support: Add additional nodes to also post to TikTok, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

Prepare Prerequisites:
Ensure you have a Spikes Studio account (free at spikes.studio), a YouTube video URL, an Upload-Post account (free at Upload-Post), and a working n8n instance.

Configure APIs:
Spikes Studio: Obtain your API key and connect credentials.
Upload-Post: Obtain your API key and connect credentials and customize the request.

Assemble the Workflow:
Trigger: Trigger the workflow with a YouTube video URL and desired clip length.
Output: Auto-upload the formatted Reels to Instagram on a scheduled basis.

Designed specifically for content creators repurposing YouTube videos—and requiring only a Spikes Studio account (it’s Free) for full functionality—this simplified automation template streamlines the conversion of long-form content into bite-sized, shareable clips. Elevate your content strategy, maximize audience engagement, and reclaim valuable time with a solution built to drive your channel’s growth.

Nodes Used (2)

Code
n8n-nodes-base.code
HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest