Download Instagram Reels & Videos with Telegram Bot

Description

Description

The Instagram Downloader workflow allows users to download Instagram videos or Reels directly through a Telegram Bot.
Simply send an Instagram link to the bot, and it will process the link via a third-party API to fetch the highest quality video, then send it back to your Telegram chat.

How It Works

Telegram Trigger
The workflow starts when the bot receives an Instagram link from a user.

HTTP Request – URL Download
The link is sent to the API https://www.mediadl.app/api/download to retrieve video metadata.

Delay
Waits a few seconds to ensure the API response is ready.

Filtering URL Only
Extracts the direct video file URL from the API result.

Delay
Adds a short pause to prevent connection errors during download.

HTTP Request – Proxy Download
Downloads the MP4 video file directly from the filtered URL.

Send Video to Telegram
Sends the downloaded video back to the user in Telegram.

How to Set Up

Create & Configure a Telegram Bot
Open Telegram, search for BotFather.
Send /newbot → choose a bot name & username.
Copy the provided Bot Token.

Prepare Your n8n Environment
Log in to n8n (self-hosted or n8n Cloud).
Create Telegram API Credentials using your Bot Token.

Import the Workflow
In n8n, click Import and select Instagram_Downloader.json.

Configure Telegram Nodes
Connect your Telegram API credentials in the Telegram Trigger and Send Video nodes.

Configure HTTP Request Nodes
Ensure the URL and headers in URL Download and Download nodes are correct (already pre-configured).
Set responseFormat to file in the final download node.

Activate & Test
Toggle Activate.
Send an Instagram link to your bot to test.