Instagram automation guides

Practical guides to answer Instagram comments and DMs automatically, compare what the tools cost and run giveaways and sponsored posts within the rules. Every guide links to its sources (Meta's documentation, the FTC, each tool's pricing page) and says what cannot be done as well as what can. Guías en español.

• Auto Reply to Instagram Comments (Rules & Setup)What the official Instagram API allows for auto-replying to comments, Meta's free option, the 7-day and 24-hour limits, and a step-by-step setup.
• Instagram Auto Reply DM: Free Tools vs the APIInstagram's free DM auto-replies come from Meta Business Suite and the app's chat FAQs; branching flows, a welcome menu, and AI chat need the API.
• ManyChat Alternatives for Instagram (2026)ManyChat alternatives for Instagram compared on 21-10-2026: ManyChat, Chatfuel, Kommo and HookReply, cost per active contact in USD and EUR, taxes stated.
• ManyChat Pricing 2026: Every Plan and Contact CostManyChat's five plans in USD as published today, the active-contact tiers, overage fees, tax rules, and what 500, 2,500, and 10,000 contacts actually cost.
• Free Instagram Comment-to-DM Tool: What's FreeWhat a free Instagram comment-to-DM tool really includes: Meta's own hashtag automation, ManyChat and HookReply's free plans, and the real cost of doing it yourself.
• Instagram Giveaway Rules for US BusinessesInstagram giveaway rules for US businesses: Meta Promotion Guidelines, sweepstakes law, state registration rules, and the 2026 IRS prize tax threshold.
• FTC Disclosure Rules for Instagram Posts and DMsWhat the FTC's Endorsement Guides require for a disclosure on Instagram posts, reels, stories, Lives, and automated DMs, with the exact CFR rules and penalties.
• GoHighLevel Instagram DM AutomationWhat GoHighLevel does with Instagram DMs out of the box, which plan it needs, Meta's reply limits, and how to feed it contacts from HookReply by webhook.
• Schedule Instagram DMs: Native vs. AutomatedInstagram schedules one text DM at a time from your phone, but won't message someone who hasn't written to you. What's native, what the API allows, and what's not.
• Sell on Instagram Live Without Shopping TagsInstagram pulled shopping tags from Live broadcasts in 2023. Here is how creators still sell during a Live: a keyword comment, one private reply, and a payment link.