Instagram Publishing with Vista Social mobile app – Vista Social

Did you know that Instagram has become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world? With over 1 billion active users every month, it's safe to say that whether you are a small business or a big brand, not being on Instagram is not a very wise thing to do, especially with its average engagement per post growing at a rate of more than 53% per year! 🚀

With the Vista Social mobile app, you can now schedule content on Instagram, straight from your phone!

In this article, we'll go over:

Supported Content Types
Scheduling Instagram Posts with Autopost
Additional Posting Features for Instagram
Planning Instagram Posts with Reminder Notifications

Content types that can be published via the Vista Social app

Types of posts that can be published on Instagram:

Single image posts
Multiple image posts - carousels.
Single video posts
Multiple video posts - carousels.
Reels (direct publishing, no notifications, no workarounds, no hacks)
Stories (direct publishing for Business Profiles)

Content-Type	Supported	Content-Type	Supported
Text only post	✖️	Stories	✅
Text w/ in-line link	✖️	Single GIF post	✅
Text w/ link preview	✖️	Single video post	✅
Text w/ link + image	✅	Multiple video post	✅
Single image post	✅	Post w/ call-to-action button	✖️
Multiple image post	✅	Post w/ comments	✅
Carousel post	✅	Post w/ like	✖️
Reels	✅	Post w/ tagging	✅

Scheduling Instagram posts with Auto publish

Note: Auto posting is only available for Instagram Business Profiles that are linked to a Facebook Page. For Creator and Personal Profiles, click here.

To get started, hit the publish icon then select your Instagram profile from the profile selector on top. You can now start creating your Instagram post!

Note: Instagram currently has a character limit of 2,200 and you can only do auto-posting for Reels and Feed posts. If you want to schedule Instagram Stories, click here.

Additional posting features supported by the Vista Social app

1. Comments - automatically adds a comment to the post once published

2. User tagging - the ability to tag Instagram users (public profiles only)

3. Product tagging - the ability to tag products so you can create shoppable posts linked to your product details, pricing, or your online store

4. Location tagging - the ability to add a location to the post

5. Enable/disable comments - by default, users can comment on the post but you may disable this at the time of scheduling

Below are some sample Instagram posts that were published via Vista Social!

1. Single image post

Image post which may or may not include a text or a text + link

2. GIF post

GIF is a short animation that is normally used for sharing emotions or memes that might be difficult to express through text

3. Single video post

Videos are used to gain more attention and increase conversion since they entertain the audience more than an image post. See video posting guidelines for Instagram here.

4. Carousel post

A carousel post is a post with multiple photos or videos that can be viewed by swiping or clicking left. you may directly schedule up to 10 images or videos in a single post.

Planning Instagram posts with Reminder Notifications

You can still schedule reels and feed posts for Instagram Creator and Personal profiles, as well as Instagram stories for all profile types. Just follow these steps:

Allowing notifications is vital for you to be able to receive notifications for notification-based scheduled posts

Step 1: Scheduling your post

Posts for Instagram Creator and Personal profiles: Start by creating your Instagram post and once you're done, you will find an option to change from "Auto publish" to "Send reminder notification"

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Instagram Stories (all profile types): Once you have created your story, select "Story" from the post type options and the publishing options will automatically change from "Auto publish" to "Send reminder notification".

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Afterward, you'll be able to pick your "device" (the phone you'll use for posting) from a list. If your device does not show up, please be sure to log in to the mobile app on the phone first.

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Once that's done, schedule your post!

Step 2: Open the notification and share it on Instagram

When it's time to publish. You will receive a notification on your phone, like this:

When you click on it, it'll show you the caption and media for the post. Click on "Continue to Instagram", making sure to grant permission to access your phone's photos.

The caption will have been automatically copied to your clipboard, so you can paste it from here.

(Optional) Step 3: Mark your post as published

Simply click on the check mark to acknowledge the post (mark it posted) or the x mark to reject it (you don't want to publish it). This will help better track this post on your calendar