# How to Auto-Post to Instagram with PLANOLY > PLANOLY's Instagram Auto-Post feature simplifies social media marketing and everyday usage for Instagram. Find out how to use our new auto-post tool! By Reilly Purl · Published 2023-03-27 Source: https://www.planoly.com/blog/new-feature-instagram-auto-post-via-planoly ![How to Auto-Post to Instagram with PLANOLY](https://planoly-prod.imgix.net/website/blog/assets/9c909a528c702ea16e316c671eadd6bd46d8f13d3634661731dd8a3c9a97f94d.jpg) It’s time to simplify your workflow and take a break from manually publishing content. Easily schedule your content and watch it magically appear on your grid without having to spend extra time to manually push it live on Instagram: a total game changer. With PLANOLY, you can auto-post Instagram Reels, carousels, Stories & more. ## How to Auto-Post to Instagram with PLANOLY There are two ways to plan for Instagram in PLANOLY. If you're planning across multiple channels, you'll want to work in our multi-channel workspace. PLANOLY's multi-channel workspace lets you plan for Instagram plus TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn, all in a streamlined view. That way you can make the most of your content by easily repurposing it across channels. The multi-channel workspace also has our most creator-friendly features including: \- [Auto-posting to your most important channels](https://www.planoly.com/features/crossposting-tool) like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and more \- [Managing your hashtags](https://www.planoly.com/blog/organize-manage-hashtags) across channels \- [Saving and organizing your ideas](https://www.planoly.com/blog/save-content-ideas) to use in future posts \- [Previewing your posts](https://www.planoly.com/blog/use-visual-planner) for your most important channels ![](https://planoly-prod.imgix.net/website/blog/assets/8ee38f929b13c8843950a4aaf6a03f8ff0079510c7b042738ba1350958b9da2a.jpg) If you're still planning for Instagram only, you may want to work in our Instagram planning workspace to visually plan your IG grid. You can also access some Instagram-specific features like Instagram analytics and [Instagram content templates](https://www.planoly.com/features/content-templates) there. ## Setting Up Auto-Post Auto-posting is only available for Instagram Business and Creator accounts, otherwise known as Professional accounts. Setting your Instagram profile to a Professional account allows you to access additional insights and tools, plus it’s free! If you don’t already have one, [here are some step-by-step instructions](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/how-to-set-up-auto-post-for-instagram-step-1) to get started. Once you link or update your Instagram account to a Professional Account, you’ll authenticate it with a Facebook page. This will unlock auto-posting. ## Types of Content Eligible for Auto-Post Auto-posting means that you will schedule the content with PLANOLY and it will automatically appear on the social platform you choose. You may hear this referred to as “auto-publishing” or “direct publishing.” All of these terms are synonymous with auto-posting. With PLANOLY, you can auto-post Instagram images, gifs, carousel image posts, Reels & Stories. It’s important to note that auto-posting images is a free feature, but you’ll need to upgrade to access auto-posting for any video content. Enabling auto-post allows you to do the following when scheduling a post: \- Add [user tagging + location tagging](https://www.planoly.com/blog/new-feature-user-and-location-tagging-on-planoly) \- Auto-post [first comment](https://www.planoly.com/blog/new-planoly-feature-auto-post-first-comments-planoly) \- Add up to [5 product tags](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/instagram-product-tagging) [- Auto-post Carousels](https://www.planoly.com/blog/posting-video-photo-carousels) to Instagram \- Auto-post [your Instagram Stories](https://www.planoly.com/blog/planolys-new-look-instagram-stories-planner) \- Auto-post [your Instagram Stories](https://www.planoly.com/blog/planolys-new-look-instagram-stories-planner) Instagram has some guidelines and limitations to auto-posted content. You cannot auto-post carousel posts that include any videos and certain enhancements to posts are not eligible to be auto-posted like Reels covers and Story captions. Click [here](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/auto-post-guidelines-and-limitations) to learn more about Instagram’s guidelines and limitations. It’s also important to note that auto-post is only available for [Instagram Business and Creator accounts](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/auto-post-guidelines-and-limitations). Personal accounts are not eligible at this time. ## Troubleshooting Auto-Post Issues Sometimes there can be a connectivity issue with your Instagram profile and your Facebook page, causing them not to be properly connected within settings. This can happen for a few reasons. For example, if you’ve ever unlinked and relinked your Instagram profile to your Facebook page to switch your profile type, this may cause a connection issue. Not to worry - we’re committed to helping you troubleshoot this issue so you can get your auto-posting game on! Follow the steps below: **- Step 1:** Check both your Instagram account settings and Facebook Page settings to see if they are connected properly (more info [here](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/how-to-set-up-auto-post-for-instagram-step-1)) **- Step 2:** Check your Facebook page role to make sure that you are the owner or admin of the Facebook page in order to access additional Facebook page settings (full details [here](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/how-to-set-up-auto-post-for-instagram-step-2)) **- Step 3:** Check your Facebook page integration settings to enable or re-set your connection between PLANOLY and your Instagram account [here](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/facebook-check-business-integrations-settings) Now, you can try refreshing your PLANOLY Web Dashboard or Mobile App and attempt to authenticate again. If you’re still experiencing issues, it’s time for the “factory rest” approach. Click [here](https://help.planoly.com/knowledge/authentication-revoke-and-re-enable-planoly-permissions) to learn how to revoke and re-enable your PLANOLY permissions on your Instagram and Facebook settings in order to unlock auto-post. Thanks to [auto-post](https://www.planoly.com/auto-post), there’s no need to manually publish your [Instagram](https://www.planoly.com/solutions/instagram) posts or first comments AND you can repurpose your Instagram content across all your channels. Talk about a seamless and smooth workflow.