Instagram integration
Schedule Instagram Posts, Stories, and Reels with PostlyBee
Connect an eligible Instagram account to PostlyBee, then prepare and schedule posts, Stories, Reels, and carousels with captions, media, previews, and publishing status in one shared calendar.
- Schedule image, video, carousel, reel, and story workflows
- Review captions and media before direct publishing
- Keep Instagram plans beside the rest of the campaign
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Can you schedule Instagram posts, Reels, and Stories in advance?
Yes. PostlyBee is an Instagram scheduler for professional accounts: connect an eligible Instagram Business or Creator account, then schedule feed posts, Reels, Stories, and carousels of up to 10 images or videos in advance, each with its own caption, preview, and publishing status on one shared content calendar.
Platform authority
Account eligibility, permissions, quotas, and final publishing decisions remain controlled by Instagram.
How to schedule Instagram posts, Reels, and Stories
Use this step-by-step Instagram scheduling workflow to plan posts in advance, auto-publish on time, and keep every caption and asset in one place.
- 1
Connect your Instagram Business account
Link an eligible Instagram Business or Creator account through Meta, then choose the profile you want to schedule posts for.
- 2
Upload photos, videos, or a carousel
Pick a feed post, Reel, Story, or carousel, then upload and reorder up to 10 images or videos.
- 3
Write the Instagram caption and preview
Add a caption of up to 2,200 characters with hashtags and mentions, then preview how the post will look on Instagram.
- 4
Schedule and auto-publish
Choose the best time to post on the content calendar, and PostlyBee publishes automatically and shows when the post is live.
01Every Instagram format
Schedule Instagram Reels, Stories, carousels, and feed posts
PostlyBee is an Instagram scheduler built around the formats your content plan depends on. Schedule image and video feed posts, Reels, Stories, and carousels of up to 10 images or videos, then let PostlyBee auto-publish each one at the time you choose.
Pick the post type in the composer and PostlyBee checks the Instagram rules for it before scheduling, such as media count, Story length, and caption limits. Connect an Instagram Business or Creator account through Facebook login or directly with Instagram login.
- Carousels of up to 10 images or videos, in the order you set
- Instagram Stories scheduled from a single image or video
- Reels and video posts published automatically on schedule
Instagram formats you can schedule
Choose the format for each post, and PostlyBee applies the matching Instagram requirements before it goes on the calendar.
- Feed posts
- Reels
- Stories
- Carousels up to 10
- Instagram login
- Facebook login
02Instagram content calendar
Plan your Instagram feed on a visual content calendar
See every scheduled Instagram post, Reel, and Story on one content calendar. Drag a post to another day or time slot to reschedule it, and preview how the caption and media will appear on Instagram before anything goes live.
Set preferred posting times for your workspace so new posts fill your best time slots, or add a post to the queue with auto-schedule instead of picking every date by hand.
- Drag-and-drop rescheduling on the calendar
- Preferred posting time slots for a consistent Instagram schedule
- Instagram post previews before you schedule
Your Instagram content calendar
Posts, Reels, and Stories sit side by side, so gaps and clashes in your Instagram plan are easy to spot and fix.
- Drag-and-drop
- Posting time slots
- Auto-schedule
- Instagram preview
03Captions and cross-posting
Write Instagram captions once and cross-post to every network
Draft a post once, select Instagram alongside your other social accounts, then customize the caption, hashtags, and media for Instagram without changing the other versions. PostlyBee checks the 2,200-character Instagram caption limit as you write.
Schedule a first comment that publishes right after the post, invite collaborators to share the post on their profiles, and use the AI assistant to draft caption ideas when you need a starting point.
- A separate Instagram version when you cross-post
- First comment scheduled together with the post
- Instagram collaborators on feed posts and Reels
One draft, tailored for Instagram
Start from a shared campaign draft, then adjust the Instagram caption, first comment, and collaborators for this account only.
- 2,200-character captions
- Hashtags
- First comment
- Collaborators
- AI caption ideas
- Cross-posting
04Bulk scheduling, inbox, and analytics
Bulk schedule Instagram posts, reply to comments, and track results
Import up to 500 Instagram posts from a CSV file with bulk scheduling, send posts through approval before they publish, and keep each brand or client in its own workspace.
After a post goes live, reply to Instagram comments and direct messages from the PostlyBee inbox, and track likes, views, reach, saves, shares, and comments with Instagram analytics for the account and each post.
- CSV bulk scheduling for up to 500 posts per import
- Post approvals before content goes live
- Account and post-level Instagram analytics
Instagram marketing at team scale
Plan in bulk, approve as a team, answer your audience, and measure what each Instagram post achieved in one workspace.
- CSV bulk import
- Approvals
- Comments and DMs
- Post analytics
- Account analytics
- Workspaces
FAQ
Instagram scheduling FAQ
Answers to common questions about scheduling Instagram posts, Reels, and Stories with PostlyBee.
Start scheduling Instagram posts, Reels, and Stories today
Connect your Instagram Business or Creator account, plan your feed on one calendar, and let PostlyBee auto-publish every post on time.
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