Policy & trust
What Instagram's rules genuinely allow, what the official API can and cannot do, and where the real limits sit. The plain version, so you can build on ground you understand instead of guessing which tactic is safe.
Everything here is written against Meta's official Instagram platform, which is the only way we'll ever tell you to automate. Where a rule is genuinely unclear, we say that plainly rather than guessing on your behalf.
What should you check in an influencer brand deal contract?
An influencer brand deal contract fixes what the brand may do with your content, for how long and when you are paid. The clauses to read before you si
Read → October 14, 2026Can you use Amazon affiliate links on Instagram?
Amazon affiliate links on Instagram are allowed, with rules. What Amazon's Operating Agreement and Program Policies, read 14 October 2026, say about p
Read → October 14, 2026Instagram action blocked: what does it mean, and what should you do?
Instagram action blocked: what the message means, what Instagram's Help Center says sets it off, whether Instagram states how long it lasts, and what
Read → October 14, 2026What should giveaway terms and conditions say?
Giveaway terms and conditions for Instagram: what Instagram requires, what UK rules add, and an original template. Not legal advice.
Read → October 14, 2026What does "This account can't receive your message" mean on Instagram?
This account can't receive your message means Instagram will not deliver it. The settings behind it, what to do, and what it means for automated DMs.
Read → October 12, 2026What is an Instagram DM bot, and which kind does Instagram allow?
An Instagram DM bot sends messages when someone comments, replies to a story or sends a keyword. Instagram allows bots that use its own login, not one
Read → October 9, 2026How do you give an agency access to Instagram without the password?
To give an agency access to Instagram without the password, use Instagram's Shared access for posting and replying, Meta Business Suite partner access
Read → September 30, 2026Is there an Instagram direct message API, and do you need one?
Yes, Meta runs one and it is free. Automating your own account needs no approval. Building something other people can use needs App Review and Busines
Read → September 18, 2026Can you use two Instagram DM tools on the same account?
Yes. Instagram lets more than one tool hold an authorisation at once, and connecting a second does not disconnect the first. The problems start when b
Read → September 17, 2026Can you send a DM to everyone on Instagram? No, and here is what you can do
Instagram does not let a business message people who have not written to it, so no tool can DM your follower list. What is possible is a message to ev
Read → September 15, 2026How many links can one Instagram DM carry?
Three tappable buttons. Instagram caps every message format that shows buttons at three of them, so the number belongs to Instagram rather than to any
Read → September 10, 2026Do you need Meta Verified to put a link in an Instagram DM?
No. Links in direct messages need a professional account and nothing else. Meta Verified does sell a link feature, but it is links in reels, it is met
Read → September 8, 2026How do you tell if Instagram has restricted your account?
Instagram tells you directly, on a screen called Account Status. What that screen covers, what it does not, why an account can be flagged as at risk f
Read → September 7, 2026Instagram's 24-hour messaging window, and what it means for follow-ups
Instagram lets an automation send freely for 24 hours after the person's last message to you, and a comment does not start that clock. Which actions o
Read → September 4, 2026Do you need a Facebook Page for Instagram DM automation?
No. Instagram DM automation works without a Facebook Page when the tool connects through Instagram's own login, which Meta documents as not requiring
Read → August 16, 2026Do you need consent to send automated Instagram DMs?
Yes, but Instagram's API collects most of it for you, because an automated DM can only reach someone who contacted you first. The consent you still ow
Read → August 11, 2026Is Instagram DM automation safe?
Yes, on the official API, replying to people who engaged with you first. The risk is not automation, it is the kind: what you grant a connected app, w
Read → August 8, 2026Why isn't my Instagram DM automation working?
Instagram DM automation stops working for a short list of reasons. The rule was never set live, the comment didn't qualify, a deferred link is waiting
Read → August 7, 2026Can you auto-DM new followers on Instagram?
Not with most tools. Instagram's public API announces no new follower to any app and only lets a tool reply to someone who messaged first. The one exc
Read → August 6, 2026Can you schedule Instagram DMs?
You can schedule an Instagram DM by hand: text only, from the phone app, inside a chat that already exists. You cannot schedule one through an automat
Read → August 5, 2026Instagram DM limits: how many, and how long?
Instagram allows 750 automated private replies per hour per account, 100 messages a second, and 1,000 bytes of text per DM. Meta's published ceilings,
Read → August 4, 2026Is ManyChat safe? An honest answer
Yes, ManyChat automates Instagram through Meta's official API and never sees your password, which is the line that decides whether a tool is safe. The
Read → July 10, 2026Is Instagram DM automation allowed? The rules, plainly
What Meta actually permits, what gets accounts in trouble, whether a DM bot counts, and how to tell a compliant tool from a risky one.
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