Instagram Reels Downloader via Telegram Bot (n8n Workflow)

Download Instagram Reels straight to Telegram with this n8n workflow

This Instagram Reels Downloader workflow lets you paste an Instagram link into a Telegram Bot and receive the MP4 video back in your chat—powered by an HTTP download API and automated in n8n.

What this workflow does

• Telegram Trigger: The workflow starts when the bot receives an Instagram link from a user.
• HTTP Request – URL Download: The workflow calls https://www.mediadl.app/api/download to fetch video information.
• Delay: It waits a few seconds to ensure the API response is ready.
• Filter to direct video URL: It extracts the direct media file URL (the MP4 source) from the API result.
• Delay: Adds a short pause to reduce connection/download errors.
• HTTP Request – Proxy Download: Downloads the MP4 video from the filtered URL.
• Send Video to Telegram: Sends the downloaded video back to the user in Telegram.

Use cases

• Give your audience an easy way to request Instagram Reels via Telegram without manual downloading.
• Build a lightweight SaaS-style feature for your product: users submit links, your system returns MP4s.
• Streamline internal content workflows where team members need quick video retrieval from Instagram URLs.

Technical details (n8n + nodes)

• telegram trigger to receive Instagram links
• http request to call https://www.mediadl.app/api/download and retrieve the direct MP4 URL
• http request to download the MP4 from the extracted URL
• set nodes for URL/data handling
• wait (delay) steps to improve reliability
• telegram node to send the resulting video back to the chat
• sticky note for workflow clarity/documentation

How to set up

• Create a Telegram bot using BotFather and copy the Bot Token.
• In n8n, import Instagram_Downloader.json.
• Attach your Telegram API credentials to the Telegram Trigger and Send Video nodes.