Publish Instagram Reels from Notion with Claude captions and UploadToUrl Workflow Solution

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Streamline your content pipeline by bridging Notion and Instagram with a professional "review-before-publish" safeguard. This workflow allows team members to submit content via a simple form, generates AI-optimized captions, and pauses for human approval before going live. 🎯 What This Workflow Does This template manages the end-to-end lifecycle of a Reel, from submission to final community notification: 📝 Submission & Notion Integration AlekSystem Form Trigger:** Public form to submit a Notion Page ID and select caption tone (Hype, Minimal, Storytelling). Data Extraction:** Pulls video file, cover image, and metadata (Title, Description, Tags) from Notion. Validation:** Ensures content is not already published or failed. 🤖 AI Creative & Media Hosting Claude AI Captions:** Uses Anthropic Claude-Haiku to generate brand-safe, tone-specific captions under 2,200 characters. Mandatory CDN Hosting:** Uses UploadToURL to convert Notion files into public HTTPS URLs required by Instagram. 📧 The Approval Gate Email Approval Step:** Sends preview email with: AI-generated caption Video preview link Approve / Reject buttons 🚀 Publication & Multi-Channel Sync Instagram Publishing:** Polls encoding status before publishing Reel. Notion Audit Trail:** Updates page with Permalink, Post ID, and Published status. Discord Alerts:** Sends notifications for success, rejection, or failure. ✨ Key Features Human-in-the-Loop:** Combines AI automation with manual approval. High-Quality AI Captions:** Uses Claude for nuanced storytelling. CDN Media Bridge:** UploadToURL ensures valid public media URLs. Error Resiliency:** Handles encoding failures with retries and alerts. 🔧 Setup Requirements Required Credentials Notion:** Integration token Instagram Graph API:** Business/Creator account token Anthropic API:** For Claude captions UploadToURL:** API key Environment Variables IG_USER_ID IG_ACCESS_TOKEN NOTION_API_KEY ANTHROPIC_API_KEY APPROVER_EMAIL DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL Empower your content team today. Import this template to turn your Notion database into a high-powered social media command center!

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