Automate Instagram Carousels from Google Sheets with Orshot (n8n)

Turn your Google Sheets content calendar into Instagram carousels—automatically

This n8n workflow watches your Google Sheets for new rows, then uses the Orshot API to generate a multi-slide Instagram carousel from a template and publish it using the row’s caption and slide content. No manual design or posting needed—just add a row and your carousel goes live.

What this workflow does

• Monitors Google Sheets: runs every minute and triggers when a new row is added to your selected worksheet.
• Builds the Orshot request: adds your Orshot template ID and the target Instagram account ID into the incoming row data.
• Populates a multi-page carousel: sends the row’s text and image fields to Orshot, which renders each slide as PNG.
• Publishes to Instagram: publishes the rendered result as an Instagram carousel using the caption from the row.
• Relies on your sheet structure: you must include the columns referenced in the Orshot request body (for example: hook_line1, cover_image, note1, and caption).

Use cases

• Content teams scheduling carousel posts by adding rows to a Google Sheets calendar.
• SaaS operators maintaining consistent carousel layouts using an Orshot template.
• Automation engineers integrating Instagram publishing into an existing Google Sheets workflow.

Technical details

• Trigger: Google Sheets trigger (polls every minute for new rows).
• Nodes used: Set, Sticky Note, HTTP Request, Google Sheets Trigger.
• Orshot integration: requires an Orshot account with Instagram connected under Social Accounts (1 credit per slide; free plan covers 100 slides/month).
• Setup guidance: includes a full guide with the template and sample sheet to copy: https://orshot.com/blog/auto-generate-instagram-carousels-google-sheets.

Get started by configuring your Orshot template ID and Instagram account ID in n8n, then keep your Google Sheets columns aligned with the Orshot request—each new row becomes a ready-to-post Instagram carousel.