Schedule Videos in an Instagram Post

You can now schedule Instagram messages from Sprout that contain videos.

  1. HOW TO:
  2. Download and configure Instagram push notifications on the latest version of the Sprout Social mobile app.
  3. Open Compose on either the web or mobile app and select an Instagram profile from the profile picker.
  4. Create your post that includes a caption and video.
  5. Select the Choose Publisher icon and a publisher. Any user with publishing permissions and Instagram push notifications enabled will appear in this list.
  6. Send the push notification immediately or choose to schedule, queue, draft or submit the message for approval.
  7. Open the Sprout Social push notification from your phone’s home screen or notifications feed and select Share on Instagram. Videos will be saved to your phone’s storage.
  8. Paste your caption (automatically copied to your clipboard from the push notification).
    Select Share.
Instagram Video - Compose
Instagram Video - Mobile

 

 

For more information on how to schedule Instagram posts, watch our how-to video.