How do I schedule Instagram Stories?

Tackle your Instagram strategy from end-to-end using Sprout’s Instagram Story Scheduling workflow. Whether you create your Story on desktop or on the fly in Sprout’s Mobile app, you can choose your images, add Story Notes and even Link Stickers to complete your Story.

Note: If you want to add more than one photo or video to your Instagram Story, you need to use the Mobile Publishing workflow instead. Learn more about that process here.

How do I schedule a Story on desktop?

To schedule an Instagram Story using Sprout’s desktop version:

1. Open Compose.
2. Select the Instagram profile you want to post a Story to from the Profile Picker. 
3. Toggle on This is a story.
4. For direct publishing, choose a single photo or video. This will publish the media directly to your Story at the time of publishing.
5. If you would like to include text, links, or stickers with your published Story, you will need to use the Mobile Publishing Workflow and add these items during the mobile workflow steps

6. (Mobile Publishing Workflow) Click the pencil icon on your media and select Mobile Publisher Notes.

   

7. Add any notes for your Mobile Publisher (including a caption or link sticker URL) that can then be copied to their clipboard and added to the content while working through the publishing steps in the Sprout Social Mobile app. 
8. (Mobile Publishing Workflow) select a Mobile Publisher under Publishing Workflows
9. Select the date and time you want to post the Story. 
10. Click Schedule or Submit. Your Story is scheduled and appears on the Publishing Calendar.

FAQs

Can I schedule an Instagram Story using the Sprout Social mobile apps?

Yes, this is supported for both the iOS and Android mobile apps. 

What are the media requirements when scheduling an Instagram Story post? 

Check out these articles for more information: 

• Image Requirements per Network with Sprout Publishing
• Video Requirements per Network with Sprout Publishing

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