An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Instagram + Google Sheets
My Insta Feed
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Instagram and Google Sheets
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated scripts using a simple drag-and-drop interface for non-technical users. This is a ready-made scenario, but it can be customized by adding more apps, actions, filters or branches.
Categories
Instagram and Google Sheets can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
Diagram
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Instagram
Any new photo by you in Instagram
This Trigger fires every time you share any new photo on Instagram.
Then this action happens in Google Sheets
Add row to spreadsheet in Google Sheets
This action will add a single row to the bottom of the first worksheet of a spreadsheet you specify. Note: a new spreadsheet is created after 2000 rows.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to My Insta Feed.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Instagram and Google Sheets to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Instagram to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Instagram account, using Instagram credentials.
Connect Google Sheets to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Google Sheets account, using Google Sheets credentials.
Part II
Build an integration workflow
Next, we need to create a workflow automation scenario using graphical no-code web interface of IFTTT.
Set up a Trigger action for Instagram
Choose the following trigger: Any new photo by you (This Trigger fires every time you share any new photo on Instagram.).
Then set up an Action for Google Sheets
Choose this action: Add row to spreadsheet (This action will add a single row to the bottom of the first worksheet of a spreadsheet you specify. Note: a new spreadsheet is created after 2000 rows.).
Part III
Test and Publish
Finally, we need to test this automation and publish it.
Customize data flow
Configure the data that is exchanged between Instagram and Google Sheets.
Test the workflow and turn it on for production use
Test your scenario and publish to production. Now you have an automatic workflow, that will My Insta Feed!
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Apps you need
A social network for sharing your life via photos, short videos, and stories
Google Sheets
Online spreadsheets for personal use and collaboration, part of Google Drive
Google Sheets is a powerful and flexible web and mobile spreadsheet application that lets you collaborate and share your data with others. Create and edit spreadsheets on-the-go, all in real-time.
IFTTT helps to create applications connections with a simple statement: if this then that. For example: "Tweet your Instagrams as native photos on Twitter". You define a task by a trigger and an action.
