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How do I schedule a post to an Instagram personal account on the Calendar?
How do I schedule a post to an Instagram personal account on the Calendar?
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Written by Team Simplified
Updated over 9 months ago

To schedule a new post to your personal Instagram account, simply click the big yellow 'New post' button in the top right-hand corner or click the plus button on the day you'd like to schedule for, right on the calendar.

However, due to Instagram's limitations, Simplified’s content calendar can't automatically publish your personal Instagram posts.

Here are the options available to you:

Publishing now:

  • Publish your posts by creating them, then clicking on the 'Publish Now' button.

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Scheduling posts:

  • If you want to plan your posts:

1- Log into your Simplified account go to your dashboard then click on Social Media

2- Click on Schedule Post

3- The creating post box will be displayed.

4- Create a post by writing the content and adjusting it to each chosen account.

5- Then, at the bottom of the creating post box, you will see the arrow ˅ button next to Schedule. Click on it to see the options.

6- Now click on the Schedule button, and choose the date, time, and timezone. Click Schedule to successfully schedule the post.

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Now you can see your post on your calendar!

For Instagram Personal accounts, auto publishing isn't supported due to Meta's API restrictions. You will receive a notification, either via email or through the mobile app, reminding you to publish your posts. Simply copy the assets, paste them into Instagram, and manually publish your posts. For more details, follow the steps in this article.

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