What Are the Types of Instagram Posts You Can Publish From SocialPilot?

Introduction

SocialPilot supports publishing Instagram Posts, Reels, and Stories for both Personal and Professional accounts. However, due to Instagram API limitations, there are differences in how content is published based on account type. Users can access direct scheduling for Posts, Reels, and Stories on professional profiles, i.e., Business and Creator. But users can also use mobile reminders to publish Reels and Stories on these accounts.

With the new Create Post experience, all Instagram-specific settings are now available inside the Instagram Options section. The caption field remains shared across platforms unless you enable the Customize toggle, which allows you to write an Instagram-specific caption while keeping media shared across all selected platforms. Media uploads, recently used files, link behaviors, and UTM applications now work consistently across all platforms in the new composer.

Below, you will find detailed instructions on how to manage your Instagram Posts, Reels, and Stories.

In This Article

1. Professional Accounts (Business & Creator)
2. Personal Accounts

Professional Accounts (Business & Creator)

For Instagram Business and Creator accounts, SocialPilot offers direct publishing for Posts, Stories, and Reels.

Publishing Options for Professional Accounts:

How to Schedule Instagram Posts Directly?

Follow these steps to successfully schedule Instagram posts for direct publishing:

1. Go to Post and then Create Post.
2. Select your Instagram Business or Creator account from the left-side accounts panel.
3. Add your caption in the Caption field. Add emojis, mentions, hashtags, and custom fields if needed.
4. Upload your media using:
   • Local device
   • Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box
   • Recently uploaded files
   • External sources (including stock images and GIFs, as supported by Instagram).

5. SocialPilot automatically detects if the post qualifies as a Feed Post and highlights errors and warnings, if any, near the Schedule Post button, which you can check in detail on the right side panel.

6. Add a First Comment, Invite Collaborators, and add Location from the platform options below the caption field if needed.

7. Preview your post in the right-side panel.

8. Choose Schedule Post and set the date and time for publishing.

How to Schedule Instagram Stories and Reels Directly?

Here are the steps to schedule Reels and Stories.

Inside Instagram Options, below the caption field, select Post, Story, or Reel.

1. Upload the image or video in the Media section required for Stories or Reels.
2. You can Add a Thumbnail, Add Subtitles, and Add a Title right next to the video.

3. Add the caption in the Caption field for the reel.
4. For the reel, you can add First Comment, decide the Publish Via mode, add Audio Title, invite Collaborators, and add Location from the platform options.

6. Set your preferred publishing time to publish the content.

Personal Accounts

For Instagram Personal accounts, direct publishing is not supported. Instead, SocialPilot offers mobile reminders for posting.

Publishing Options for Personal Accounts:

How to Schedule Instagram Posts With Mobile Reminders?

Follow these steps to schedule your Instagram posts with mobile reminders.

1. Access your dashboard and select your Instagram Personal account.
2. Go to Posts → Create Post.
3. Enter your caption and upload media.
4. Inside Instagram Options, select Post.
5. Choose Mobile Reminder as the publishing method.
6. Select the date and time.
7. Set the date and time for the reminder.

SocialPilot will notify you on your mobile device to publish the content manually.

How to Schedule Instagram Stories and Reels With Mobile Reminders?

Here's how you can schedule Stories and Reels with mobile reminders.

1. Follow the same steps used for Posts.
2. Inside Instagram Options, select Story or Reel.
3. Upload the required media.
4. Schedule the mobile reminder at your preferred time.