📁 Download Instagram reels & videos with Telegram bot

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Description

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Description

The Instagram Downloader workflow allows users to download Instagram videos or Reels directly through a Telegram Bot. Simply send an Instagram link to the bot, and it will process the link via a third-party API to fetch the highest quality video, then send it back to your Telegram chat.

How It Works

1. Telegram Trigger The workflow starts when the bot receives an Instagram link from a user.

2. HTTP Request – URL Download The link is sent to the API https://www.mediadl.app/api/download to retrieve video metadata.

3. Delay Waits a few seconds to ensure the API response is ready.

4. Filtering URL Only Extracts the direct video file URL from the API result.

5. Delay Adds a short pause to prevent connection errors during download.

6. HTTP Request – Proxy Download Downloads the MP4 video file directly from the filtered URL.

7. Send Video to Telegram Sends the downloaded video back to the user in Telegram.

How to Set Up

1. Create & Configure a Telegram Bot

• Open Telegram, search for BotFather.
• Send /newbot → choose a bot name & username.
• Copy the provided Bot Token.

2. Prepare Your n8n Environment

• Log in to n8n (self-hosted or n8n Cloud).
• Create Telegram API Credentials using your Bot Token.

3. Import the Workflow

• In n8n, click Import and select Instagram_Downloader.json.

4. Configure Telegram Nodes

• Connect your Telegram API credentials in the Telegram Trigger and Send Video nodes.

5. Configure HTTP Request Nodes

• Ensure the URL and headers in URL Download and Download nodes are correct (already pre-configured).
• Set responseFormat to file in the final download node.

6. Activate & Test

• Toggle Activate.
• Send an Instagram link to your bot to test.

🔗 Nodes Used

HTTP Request, Telegram, Telegram Trigger

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup