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      How to Link and Auto-Post to Instagram

      Auto-Posting to Instagram is available in both our Multi-Channel Workspace and Instagram Planner on the web dashboard and mobile app.

      What we cover in this article:

      How to Link to Instagram

      How to Auto-Post to Instagram from the Web Dashboard

      How to Auto-Post to Instagram from the Mobile App


      How to link your Instagram account on the web dashboard

      1. Log into your Planoly account on the web 
      2. From the account switcher, click on Add + Edit Social Connections
      3. Click on the Instagram icon under the Multi-Channel Workspace or Instagram Planner depending on which workspace you want to utilize.
      4. Link Account

      5. Link Instagram

      6. Login with your Instagram handle or email and password

      7. Toggle on access 

      8. Hooray! Your account has been successfully linked! 🎉 


       Please Note: To link an Instagram account, you must have an Instagram Business or Creator account. If your account is currently set as Personal and you'd prefer not to switch, don't worry! Check out our help guide to learn how our Reminder-Only accounts work.

      Instagram Planner

      1. Log into your Planoly account on web 
      2. From the account switcher, click on Add + Edit Social Connections
      3. From there, click on the Instagram icon on the right under the IG Planner
      4. Follow the flow to get linked and make sure the correct account is checked and that all permissions are turned on 
      5. 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 

      1. Log into your Planoly account on web and switch into the workspace you want to post from
      2. Click on New Post

      3. Choose Instagram from the icons at the top and add your media, captions, hashtags, mentions, etc. 

      4. From the dropdown, make sure to choose the Auto-Post option and select a date and time you want it to be posted

      5. Once your post is ready to schedule, click on Schedule or choose Save Draft if you are not done planning yet

      6. Once the post is properly scheduled for auto-post, you will see a blue S with an airplane icon indicating it is scheduled for auto-post

      7. You're all set!

      Please Note: To enable and fully utilize features like product, location, user, and collaboration tagging, your Instagram Business or Creator account must be connected to a Facebook Business Page and authenticated through Facebook. For detailed instructions, check out our help guide here.

      Instagram Planner 

      1. On the web dashboard, click into a post
      2. To schedule, go ahead and choose a date and time, and make sure the auto-post toggle is turned ON 
      3. Once this is complete, click on Save at the bottom of the window 
      4. 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.
      5. 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

      1. Open up the Planoly mobile app
      2. Switch into your workspace
      3. Click on the '+' at the bottom to add a post
      4. 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) 
      5. Choose a date and time to schedule the post and toggle on auto-post
      6. Once your post is ready to go, click on Schedule at the bottom
      7. 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

      1. On the Planoly mobile app, click into a post
      2. To schedule, go ahead and choose a date and time and make sure the auto-post toggle is turned ON
      3. Once this is complete, click on Save at the bottom of the window 
      4. 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.
      5. 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 on our Instagram Planner on the Web Dashboard

      1. On the web dashboard, at the top, choose New Story
      2. To schedule, go ahead and choose a date and time and make sure the auto-post to Instagram toggle is turned ON 
      3. Once this is complete, click on Save at the bottom of the window 
      4. 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.         
      5. When you see the blue 'S' with a paper airplane, your post has been successfully scheduled for auto-post!

      Please Note:

      • Creator IG accounts are not eligible for Stories auto-posting at this time. 

      • 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.

      • 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 must have the same IG account linked within the same social set on both the Instagram Planner and the Multi-Channel Workspace.
      • Instagram grid on our Multi-Channel Workspace is not yet available on Android devices.