Auto-post new Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts (with AI title + cleanup)
When you post a new video on Instagram, this workflow uploads it to Google Drive, generates a YouTube Shorts-ready title from the caption using Gtwy AI, publishes it to your YouTube channel, then deletes the temporary Drive file after a delay.
By Naresh Kumawat
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Auto-post new Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts (with AI title + cleanup)
Auto-post new Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts (with AI title + cleanup)
Introduction
Keep your short-form content distribution effortless by connecting Instagram for Business to YouTube. Whenever you publish a new Instagram video, this automation repurposes it as a YouTube upload, generates a strong Shorts title from your caption using Gtwy AI, and cleans up temporary files in Google Drive.
Benefits
- Publish Instagram Reels to YouTube automatically (no manual re-uploads)
- Creates a Shorts-friendly YouTube title based on your existing Instagram caption
- Uses Google Drive as a reliable staging step for the media file
- Reduces storage clutter by deleting the temporary Drive file after posting
- Helps you stay consistent across platforms with minimal effort
Trigger Event
When a new media post is published on your Instagram for Business account.
Actions
- Check post type: If the new Instagram media is a VIDEO (i.e., a Reel/video post), the workflow continues. Non-video posts are ignored.
- Upload the Instagram media to Google Drive: The workflow takes the Instagram
media_urland uploads it to Drive so it can be used as a stable download source for YouTube. - Generate a YouTube Shorts title with Gtwy AI: The automation reads your Instagram caption and extracts (or minimally adapts) a compelling YouTube-ready title—keeping your original tone and intent.
- Upload to YouTube: The video is uploaded to your selected YouTube channel using:
- Title: AI-generated title
- Description: Instagram caption
- Visibility: Public (as configured)
- Wait before cleanup: A delay is applied (configured as 60 minutes) to ensure YouTube has time to fetch/process the media from Drive.
- Delete the temporary Drive file: After the delay, the uploaded Drive file is removed to keep your storage tidy.
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