Schedule a week of Instagram posts in one sitting

You need a public account ^[1]. Then, from Instagram's Help Centre ^[1]:

1. Tap Create in the top left, or swipe right anywhere in your feed, then tap Post or Reel.
2. Pick your photo or video and tap Next. Add your caption.
3. Tap More options.
4. Turn on Schedule this post or Schedule this reel, then choose the date and time.
5. Tap Done, then Back, then Schedule.

You can schedule up to 25 posts a day, up to 30 days ahead ^[1]. Product tags, collaborative posts, sponsored posts and fundraisers don't work with scheduled posts yet ^[1].

Go to your profile, tap Menu in the top right, and under Your insights and tools tap Scheduled content ^[1]. Each post has Delete, Edit post, Reschedule and Share now ^[1], so a late change doesn't mean starting over.

Meta Business Suite plans what you publish on Facebook and Instagram in one planner, with a weekly or monthly view ^[2]. It schedules posts, stories and reels ^[2]; the Instagram app's own scheduling covers reels, photos and carousels, not stories ^[1].

On the Business Suite app, tap Content, make your post, tap Schedule for later and pick the time ^[3]. You'll find it on its date in the Planner ^[3]. It works on a computer too ^[3].

Use it when you post the same thing to Facebook and Instagram, or when you want stories planned with the rest.

Scheduling tools post through Meta's publishing rules for apps, which take pictures from 4:5 to 1.91:1 ^[4]. So size photos at 1080 x 1350 if a tool will post them, not the taller 3:4 the app allows ^[5]. The Instagram post size guide has the rest.

A tool is worth it when Instagram is one of several networks you post to, or when someone else needs to see the week before it goes out.

Postmosis schedules posts to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube and Threads from one calendar, once your accounts are connected. Each post shows Scheduled, Posted with a link, or Failed with the reason and a Retry. See scheduling

• Only Instagram, no stories: the Instagram app is enough.
• Instagram and Facebook, stories included: Meta Business Suite.
• Several networks from one place: a scheduling tool.

Whichever you pick, check two things first: the best time to post for your followers, and how many hashtags the post carries.