Instagram Scheduler
Schedule Instagram Reels, carousels, feed posts, and Stories that publish themselves — with collaborators, product tags, first comments, and every other option the app gives you.
From $5/mo · Unlimited posts · 7-day free trial · No credit card required
How to schedule Instagram posts
Four steps from draft to published — the last one happens without you.
Connect your Instagram account
Sign in through Instagram's official login. Business and creator accounts both work — that's an Instagram API requirement, and switching is free in the app.
Compose your post
Pick a placement — Reel, feed post, carousel, or Story — then add your caption, cover, collaborators, location, and a first comment.
Pick a time — or let the queue
Choose an exact slot on the calendar, or add it to your queue and Schedulin fills your next best-time slot automatically.
Schedulin publishes it for you
Your post goes live through Instagram's official API at the scheduled moment — no reminder notification, no phone required.
Reels, carousels, feed, and Stories — actually all of them
Plenty of tools say they schedule Instagram and mean feed photos. Schedulin schedules every placement Instagram's API supports: Reels (with a share-to-feed toggle and trial reels), multi-image carousels, single feed posts, and Stories. You can even re-publish a post's first image as a Story automatically after the main post lands.
Collaborator invites, product tags, location tags, paid-partnership labels, and branded-content sponsors are all right in the composer — so sponsored posts and collab posts schedule exactly like they'd publish from the app.
One honest limitation: Instagram's API doesn't expose its music library, so trending audio for Reels has to be baked into your video file — that's true of every scheduler.
Schedule Instagram posts in seconds
Group accounts, publish to every channel at once, and keep media, captions, and hashtags perfectly in sync.
Built for how Instagram actually works
Not a generic composer with an Instagram checkbox — every Instagram-native option is right there when you schedule.
Reels & trial reels
Schedule Reels with share-to-feed control — including Instagram's trial reels for testing content on non-followers first.
Carousels & Stories
Multi-image carousels, single feed posts, and Stories — plus auto-share your post to your Story after it publishes.
Collaborators
Invite collab partners on scheduled posts so they appear on both profiles with shared reach and engagement.
Product & location tags
Tag shop products and locations on scheduled posts — the fields most schedulers quietly skip.
First comment
Auto-post a first comment right after publishing — the classic spot for hashtag stacks that keep captions clean.
Paid partnership labels
Mark sponsored posts with Instagram's paid-partnership label and tag up to two branded-content sponsors.
Post when your audience is actually scrolling
Set up posting slots once and your queue keeps them filled. Plan your grid on a drag-and-drop calendar, keep Reels and carousels on a steady cadence, and stop doing posting-time math across time zones.
Want the data behind it? Read our breakdown of the best times to post in 2026 or explore how scheduling works.
Instagram analytics included
Reach, likes, comments, saves, and video views for every published post — tracked automatically and shown next to your other channels.
Explore analyticsOne Reel. Instagram, TikTok, and Shorts.
Your vertical video belongs on more than one feed. Compose once, tailor the caption per platform, and publish to Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts in one go.
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Ready to stop posting to Instagram by hand?
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For getting started
- 3 connected social accounts
- 1 team member
- Unlimited posts
- Queue scheduling
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- Up to 12 connected accounts
- Up to 3 team members
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- Priority support
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For power users and agencies
- Unlimited connected accounts
- Up to 10 team members
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