Connect Instagram API to Google Drive to Auto-Post Reels with Python

Here's the FREE code: https://automationforgrowth.com/?dl=30 If you're still uploading Instagram Reels manually from a Google Drive folder, this workflow shows how to automate that process with the Instagram API. In this video, I build a Python workflow that connects Google Drive, Google Cloud, and the Instagram API so videos can be pulled from Drive, posted as Reels, and marked as already uploaded after the API call works. The workflow uses Google Drive as the video source, Python as the automation layer, Google Cloud / Cloud Scheduler as the runtime, and the Instagram API as the posting layer. It covers the setup pieces that usually slow people down: Google service account access sharing the Drive folder correctly Meta app and Instagram permissions Instagram access token setup reading video files from Google Drive publishing a Reel through the API marking Drive files as uploaded to avoid duplicates deploying the workflow to Google Cloud scheduling the automation This is useful if you manage Instagram content and want a cleaner way to move from a folder of videos to a scheduled publishing workflow without checking every upload manually. The setup uses: Instagram API Google Drive Google Cloud Cloud Scheduler Python Flask Docker Meta developer settings Miscellaneous Instagram Platform Docs   / instagram-platform   Instagram Content Publishing Docs   / content-publishing   Google Drive API Docs https://developers.google.com/drive/api Google Service Accounts Docs https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/ser... Project Code https://github.com/nicolasmozo/automa... Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:00 Instagram API use case 03:00 Why use Python 04:00 Workflow overview 08:00 Create the project 12:00 Google access options 17:00 Service account setup 22:00 Download the JSON key 25:00 Test Drive access 35:00 Meta app setup 40:00 Instagram permissions 50:00 Scheduling logic 1:05:00 Code structure 1:15:00 Test the workflow Thanks for watching!