# Instagram Trend Watching Agent Template | FlyMy.AI > Build an Instagram trend watching agent that compares public posts, tracks growth across snapshots and sends a source-linked report to Sheets or Telegram. Page: https://flymy.ai/templates/instagram-trend-watcher/ Agent template v1.1 Updated 2026-10-25 # Instagram Trend Watcher Finds the standout posts of the Instagram creators you pick and sends a daily digest with reuse ideas. - Daily outliers against each creator's own baseline - Posts growing 3x faster than usual, checked every 6 hours - Results in your Google Sheet, digest in Telegram [Clone this project](https://app.flymy.ai/projects/fleet%3A9d767ed3-167f-4a82-9764-ed1cff0cfbd2) [Use from Claude / Codex](https://flymy.ai/templates/instagram-trend-watcher/#start) By FlyMy.AI · templates/instagram-trend-watcher v1.1 Instagram Trend Watcher and its tools: Instagram public data ($0.01 per billed request on the shared FlyMy.AI connection (HikerAPI)), Gemini vision (per token; $0.0014-0.0026 per post breakdown, measured 2026-10-23), Code execution ($0.0666 per sandbox hour, billed per second; about $0.001 per run, measured), Google Sheets (call time, about $0.00005 per call, measured; your own Google account), Google Drive (call time, $0 measured; used once to open the sheet by link, same Google account as Sheets), Telegram (call time, about $0.00005 per message, measured; sends from your own Telegram account), Helpers: create, run, schedule (free) ## Proof - **0 errors** daily 10:00 report and 6-hourly check, verified on prod 2026-10-24 - **$0.627** setup on 2 accounts, prod run 2026-10-24 - **~$0.05** daily outliers run, 2 accounts 2026-10-24 - **~$0.03** 6-hourly speed run, 2 accounts 2026-10-24 - **$0.673** setup on 5 accounts, reference 2026-10-23 - **[Public](https://app.flymy.ai/projects/fleet%3A9d767ed3-167f-4a82-9764-ed1cff0cfbd2)** reference project to clone **3** agents lead + helpers **7** tools priced below **35** runs a week 2 timers **$0.02 x accounts + ~$0.02** per daily run estimate ## What it does - Each creator is scored against their own usual level, so small accounts count. - Speed compares two snapshots of the same posts, for accounts active in the last 3 days. - Edit the account list in the sheet; every run reads it again. - A failed sheet or Telegram step never repeats the paid Instagram calls. **Ideal for** Content teams, creator agencies and app makers reusing proven short-video formats. ### Connects to - **Instagram public data** $0.01 / request shared connection - **Gemini vision** ~$0.002 / post built in - **Code execution** ~$0.001 / run built in - **Google Sheets** ~$0.00005 / call your account - **Google Drive** $0 your account - **Telegram** ~$0.00005 / msg your account - **Helpers: create, run, schedule** free built in ## Project diagram from the reference project **The diagram as text** - **Inputs:** Your accounts (file, sheet or list), Telegram recipient, What you make (optional) - **Timer:** every day at 10:00 (Europe/Berlin) starts Trend Watch · Outliers - **Timer:** every 6 hours (Europe/Berlin) starts Trend Watch · Speed - **Lead:** Instagram Trend Watcher (gpt-6-sol) uses Code execution, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Telegram, Helpers: create, run, schedule - **Helper:** Trend Watch · Outliers (gpt-6-luna) uses Instagram public data, Gemini vision, Google Sheets, Telegram, Code execution - **Helper:** Trend Watch · Speed (gpt-6-luna) uses Instagram public data, Google Sheets, Telegram, Code execution - **Tool:** Instagram public data - $0.01 per billed request on the shared FlyMy.AI connection (HikerAPI) (shared FlyMy.AI connection) - **Tool:** Gemini vision - per token; $0.0014-0.0026 per post breakdown, measured 2026-10-23 (built into FlyMy.AI) - **Tool:** Code execution - $0.0666 per sandbox hour, billed per second; about $0.001 per run, measured (built into FlyMy.AI) - **Tool:** Google Sheets - call time, about $0.00005 per call, measured; your own Google account (your own account) - **Tool:** Google Drive - call time, $0 measured; used once to open the sheet by link, same Google account as Sheets (your own account) - **Tool:** Telegram - call time, about $0.00005 per message, measured; sends from your own Telegram account (your own account) - **Tool:** Helpers: create, run, schedule - free (built into FlyMy.AI) - **Output:** Google Sheet: accounts, outliers, speed (from Google Sheets) - **Output:** Telegram digest with top-3 ideas (from Telegram) ## Day one from the reference project - 01 **Clone** Setup agent, guide, three scripts and a demo list of five public creators. free - 02 **Connect** Google Sheets and Drive on one Google account, plus your Telegram. free - 03 **Answer once** Accounts, sheet, recipient and report time, in one message. free - 04 **Setup** Imports your list, creates both helpers, schedules them. $0.46 on 5 accounts - 05 **First reports** A trial outliers run, the first speed check, the first digest. $0.17 + $0.04 on 5 accounts ## How it runs 35 unattended runs a week, about $0.34 x accounts + ~$0.42 (estimate) - 10:00 every day at 10:00 · Europe/Berlin Trend Watch · Outliers `0 10 * * *` **Instruction excerpt** Run the script from your instruction and return the <<>> line in full. Outliers of every account go to the sheet; up to 20 fresh ones, one per account, go to Telegram, the top three with a Gemini idea. - every 6 h every 6 hours · Europe/Berlin Trend Watch · Speed `0 */6 * * *` **Instruction excerpt** Run the script from your instruction and return the <<>> line in full. At 00:00, 06:00, 12:00 and 18:00: fresh reels of accounts active in the last 3 days, compared with the previous measurement; Telegram only on fast growth. ## The agent team from the reference project ### `Instagram Trend Watcher` Setup lead Asks once, imports your accounts, creates and trials both helpers, then schedules them. Never repeats a paid collection. Code execution, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Telegram, Helpers: create, run, schedule **Instruction excerpt** Set up an Instagram trend watch for the client and bring it to a working state: the sheet is filled, a report arrived in Telegram, everything runs on a schedule. Ask everything you need once, in one short message with defaults. Budget: your project budget on setup and on demand, gpt-6-sol, last run $0.461 on 2026-10-23 (setup on 5 accounts: import, 2 helpers, 2 trials, 2 schedules) ### `Trend Watch · Outliers` Daily outliers Once a day: scores every account's posts against its own norm, fills the outliers tab, adds a Gemini idea for the top three and sends one digest. Instagram public data, Gemini vision, Google Sheets, Telegram, Code execution **Instruction excerpt** Run the code below with one code execution, unchanged. It downloads the verified script, checks its checksum and runs it: the account list, Instagram, the outlier score, the sheet, Gemini and the Telegram report. Budget: your project budget daily 10:00, gpt-6-luna, last run $0.171 on 2026-10-23 (trial on 5 accounts with ID lookups: 79 posts, 4 outliers) ### `Trend Watch · Speed` Growth speed Every 6 hours: compares fresh reels of recently active accounts with the last snapshot; messages only on fast growth. Instagram public data, Google Sheets, Telegram, Code execution **Instruction excerpt** Run the code below with one code execution, unchanged. It reads the account list, collects fresh reels of active accounts, compares them with the last measurement and writes the measurement and speed tabs. Budget: your project budget every 6 hours, gpt-6-luna, last run $0.041 on 2026-10-23 (first measurement, 3 of 5 accounts active) ## You will be asked once, in one message - **Which Instagram accounts?** CSV, Excel, a Google Sheet link or usernames. `the demo list: mkbhd, khaby00, mrbeast, garyvee, natgeo` - **Which working sheet?** A new sheet viewable by link, or yours. `new` - **Who gets the Telegram reports?** @username, a numeric id or me; sent from your Telegram. `me` - **When should it report?** Daily report time and time zone. `10:00 Europe/Berlin` - **What do you make? (optional)** One line, so each outlier comes with a reuse idea. `a short-video editing app for creators` Keys and passwords never go into the chat: you connect accounts on their own pages. ## What it costs Measured on 2026-10-23 **0%** template markup or purchase fee [Usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/) **Price of one run** | Item | Unit price | Per run | Cost | |---|---|---|---| | Setup by the setup agent (once) | gpt-6-sol tokens + tool calls | 1 run, 252 s | $0.461 | | Trial outliers run, 5 accounts | Instagram $0.01 per request + Gemini + gpt-6-luna | 1 run, 86 s | $0.171 | | First speed check, 3 active accounts | Instagram $0.01 per request + gpt-6-luna | 1 run, 47 s | $0.041 | | Each speed check, 4 a day | $0.01 per request + about $0.01 | 1 per active account (~70%) | $0.007 x accounts + ~$0.01 | | Each daily outliers run | $0.02 x accounts + ~$0.02 | | | | A week at the default schedule | $0.34 x accounts + ~$0.42 | | | Measured 2026-10-23 on the reference, 5 accounts: setup $0.673. Daily cost estimated from those trials: ~$0.30 for 5 accounts, $1.02 for 20, $4.86 for 100. Every run shows its itemised price. ## What stays yours the same for every template ### Your connections stay yours A copy never carries the author's keys or connections. ### Nothing runs until you answer Clone creates the agents and a setup chat; nothing bills before your reply. ### A budget you set 5 / 20 / 50 USD per day / week / month by default; a run cannot outspend it. ## Versions a copy keeps the version it was made from - v1.1 2026-10-23 Public template: reuse ideas from your one-line brief, English guide, checksum-verified scripts hosted by FlyMy.AI, demo list of five public creators. - v1.0 2026-10-23 First working setup: guide-driven lead, import into a working sheet, outliers and speed helpers, trial runs, schedules. ## How to start 3 agents, 7 tools, your budget 01 - Clone in FlyMy.AI Open the reference project and press Clone; a setup chat asks once. [Clone this project](https://app.flymy.ai/projects/fleet%3A9d767ed3-167f-4a82-9764-ed1cff0cfbd2) 02 - Your Claude or Codex Connect FlyMy.AI with [skill.md](https://flymy.ai/skill.md) and paste the request below. 03 - API and SDK Agents MCP `projects_copy` with `fleet:9d767ed3-167f-4a82-9764-ed1cff0cfbd2`, or `client.projects.copy`. $ SETUP REQUEST ``` Read https://flymy.ai/templates/instagram-trend-watcher/template.txt and help me set up Instagram Trend Watcher using my own connections. Ask for the missing inputs and budget before running it. ``` [Download brief](https://flymy.ai/templates/instagram-trend-watcher/template.txt) ## FAQ **Is this a working project or just an idea?** It is a working, public reference project. Clone it and its setup agent builds your copy with your own accounts: a sheet, two helpers on a schedule and a first Telegram digest. **Does it predict what will go viral?** No. It identifies observed outliers and changes in public metrics. A pattern or creative hypothesis is not a prediction of future reach. **Can it read private Instagram accounts?** This workflow uses public Instagram data. It does not unlock private profiles, private messages or another person's analytics. **Will it send messages automatically?** Yes, once you answer the setup question: a trial digest, then the daily digest and fast-growth alerts go to the Telegram recipient you name, from your own Telegram account. Change the recipient or time by writing to the setup agent; stop a schedule in the helper's chat. **Which language are the reports in?** The agent talks in your language. In v1.1 the sheet tabs and the Telegram report texts are in Russian. **What does it cost per day?** Measured on five accounts, the setup cost $0.67 once. A day of scheduled runs is estimated at about $0.30 for 5 accounts, $1.02 for 20 and $4.86 for 100. Your project budget caps the spending, and every run shows its itemised price. **Illustrative example, not a live result** ``` creator: @example_creator post_url: observed_at: plays: baseline: growth: interpretation: ``` ## Sources [Reference project →](https://app.flymy.ai/projects/fleet%3A9d767ed3-167f-4a82-9764-ed1cff0cfbd2), [Instagram actions and billing →](https://docs.flymy.ai/mcp/instagram-public), [Google Sheets connection →](https://docs.flymy.ai/mcp/google-sheets), [Telegram connection →](https://docs.flymy.ai/mcp/telegram) ## More templates Agent template ### [SEO / GEO Research Agent](https://flymy.ai/templates/seo-geo/) Crawls your site, checks your queries in Google and its AI Overview and publishes a report page with up to 10 actions, each with its evidence. Agent template ### [PromptLinks](https://flymy.ai/templates/promptlinks/) Two research agents find where your brand can earn links - a new PR article or an existing article - and publish one page with both tables. 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