Automatically Create and Post Instagram Reels from Podcasts and Other Videos Using AI & Spikes Studio (Simplified)

Transform podcasts and other videos into engaging, fully optimized Instagram Reels with this all-in-one automation solution—designed for content creators who love repurposing dynamic clips.

Overview

This automation transforms YouTube videos into engaging, professional-grade Instagram Reels using AI-powered editing. Perfect for content creators, podcasters, marketers, and brands, the workflow extracts your most captivating moments, enhances them with dynamic captions, transitions, and effects, and auto-schedules them for Instagram—all without manual editing or uploading.

With just a YouTube link, this template automates the entire lifecycle of short-form content creation—from input to upload—so you can repurpose long-form videos into viral clips in minutes.

Key Features

• Insights-Driven Highlight Extraction:
  Automatically analyzes engagement metrics to select the most resonant moments from podcasts or other creators’ videos, ensuring each clip connects with your audience.

• AI-Powered Editing:
  Utilizes professional-grade editing—adding captions, effects, transitions, and more—to produce visually stunning, high-impact reels.

• Auto-Generated Metadata:
  Effortlessly creates dynamic titles, descriptions, and hashtags to optimize your clips for immediate upload on Instagram.

• Customizable Scheduling:
  Allows you to set upload intervals that fit your content strategy, ensuring a consistent flow of engaging reels on your profile.

• Seamless Instagram Integration:
  Directly connects with Instagram’s API, streamlining the posting process so your profile stays active and engaging with minimal effort.

Customization Options

• 🎨 Style & Branding: Modify the Spikes Studio API request to include your custom branding, text overlays, or templates.
• 🎥 Clips Length: Previously adjust the length of each clip generated.
• 🕒 Scheduling Delay: Adjust the time interval to control how often posts are made.
• 🔁 Multi-Platform Support: Add additional nodes to also post to TikTok, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

1. Prepare Prerequisites:
   Ensure you have a Spikes Studio account (free at spikes.studio), a YouTube video URL, an Upload-Post account (free at Upload-Post), and a working n8n instance.

2. Configure APIs:

   • Spikes Studio: Obtain your API key and connect credentials.
   • Upload-Post: Obtain your API key and connect credentials and customize the request.

3. Assemble the Workflow:

   • Trigger: Trigger the workflow with a YouTube video URL and desired clip length.
   • Output: Auto-upload the formatted Reels to Instagram on a scheduled basis.

Designed specifically for content creators repurposing YouTube videos—and requiring only a Spikes Studio account (it’s Free) for full functionality—this simplified automation template streamlines the conversion of long-form content into bite-sized, shareable clips. Elevate your content strategy, maximize audience engagement, and reclaim valuable time with a solution built to drive your channel’s growth.