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This Instagram DM automation tool helps creators and brands turn comments, story interactions, and keyword triggers into automated conversations. It lets you send DMs, follow up with contacts, and prompt users to follow without relying on unofficial bots, scraping, or browser automation.

The platform connects through Meta’s official login flow and approved API endpoints, so users do not need to hand over their Instagram password. With a simple setup and a dashboard for monitoring active, paused, and live automations, it provides a straightforward way to automate Instagram engagement while keeping account permissions under control.

Key Features

Comment & Story Triggers

Turn Instagram engagement into automated DMs based on specific actions.

• Trigger DMs from comments
• Respond to story replies and mentions
• Use keyword-based triggers
• Start conversations automatically from engagement

This makes it easier to respond quickly when people interact with posts or stories without requiring someone to manually monitor every interaction.

Follow-Up Messages

Continue conversations after the initial automated response.

Follow-up messages can help creators and brands keep conversations moving without manually chasing every person who engages with their content.

Ask to Follow

Prompt users to follow the Instagram account before receiving the main message.

The Ask to follow feature is included in the free plan, making it possible to combine engagement automation with a simple follower-growth step.

Official Meta Connection

Connect Instagram through Meta's official authentication and API infrastructure.

• Uses Meta OAuth
• Uses approved API endpoints
• No Instagram password required
• No scraping
• No browser automation

This approach is designed for teams that want Instagram automation built around official account permissions rather than unofficial access methods.

Simple Automation Setup

Create an Instagram workflow without a complicated technical setup.

The basic process is:

1. Connect your Instagram account
2. Choose the trigger
3. Configure the automated message
4. Publish the automation

Once published, the workflow can operate automatically based on the selected Instagram interaction.

Automation Monitoring

Manage your workflows from a centralized dashboard.

You can see which automations are:

• Active
• Paused
• Live

This makes it easier to review current workflows and control which automations are running.

Built For Instagram Creators & Brands

The platform is designed for creators, businesses, and teams that receive regular Instagram engagement and want faster responses without relying on unofficial automation.

Creators can turn comments and story interactions into conversations while reducing repetitive manual replies.

Brands can automate common engagement workflows and follow-ups around campaigns, products, and content.

Small teams can manage multiple automated workflows from one dashboard without giving the platform direct access to their Instagram password.

Common Use Cases

Comment-to-DM automation: Send a private message when someone comments on a post or uses a configured keyword.

Story engagement: Automatically respond when people interact with stories.

Keyword campaigns: Use specific keywords to trigger predefined DM workflows.

Follower growth: Ask users to follow before sending the main message.

Automated follow-ups: Continue conversations after the initial response without manual chasing.

Engagement-to-conversation workflows: Turn public Instagram interactions into private conversations automatically.

Pricing

The free plan includes:

• 1,000 automation runs per month
• 3 active automations
• Ask to follow
• No UPI required
• No credit card required

Paid plans add higher automation volumes, more active workflows, and follow-up messages. The higher tier also adds contact capture and richer content blocks.

Why It Matters

Instagram automation can become risky or difficult to manage when it depends on unofficial bots, scraping, browser automation, or sharing account credentials. This platform takes a more controlled approach by connecting through Meta's official login flow and approved API endpoints.

For creators and brands, that means the focus stays on practical workflows such as responding to comments, handling story interactions, sending follow-ups, and asking users to follow, while keeping the setup simple enough to review and manage.

Automate Instagram Conversations With Less Manual Work

Turn comments, story interactions, and keywords into automated Instagram conversations with official Meta-based account connections, follow-ups, Ask to follow, and a simple workflow dashboard.