N8N Workflow: Google Drive to Airtable to Social Media Auto-Post (Budget Under $100)

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  • I need an n8n workflow that triggers when a new video file is uploaded to a specific Google Drive folder.
  • Upon trigger, it should create a new row in a specified Airtable base/table. This row will track the video’s status for each social media platform (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) – e.g., ‘Queued’, ‘Posted’, ‘Failed’, ‘Retry’. It should include the Google Drive file link.
  • The workflow then needs to upload the video to Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. (Note: I will use a third-party social media posting service like upload-post.com or similar for this; the cost of that service is separate from your development fee).
  • After each social media upload attempt, the workflow must update the corresponding status in Airtable (e.g., ‘Posted’ or ‘Failed’).
  • My budget for this n8n development is under $100 (fixed price) and I’m looking for someone who can start ASAP.
  • Please confirm your experience with Google Drive, Airtable, and integrating with third-party APIs for social media posting.
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hey @YNbiz,

I am a developer with 2 years of experience on n8n and 5+ working with Python and during the last years I have built many workflows using the tools you mentioned before except upload-post.com, but I realized they have a well documented API, so it’s not going to be a big deal.

Please feel free to reach me out at [email protected] so we can discuss the project in more details.

Best,

Caio

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Hey,

I got you, I have been building all forms of automations for the past 2 years and have built 100s of flows for my clients. Have worked with all sorts of companies and gotten them 10s of thousands in revenue or savings by strategic flows. When you decide to work with me, not only will I build this flow out, but also give you a free consultation like I have for all my clients that led to these revenue jumps.

I have built a similar workflow like this for one of my clients. I can not only share that but also how you can streamline processes in your company for faster operations. All this with no strings attached on our first call.

Here, have a look at my website and you can book a call with me there!

Talk soon!

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You can use this workflow which is similar: Upload to Instagram, Tiktok & Youtube from Google Drive | n8n workflow template you just need to add Airtable to it.

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I already did it for you for free, my friend, write me a private message and I’ll send it to you.

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I’m sorry, if you want someone’s learned expertise that is going to have a significant impact on your ROI and revenue, and you want to spend less than $100, shame on you. Learn how to do it yourself or learn to value the efforts others have made to learn an incredibly valuable skill set and stop trying to take advantage of people. Just my two cents…

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Hi there, sounds like you want a single workflow that tracks a video from Drive through posting on multiple platforms and keeps Airtable updated. A solid pattern is: 1) Google Drive trigger → 2) get file metadata & generate sharable link → 3) create Airtable row with initial queued status → 4) iterate over an array of platform names and call the external posting API for each, capturing response → 5) update the same Airtable row with the status map → 6) optional error branch sends yourself a Slack alert if any upload fails.

A couple points to clarify: will the third-party service return upload IDs that you need to store, and do you want retries on failures or just a flag?

Watch out for hitting rate limits on large files—chunked uploads can help.

This is general guidance based on my experience with similar projects.

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Hi there – sounds like an exciting content-repurposing workflow!

  1. Challenge acknowledgment

  2. I see you need an end-to-end automation that detects new videos in Google Drive, logs them in Airtable, then distributes to Instagram, TikTok and YouTube while feeding status updates back to Airtable.

  3. Dream outcome

  4. With the right n8n setup you can go from „video file dropped in Drive“ to „posted on 3 channels” in under 5 minutes, with every step tracked so nothing slips through the cracks.

  5. Framework / case study

  6. Here is the framework I’ve used on similar multi-channel automations:

  7. • Trigger node (Google Drive new file)

  8. • Data enrichment (get file metadata + generate social captions)

  9. • Airtable: Create record with initial Queued status

  10. • Parallel branches – one for each platform

  11. – Call third-party posting API

  12. – Catch errors → update Airtable status Failed / Retry

  13. – On success → update status Posted + store returned URL

  14. • Final merge → optional Slack/Email summary
    This pattern keeps everything modular so you can swap out posting providers later without rewriting the whole flow.

  15. Strategic question

  16. Which posting service are you leaning toward? Some expose webhooks you can attach directly in n8n, which can cut execution time and stay within your sub-$100 budget.
    Based on my experience with similar automations – consult specialists for your specific case.