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# How to Post to from Instagram to Micro.blog using Zapier Premium
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/how-to-post-to-from-instagram-to-microblog-using-zapier-premium/
- Published: 2020-05-11T23:31:04.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-11T23:31:04.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

*Please note this requires the premium version of Zapier since the action we’re using is not on the free plan.*

Zapier is amazing, but it doesn’t currently (May 2020) have a native integration to Micro.blog. Just like my Instagram to Twitter automation [I wrote about last week](https://birchtree.me/blog/using-zapier-to-automate-my-life-just-enough/), I wanted my Instagram posts to also go to Micro.blog. This is possible, and it’s not that hard, so here’s a visual guide to doing it.

### Step 1: Set up a Micro.blog API key

Go to your [Micro.blog Account page](https://micro.blog/account?ref=birchtree.me) and scroll to the bottom. Click on the “Edit Apps” button under “App tokens”. Name your app “Zapier” (anything works, though) and copy the key it creates for you.

### Step 2: Set up Zapier

I’m going to assume you already have Instagram set up and have a general understanding on how to create zaps, so I’m just hitting the big stuff.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2020/05/D6EB2588-E81B-4FE7-B178-16D47D6D2173.jpeg)

Create a new zap with **Instagram** as the source, and **“New Media Posted in My Account”** as the trigger.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2020/05/C0152856-732B-44AB-9BB1-55C9AB3FAE62.jpeg)

Then select the account you want to use.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2020/05/1671DFF8-4AE0-4E2D-865D-7AE0C191EEA9.jpeg)

This is where it gets a little more complicated. You want to select **“Webhooks by Zapier”** as the action, and select **“POST”** as the method.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2020/05/37EAE69A-19B9-4BEB-B350-DD7DFAE51F8E.jpeg)

Next up you need to enter all of the values Zapier will send along with the post to Micro.blog.

- **Url:** https://micro.blog/micropub
- **Payload Type:** Form (should be the default option)

And then under **“Data”** you need to enter 4 things:

- **”h”:** “entry”
- **”access\_token”:** your-token-goes-here
- **”photo”:** “Media URL” (select this from the dropdown)
- **”content”:** “Caption” (select this from the dropdown)

You can leave everything else the same and save the zap. Now you Instagram posts will automatically cross-post to Micro.blog! Here’s a side-by-side with one I did before making this post:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/31/25312b2a-2d5b-4d01-ba92-e6755efc202c/content/images/2020/05/55B52090-5591-401F-A1CB-12C50EA3B98F.png)

Works like a charm 😁