Meta PublisherInstall

Summary

Create an Instagram Reel from a video URL, poll its processing status, and publish it when processing finishes and Auto Publish is enabled. Return the container ID, status, publish result, and permalink when available.

Inputs

• Input Source — Choose Fields or From JSON Property. In JSON mode, each object at the selected path supplies the job parameters, including resource instagram and operation publishReel.
• JSON Property Path — Dot path to the job object or array of jobs in the input item; defaults to $json.
• IG User ID (required) — Instagram user ID for creating and publishing the Reel.
• Video URL (required) — URL of the video to use for the Reel.
• Caption — Caption included with the Reel container.
• Thumbnail Offset (Ms) — Thumbnail offset in milliseconds; the value is floored before being sent to Instagram. Defaults to 0.
• Share to Feed — Whether to share the Reel to the feed; defaults to true.
• Auto Publish (IG) — When enabled, publishes the Reel after processing reaches FINISHED; defaults to true.
• Polling Interval (Sec) — Interval between processing status checks; defaults to 5 seconds.
• Max Wait (Sec) — Maximum time to poll before returning the latest status; defaults to 300 seconds.

Output shape

A single result object per job, returned as an n8n item.

The object includes id (instagram-reel), platform, type, creationId, status, published, publishResult, and permalink. If processing does not finish successfully or auto-publishing is disabled, published is false and publish result and permalink are null.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide