Automate Instagram & Facebook Posting with Meta Graph API & System User Tokens

Description

This template automates posting to Instagram Business and Facebook Pages using the Meta Graph API. It supports both short-lived and long-lived tokens, with a secure approach using System User tokens for reliable, ongoing automation. Includes detailed guidance for authentication, token refresh logic, and API use. Features: 📸 Publish to Instagram via /media + /media_publish 📘 Post to Facebook Pages via /photos 🔐 Long-lived token support via Meta Business System User ♻️ Token refresh support using staticData in n8n 🧠 In-line sticky note instructions Use Cases: Schedule and publish branded social media content Automate marketing flows with CRM + social sync Empower internal teams or clients to post without manual steps Tags: Instagram, Facebook, Meta Graph API, Social Media, Token Refresh, Long-Lived Token, Marketing Automation, System User. An n8n automation workflow template by Brian.

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• Automation

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• n8n
• workflow
• http-request
• code

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