Auto-Posting to Instagram is available in both our Instagram Planner and Multi-Channel Workspace on the web dashboard and mobile app.
How does Auto-Posting via Instagram Planner differ from Auto-Posting via the Multi-Channel Workspace?
We offer two ways of posting to Instagram from PLANOLY. First, you can link and auto-post through Instagram Planner, or you can link and auto-post directly to Instagram through our Multi-Channel Workspace. If you are looking to plan content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube all at once, we recommend you set up auto-posting to Instagram through our Multi-Channel workspace.
Please Note:
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When you have an Instagram account authenticated on Planoly, you can unlink in either the Instagram Planner or Multi-Channel Workspace without unlinking in the other system.
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If you link an IG account to Instagram Planner, you can opt to not have an IG linked in the Multi-Channel Workspace and vice versa.
- You can have the same IG account linked within the same social set on both the Instagram Planner and the Multi-Channel Workspace, but you cannot have the same IG account linked on different workspaces.
How to Link to Instagram
Multi-Channel Workspace
- Log into your PLANOLY account on web
- From the account switcher, click on Add + Edit Social Connections
- From there, click on the Instagram icon on the left under the Multi-Channel Workspace
- Follow the flow to get linked and make sure the correct account is checked and that all permissions are turned on
- Once you are linked, you should see your Instagram account linked at the top!
Instagram Planner
- Log into your PLANOLY account on web
- From the account switcher, click on Add + Edit Social Connections
- From there, click on the Instagram icon on the right under the IG Planner
- From there, choose either Business or Creator account
- Follow the flow to get linked and make sure the correct account is checked and that all permissions are turned on
- Once you are linked, you should see your Instagram account linked at the top!
How to Auto-Post to Instagram from the Web Dashboard
Multi-Channel Workspace
- Log into your PLANOLY account on web and switch into the workspace you want to post from
- Click on New Post
- Add your media, caption, hashtags, mentions and select the social channel(s) you want to post to from the top icons
- Once your post is ready to schedule, click on Schedule or choose Save Draft if you are not done planning yet
- Once the post is properly scheduled for auto-post, you will see a blue 'S' with a paper airplane indicating it is scheduled for auto-post
- You are all set!
Instagram Planner
- On the web dashboard, click into a post
- To schedule, go ahead and choose a date and time and make sure the auto-post toggle is turned ON
- Once this is complete, click on Save at the bottom of the window
- To check if this is properly scheduled for auto-post, in the Scheduled tab, you will need to make sure the post has a blue 'S' with a paper airplane in the top left corner. If it doesn't have one or both, then you will need to try rescheduling it again.
- When you see the blue 'S' with a paper airplane, your post has been successfully scheduled for auto-post!
How to Auto-Post to Instagram from the Mobile App
Multi-Channel Workspace
- Open up the PLANOLY mobile app
- Switch into your workspace
- Click on the '+' at the bottom to add a post
- Choose Instagram from the top social icons, add your media, caption, hashtags, etc., and select which type of post you want (i.e. Grid Post, Reel, or Story)
- Choose a date and time to schedule the post and toggle on auto-post
- Once your post is ready to go, click on Schedule at the bottom
- You should see your post show up in the grid with a blue 'S' and a paper airplane on it to show that it has been successfully scheduled for auto-post!
Instagram Planner
- On the PLANOLY mobile app, click into a post
- To schedule, go ahead and choose a date and time and make sure the auto-post toggle is turned ON
- Once this is complete, click on Save at the bottom of the window
- To check if this is properly scheduled for auto-post, in the Scheduled tab, you will need to make sure the post has a blue 'S' with a paper airplane in the top left corner. If it doesn't have one or both, then you will need to try rescheduling it again.
- When you see the blue 'S' with a paper airplane, your post has been successfully scheduled for auto-post
How to Auto-Post to Instagram Stories from the Web Dashboard
- On the web dashboard, at the top, choose New Story
- To schedule, go ahead and choose a date and time and make sure the auto-post to Instagram toggle is turned ON
- Once this is complete, click on Save at the bottom of the window
- To check if this is properly scheduled for auto-post, in the Scheduled tab, you will need to make sure the post has a blue 'S' with a paper airplane in the top left corner. If it doesn't have one or both, then you will need to try rescheduling it again.
- When you see the blue 'S' with a paper airplane, your post has been successfully scheduled for auto-post!
Please note: Stories Auto-Post is available for Instagram Business or Creator accounts that have properly authenticated to a Facebook Business page. This is part of Instagram's Auto-Post Guidelines and Limitations. This feature is only available on the PLANOLY web dashboard at this time.