{"id":1067,"date":"2021-07-27T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:49:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T12:49:14","slug":"schedule-instagram-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/schedule-instagram-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule Instagram Posts &#8211; 2 Ways To Do It For Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It used to be really difficult to schedule Instagram posts as Instagram didn\u2019t provide this functionality natively. \u00a0You had to use social media scheduler if you wanted to schedule Instagram posts.<\/p>\n<p>However, now it is very easy to preschedule posts on Instagram without using any paid tool as you can use Facebook\u2019s own business tools instead. In this tutorial, we are going to show a super easy way how you can do this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/schedule-instagram-posts\/#How_to_schedule_Instagram_posts_from_Facebook_Publishing_tool\" title=\"How to schedule Instagram posts from Facebook Publishing tool?\">How to schedule Instagram posts from Facebook Publishing tool?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/schedule-instagram-posts\/#Schedule_Instagram_posts_from_a_mobile_phone\" title=\"Schedule Instagram posts from a mobile phone\">Schedule Instagram posts from a mobile phone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/schedule-instagram-posts\/#Schedule_Posts_on_Instagram_from_Creator_Studio\" title=\"Schedule Posts on Instagram from Creator Studio\">Schedule Posts on Instagram from Creator Studio<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_schedule_Instagram_posts_from_Facebook_Publishing_tool\"><\/span>How to schedule Instagram posts from Facebook Publishing tool?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, your first option is to schedule Instagram posts from <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-publishing-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Publishing Tools<\/a>. For this method to work, you have to have an Instagram business account and then connect the Instagram business account to your Facebook page. Here is a tutorial on how you can do that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to be published<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once your Instagram business account and Facebook page is connected, here is what you have to do to schedule Instagram posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Facebook page your Instagram account is connected to<\/li>\n<li>On the left column, click on Publishing Tools. Facebook will open up Facebook Publishing Tools for you.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-740\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Facebook-Publishing-Tool-from-Facebook-page.png\" alt=\"Facebook Publishing Tool from Facebook page\" width=\"349\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Facebook-Publishing-Tool-from-Facebook-page.png 349w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Facebook-Publishing-Tool-from-Facebook-page-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018Create post\u2019 button<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1069\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-to-Instagram-from-Facebook-Publishing-tool.png\" alt=\"schedule posts to Instagram from Facebook Publishing tool\" width=\"856\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-to-Instagram-from-Facebook-Publishing-tool.png 856w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-to-Instagram-from-Facebook-Publishing-tool-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-to-Instagram-from-Facebook-Publishing-tool-768x174.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Check that your Instagram business account is ticked, this means that the Publishing Tools will post the content there.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Instagram-account-from-Facebook-Publishing-Tools.png\" alt=\"Instagram account from Facebook Publishing Tools\" width=\"436\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Instagram-account-from-Facebook-Publishing-Tools.png 436w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Instagram-account-from-Facebook-Publishing-Tools-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add the Instagram post description and upload a photo or a video.<\/li>\n<li>Now, instead of clicking on the \u2018Publish\u2019 button, click on the dropdown icon next to it. Here you will be able to select the \u2018Schedule post\u2019 option.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1063\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-Instagram-posts-from-Facebook-Publishing-Tool.png\" alt=\"schedule Instagram posts from Facebook Publishing Tool\" width=\"377\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-Instagram-posts-from-Facebook-Publishing-Tool.png 377w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-Instagram-posts-from-Facebook-Publishing-Tool-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now you can specify the exact date and time when you want your Instagram post to go live. Add the scheduled date and time and click on \u2018Save.\u2019<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1062\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/specify-scheduled-Instagram-post-on-Facebook-Publishing-TOols.png\" alt=\"specify scheduled Instagram post on Facebook Publishing Tools\" width=\"436\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/specify-scheduled-Instagram-post-on-Facebook-Publishing-TOols.png 436w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/specify-scheduled-Instagram-post-on-Facebook-Publishing-TOols-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is it, now your Instagram post has been scheduled without using any third party tool.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about how you can leverage the power of Facebook Publising Tools, check out this article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-publishing-tools\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook Publishing Tool: How to use it and where you can access it?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schedule_Instagram_posts_from_a_mobile_phone\"><\/span>Schedule Instagram posts from a mobile phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Facebook Publishing Tool should only work on desktop computer so unfortuntaly you can\u2019t schedule Instagram posts on your mobile phone with Publishing Tools. Well, at least you can\u2019t if you you don\u2019t know the workaround for that.<\/p>\n<p>Here you can checkout a workaround that will work even if your are on mobile:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"how to access publishing tools on facebook mobile\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k32grvzXUpc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schedule_Posts_on_Instagram_from_Creator_Studio\"><\/span>Schedule Posts on Instagram from Creator Studio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Make sure that your Instagram business account is added to your <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/create-facebook-business-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Business Manager<\/a> before you would try to schedule Instagram posts from Creator Studio. If you haven\u2019t connected the Insta account to the Facebook BM, here is a tutorial on how you can do this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect Instagram Business Account to Facebook Business Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once your Instagram account is connected to your Facebook Business Manager, here is how you can use the Creator Studio to schedule posts on Instagram.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can access Creator Studio from Facebook Publishing Tool by clicking on the Creator Studio link or from your Facebook home page sidebar<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1059\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creator-studio-from-Facebook-home-page.png\" alt=\"creator studio from Facebook home page\" width=\"553\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creator-studio-from-Facebook-home-page.png 553w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/creator-studio-from-Facebook-home-page-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>First, make sure you choose the Instagram user interface by switching the Icon to Instagram up on the screen.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1070\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/switch-to-instagram-in-Facebook-Creator-Studio.png\" alt=\"switch to instagram in Facebook Creator Studio\" width=\"433\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/switch-to-instagram-in-Facebook-Creator-Studio.png 433w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/switch-to-instagram-in-Facebook-Creator-Studio-300x79.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now you can click on \u2018Create Post\u2019 on the top left corner.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1058\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-new-Instagram-post-from-Creator-Studio-desktop-computer.png\" alt=\"create new Instagram post from Creator Studio desktop computer\" width=\"565\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-new-Instagram-post-from-Creator-Studio-desktop-computer.png 565w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-new-Instagram-post-from-Creator-Studio-desktop-computer-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You can add the Instagram post description and upload the photo or the video from your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Next, instead of clicking on the \u2018Publish\u2019 button, click the down arrow next to it, and select the \u2018Schedule\u2019 option.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1061\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-on-Instagram-from-Creator-Studio.png\" alt=\"schedule posts on Instagram from Creator Studio\" width=\"450\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-on-Instagram-from-Creator-Studio.png 450w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/schedule-posts-on-Instagram-from-Creator-Studio-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add the date and time you want your Insta post to be scheduled then click on the \u2018Schedule\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it, so this is the second way how you can schedule Instagram posts without using any pricey and complex social media scheduler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It used to be really difficult to schedule Instagram posts as Instagram didn\u2019t provide this functionality natively. \u00a0You had to use social media scheduler if you wanted to schedule Instagram posts. 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