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IG Schedule Messages

Works on:📸 Instagram

The IG Schedule Messages module lets you send the same direct message — or a small set of rotating messages — to a whole segment of Instagram leads automatically, on a schedule. It's the Instagram twin of the Schedule Messages tool, with the same safety features and the same workflow.

[!NOTE] Video Tutorial Coming Soon

When you'd use this​

  • "Send my Black Friday offer to everyone tagged 'VIP'."
  • "Follow up with everyone in my 'Replied to Story' folder once a week."
  • "Invite everyone in 'Free Course Subscribers' to a paid masterclass."

Step-by-step: Scheduling an Instagram campaign​

  1. Open IG Schedule Messages

    • Click IG Schedule Messages in the sidebar, under Messaging. It's on the Platinum plan.

  2. Create a campaign

    • Click Create campaign and give it a clear title (e.g. "Webinar Reminder — March").

  3. Pick who receives it

    • Choose the Instagram folder to target, add more folders or exclude some (e.g. exclude "Already Bought" if it's a sales pitch). The live list shows exactly who will receive it.
    • Not in a folder yet? Switch to An imported list and upload a CSV or Excel file. See Send to a List.

  4. Write the message

    • Type it, or start from one of your saved Templates. Use {name} for the person's first name; your template variables and spintax work too.
    • Add message variations, one per line, so each person gets different wording instead of one robotic message.

  5. Set the pace

    • Choose when it starts and the interval between messages. Instagram notices volume sooner than Facebook, so use a longer gap here.
    • Set a daily cap, an optional warm-up, and the hours sending is allowed in. Auto-Pause stops sending at a time you choose.
    • Optionally move each person to another folder once their message is sent.

  6. Launch and watch it run

    • Campaigns shows each campaign's progress, Activity shows every recipient's status (Sent, Pending, Skipped or Couldn't send, with the reason) and Analytics rolls it up.
    • Pause or resume any campaign from its card, and remove a recipient right from the Activity table.
    • Turn on background sending to send from a quiet background tab instead of a pop-up window.

Tips to stay safe​

  • Keep Chrome running while a campaign runs. Messages go out from your browser, so nothing is sent while it is closed.
  • Don't go faster than the default interval. Instagram is more sensitive to rapid messaging than Facebook is. Slow and steady wins.
  • Test on a small folder first. Always send to a folder of 3–5 friendly people before broadcasting to a larger list.

Next Steps: Don't let new replies pile up. Manage incoming DMs efficiently with Unread Messages.

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