Automate and Schedule Your Instagram Content for Maximum Reach

How to Schedule Instagram Posts, Reels, and Stories with Postly

With Postly, you can effortlessly schedule your Instagram content to maintain a consistent presence and grow your audience. Our platform helps you plan, publish, and analyze posts, reels, and stories, allowing you to save time, boost engagement, and focus on creating impactful content that truly connects with your followers.

Schedule Instagram Photo & Video Posts

Easily schedule and publish single photo or video posts to your Instagram Business Account, ensuring a consistent content flow.

Publish Instagram Carousel Posts

Create and schedule multi-image carousel posts (up to 10 images) to showcase products, tell stories, and drive more engagement on Instagram.

Collaborate on Instagram Posts

Expand your reach and boost engagement by easily adding collaborators to your scheduled Instagram posts, instantly tapping into new audiences.

Add a First Comment to Instagram Posts

Drive engagement and include more information by automatically adding a pre-scheduled first comment to your Instagram posts.

Schedule Instagram Reels

Plan and schedule captivating Instagram Reels to maximize your reach, capture trends, and boost audience engagement.

Schedule Instagram Stories

Maintain a dynamic presence by scheduling your Instagram Stories in advance, ensuring you stay connected with your audience in real-time.

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Instagram Integration Guide: How to Connect Your Account to Postly

What Instagram content formats does Postly support?

Postly supports scheduling for single image posts, video posts, carousel posts (up to 10 images), Instagram Reels, and Instagram Stories. To ensure successful publishing, please refer to our detailed content format specifications.

View Instagram Content Format Guide

Does Postly use the official Instagram API?

  • Yes, Postly utilizes the official Instagram API for all integrations. This ensures a secure, reliable, and compliant connection for managing your Instagram Business Accounts.

Platform Connection Permissions

a. You must be a Super Admin (LinkedIn), Admin (most platforms), Manager (Google Business Profile), or Channel Owner (YouTube) to connect accounts. Other sub-admin roles are not allowed.

b. Please accept ALL permissions when connecting your account.

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c. Reconnecting does not affect already scheduled posts.

d. Logging out or changing your password on social platforms will affect your connections; reconnect to ensure a smooth experience.

Multiple Accounts Connection

a. Some platforms limit you to a single account per browser session.

b. To work around this, open each account in a separate browser tab. Sign in to all of your accounts simultaneously, then switch between tabs to connect each one.

c. Alternatively, you can sign in and out of each account one at a time, connecting them sequentially.

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