Auto-schedule Instagram & Facebook posts from Google Sheets
Transform your Google Sheets into a dynamic social media command center that automatically schedules and publishes content to Instagram and Facebook. The workflow seamlessly fetches media from Google Drive, routes posts to the correct platforms, and logs real-time success or failure statuses back to your spreadsheet. It’s an ideal solution for automating cross-platform social media management without the overhead of expensive third-party scheduling tools.
Run this with your team's AIWhat This Recipe Does
Managing a consistent social media presence often requires hours of manual uploading and scheduling. This automation transforms your Google Sheets content calendar into a fully autonomous publishing engine. By connecting your structured data in Google Sheets with your media assets in Google Drive, the system automatically retrieves, formats, and publishes posts to your Facebook and Instagram accounts at the exact times you specify. This eliminates the need for manual intervention and ensures your brand remains active even when your team is offline. The workflow handles the complex logic of selecting the right media, applying the correct captions, and routing content to the appropriate platform. Business owners and marketing managers can focus on high-level strategy and creative development while the technical heavy lifting of distribution is handled automatically. The result is a more disciplined posting schedule, higher audience engagement through consistency, and significant time savings for your marketing department.
What your team gets
Forms and dashboards, so it is not a script only one person understands
Runs on your schedule in the cloud, so it does not stop when a laptop closes
Endpoints, so the rest of your stack can trigger the same work
DaySchedule, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Facebook Graph API connected for the team, not per person
How It Works
- 1
Open the recipe and connect your accounts
Connect DaySchedule and Google Sheets once, in your team cloud, and nobody has to do it again on their own machine
- 2
Tell your own agent what is different about your process
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, whichever your team already uses. It adapts the recipe to how you actually work
- 3
Run it, then leave it running
It lives in your team cloud, so it keeps going after you close the laptop and every teammate's AI can use it
Who Uses This
- Marketing agencies managing multiple client content calendars from a centralized spreadsheet to streamline delivery.
- E-commerce brands automating daily product highlights and promotional updates directly from their inventory sheets.
- Content creators scheduling an entire month of social media posts in a single sitting to maintain a consistent online presence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What accounts do I need to get started?
You will need a Google account for Sheets and Drive access, and a Facebook Developer account to connect to the Facebook Graph API.
Can I schedule different types of media like videos and images?
Yes, the automation can retrieve various file types from Google Drive and post them to your social accounts as long as they meet platform requirements.
How do I control when the posts go live?
The automation uses a schedule trigger that you can configure to run at specific intervals or times that align with your audience's peak activity.
Do I need to format my Google Sheet in a specific way?
The workflow expects specific columns for captions and file links, which allows it to correctly identify and process each post automatically.
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This recipe uses nodes like ScheduleTrigger, Set, GoogleSheets, Code and 7 more. On Runwork, you don't need to learn n8n's workflow syntax. Describe what you want to your own AI agent in plain English.
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