How to Use the Instagram Story Post Composer in Social Planner

How to Use the Instagram Story Post Composer in Social Planner

Take advantage of the Instagram Story Post Composer in Social Planner. This integrated tool empowers you to create and schedule your Instagram stories with ease. Use it to effectively manage your digital marketing, boost engagement, and effortlessly promote your brand.

What is the Instagram Story Post Composer?

The Instagram Story Post Composer in Social Planner is a powerful tool for managing Instagram stories as part of your digital marketing strategy. It's designed specifically for Instagram Professional accounts, allowing you to create and schedule content seamlessly. With the ability to upload up to 10 images or videos per story, you can engage your audience with diverse and dynamic content. Remember to follow the technical specifications for file sizes. Additionally, the Post Composer offers a draft function, enabling you to save your work in progress and return to it later. This is beneficial for businesses maintaining a consistent posting schedule.

Uses For This Feature

Product Launch: As a clothing brand launching a new line, use the Instagram Story Post Composer to create and schedule a series of stories revealing the designs. This ensures they are published on your launch date, building excitement among your followers.

Event Promotion: When hosting an event, design and schedule a series of stories leading up to the event. Share countdowns, and event information, and create anticipation among your followers. This keeps them engaged and informed before the event.

Content Consistency: To maintain regular posting and audience engagement, use the Post Composer to plan and schedule stories in advance. This is especially helpful during busy weeks when you may not have time to create content daily.

Time Zone Management: If your audience is in different time zones, schedule your stories to be posted when they are most active, even if it means scheduling them during your nighttime.

Flash Sales: For time-sensitive promotions or flash sales, schedule stories to announce the start and end of the sale. This ensures your followers are aware of the limited time frame and increases participation.

Saving Drafts: When you have story ideas that are not fully formed or not ready for posting, save them as drafts in the Post Composer. This way, you won't forget the ideas and can return to finish them when the time is right.

How To Use

Things to do before your start:

• Add an Instagram Professional Account (Personal and Creator account is not supported for publishing story)

• Upload Images and Videos in the Media Library

Create Your Instagram Story

Go to the Marketing Section. Click “Create New Post” and choose the Social Media Account (Instagram).

NOTE: TO PUBLISH YOUR STORY ON INSTAGRAM, IT’S IMPORTANT TO SELECT ONE OR MULTIPLE INSTAGRAM PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTS. IF YOU CHOOSE OTHER SOCIAL ACCOUNTS, THE STORY WILL NOT BE VISIBLE ON INSTAGRAM.

Choose the “Story” Option.

Click on “Upload Image” or Video to add your media. You can attach up to 10 images or videos to your story.

NOTE: FOR INSTAGRAM STORIES, THIRD-PARTY API DOES NOT SUPPORT ADDING CAPTIONS OR TEXT TO YOUR CONTENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAXIMUM IMAGE FILE SIZE ALLOWED IS 8 MB, AND THE MAXIMUM VIDEO LENGTH IS 60 SECONDS.

Schedule the post by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Post. Choose “Schedule Post”.

You have the option to click on “Save for Later” beside the Post button to save your post as a draft for later.

Can I add text or stickers to my Instagram Stories using the Instagram Story Post Composer in Social Planner?

Unfortunately, text and stickers cannot be added to Instagram stories through third-party APIs like Social Planner. You would need to add those elements directly within the Instagram app.

Can I mention or tag people or businesses in my stories using Social Planner?

Unfortunately, mentioning or tagging people or businesses in Instagram stories is not possible through third-party tools like Social Planner. This feature is typically available only within the Instagram app. It's advisable to refer to Instagram's official API documentation or reach out to our support team for the latest information regarding this feature.