Instagram Automation Guides & Resources
Practical CommentLink guides for comment-to-DM, auto replies, follow-gates and official Meta APIs.
Story Mention Thank-You DMs
When someone mentions your brand in their Instagram Story, a STORY_MENTION automation can send a thank-you DM and an optional link. It is not a new-follower webhook.
Booking Links from Instagram Story Replies
When someone replies to your Story, send the calendar URL in a DM while the Story is still up. Story reply is a different trigger than a feed comment. Stories expire.
Instagram Story Reply Automation
STORY_REPLY fires when someone replies to your Story. Stories expire in 24 hours — arm the trigger before you post, and do not expect a feed rule to catch it.
How to Configure a Public Comment Reply and a Private DM Together
One comment can get a short public reply and a private DM with the link. This is the setup, the copy split, the test, and the failures to expect.
Auto-Reply on Instagram Reels Comments
Reels comments use the same official comment engine as feed posts. Keyword or catch-all, public reply, DM, queue — attach the automation to the Reel.
Public Instagram Comment Reply vs Private DM
When to answer on the thread and when to send the URL in a DM — and how CommentLink can do both on one comment.
How to Automatically Reply to Instagram Comments
Set a public comment reply, a private DM, or both when someone comments on a post or Reel — through official Instagram APIs.