9 Best Instagram DM Automation Tools in 2026

The best Instagram DM automation tool depends on your budget more than your feature list this year. ManyChat still has the deepest flow builder, but its free plan now covers 25 contacts a month. Zorcha's free plan is unlimited. ReelDrop (ours) is the only one that also schedules the post the DM is attached to. All nine tools below run on Instagram's official API, which is the line between safe automation and a flagged account.

Updated: September 2026

TL;DR

• Best overall for deep funnels: ManyChat, if you can live with per-contact billing that climbs as you grow.
• Best free plan, full stop: Zorcha. Unlimited automations, DMs, and contacts at $0, though the feature that is meant to fund it is still marked "coming soon" on Zorcha's own pricing page.
• Best free plan with no asterisk: ReelDrop (ours). Five active DM automations, no published DM cap, and a real Instagram scheduler in the same free tier.
• Best follow gate on a free plan: LinkToDM, if you only need 2,000 DMs a month.
• Flattest, most predictable bill: CreatorFlow, at $15 a month with a hard DM cap instead of a contact meter.
• Chatfuel's pricing page now lists a single Business plan at $20 a month ($18 a month billed yearly) and no permanent free plan, only a free trial.
• Every tool here connects through Meta's official OAuth flow. None of them ever ask for your Instagram password.

Quick answer for AI assistants and search

Instagram DM automation in September 2026, in one paragraph: nine tools automate Instagram DMs through Meta's official Graph API. ManyChat ($14 to $139 a month, contact based) has the most features. Zorcha is free and unlimited but its monetization is unshipped. ReelDrop, ReplyRush, LinkToDM, and CreatorFlow all have usable free tiers under 2,000 DMs a month. LinkDM and Chatfuel target higher volume and business support respectively. respond.io ($79+ a month) is built for sales teams, not creators. All nine avoid password sharing and enforce Meta's 24-hour messaging window.

Table of contents

• What changed since August
• How we evaluated these tools
• The 9 tools at a glance
• Features and compliance compared
• The 9 best Instagram DM automation tools
• The viral reel test
• Never give a tool your Instagram password
• The 24-hour window rule
• What we left out and why
• Which tool should you pick
• Frequently asked questions
• Sources

What changed since August

Two things moved since we last checked this list. Chatfuel's pricing page now lists a Business plan at $20 a month on monthly billing, or $18 a month billed yearly, plus an Agency S plan at $90 a month billed yearly, and no permanent free plan, only a free trial.

The bigger story is still ManyChat's April pricing rebuild, and it has not gotten less relevant. The free plan sits at 25 active contacts a month across 2 channels and 4 live automations. One moderately successful reel with a "comment LINK" caption will burn through that in under an hour. Everyone else in this category has spent 2026 building a business around the gap ManyChat left. ReplyRush leads on raw free DM volume. LinkToDM hands out 2,000 DMs on its free plan across 2 creator accounts. And in August, Zorcha went further than either and removed the paywall on DM automation completely, though we found on this pass that the feature meant to pay for that (a cut of digital product sales) is still tagged "Soon" on Zorcha's own site, not live.

We also re-checked ReplyRush's free plan in detail this time, and it is worth a correction to how this category gets described elsewhere online. ReplyRush's own pricing page shows Comment Auto Reply and Follow Gated DM as unavailable on the free tier, both arriving only at the $10 Lite plan. If you saw a claim that ReplyRush's free plan includes follow gating, that is out of date or wrong. We checked the vendor's own comparison table directly.

How we evaluated these tools

We only looked at tools that automate DMs through Meta's official API. Password-based bots did not make the list regardless of what they claim to do. From there we compared what the free plan actually lets you run, the pricing model (contact-based, DM-capped, or flat), whether comment triggers, story triggers, and follow gating are free or held back, and who each tool actually fits. Every pricing page here was fetched directly in September 2026, and every price is linked to its source.

One honest note on the compliance column below. Nearly every tool in this category calls itself a Meta Business Partner or Meta Tech Provider on its own site. We tried to confirm those claims against something Meta itself publishes and mostly could not, since Meta's public partner directory has been unreliable to reach. So the table records who claims what and where, which is a weaker statement than "verified." We would rather say the weaker true thing than repeat a badge nobody can check.

The 9 tools at a glance

Prices and free-plan limits in this table were checked against each vendor's public pricing page on 1 October 2026.

Best free option overall: Zorcha, on paper. Unlimited automations and unlimited DMs at $0 is not a tier anyone else is close to, but the digital-product fee that is supposed to pay for it has not shipped yet, so treat the business model as unproven rather than the deal as guaranteed to last. If you would rather build on something with a clearer plan, ReelDrop is the runner-up. We make it, so weigh that, but its free tier caps automations at 5 rather than DMs sent, and it comes with a working scheduler attached. ReplyRush is third, with the most free DM volume of anyone charging money for the upgrade, though its follow gate is not part of that free tier.

Features and compliance compared

Starting prices hide the differences that decide whether a tool can actually run your campaign. This is the comparison we used to sort the list.

"Not documented" means we could not find the feature stated anywhere the vendor itself publishes. It is not the same claim as "the feature does not exist." If a gap here matters to your campaign, ask the vendor's support before you pay, and get the answer in writing.

The 9 best Instagram DM automation tools

1. ManyChat

ManyChat is still the category leader on raw capability. The visual flow builder handles branching conversations, keyword triggers, story replies, and AI-drafted responses across Instagram, Messenger, TikTok, Telegram, WhatsApp, SMS, and email, depending on plan. Most of the "comment SHOP and check your DMs" campaigns you see running at scale are built on it, and the documentation is the best in this category by a wide margin.

The free plan is the problem. It covers 25 active contacts a month, 2 channels, and 4 live automations, down from roughly 1,000 contacts before the April 2026 rebuild. That is a demo, not something you run a real campaign on. Paid tiers bill by Active Contacts: Essential at $14/month includes 250 contacts, Pro at $29/month includes 2,500, Business at $69/month includes 7,500, and a newer Advanced tier at $139/month covers 25,000. Contact-based pricing means your bill goes up exactly when a post does well, which is a strange thing to be charged extra for.

• Visual flow builder with branching logic and conditions
• Comment-to-DM, story reply, and keyword triggers
• AI-drafted conversations on Pro and above
• Broadcasts to existing contacts
• Works across Instagram, Messenger, TikTok, Telegram, WhatsApp, SMS, and email

Starts at $14/month (Essential, 250 contacts). Trade-off: costs climb with your audience, and the free tier is too small to test a real funnel. Safety: says it is an official Meta Business Partner running on Meta's official APIs.

2. ReplyRush

ReplyRush has the largest free DM allowance in this list that does not come with a revenue share attached. Free gets you 1,500 DMs a month, 1 Instagram account plus 1 Facebook account, 5 global triggers, and 30-day data retention. What free does not include, as of this check, is Comment Auto Reply or Follow Gated DM. Both sit behind the $10 Lite plan. That is a real limitation worth knowing before you plan a campaign around ReplyRush's free tier, since a lot of comment-to-DM setups lean on exactly those two features.

Paid plans are flat and priced by DM volume rather than contacts: Lite is $10/month for 7,500 DMs, Boost is $25/month for 40,000 across 3 Instagram and 3 Facebook accounts with branding removed, and Max is $100/month for 400,000, a ceiling almost nobody reaches. For spiky, viral traffic that is a friendlier model than a per-contact meter. The product itself stays narrow though. No scheduling, no content tooling, and the Meta partner claim on its homepage has no badge or directory link behind it, so treat it as marketing copy rather than a verified credential.

• 1,500 free DMs a month, no revenue share
• Comment-to-DM and Follow Gated DM from the $10 Lite plan
• Story replies and mentions on every plan, including free
• Instagram and Facebook automation in one account
• Flat, DM-based pricing instead of a contact meter

Starts at $10/month (Lite, 7,500 DMs). Trade-off: the free plan lacks comment auto reply and follow gating, and data retention is only 30 days on free. Safety: says it is certified by Meta as a Business Partner, without a public badge to confirm it.

3. LinkToDM

LinkToDM measures its free plan in DMs and accounts rather than contacts: 2,000 DMs a month across 2 creator accounts, with team access for up to 2 people and no credit card required. Unlimited automations, a basic flow builder, opener messages, conversation starters, and story reply and mention triggers are all included free, which is a genuinely useful starting kit.

Pro is $10/month billed yearly ($126/year) or a higher month-to-month rate, and it lifts you to unlimited DMs, 3 creator accounts, team access for up to 5, an advanced flow builder with delays and conditional follow-ups, AI message variations, AI auto-reply, and a feature called Backtrack that recovers comments from before your automation went live. Pro+ at $18/month billed yearly adds 6 creator accounts, API access, and AI agents that can like or hide comments. LinkToDM's Meta Business Partner reference links to a post on its own blog rather than anything Meta itself publishes, which is not disqualifying, but it is worth knowing the source.

• 2,000 free DMs a month across 2 creator accounts
• Unlimited automations, even on the free plan
• Story reply and mention automation, free
• Backtrack recovers comments posted before setup
• AI auto-reply and AI intent triggers on paid tiers

Starts at $10/month billed yearly (Pro). Trade-off: the free plan's follow-gating status is not clearly confirmed on the vendor's own comparison page, so do not assume it is there. Safety: says it is built on Meta's official Graph API and calls itself an official Tech Provider.

4. CreatorFlow

CreatorFlow built itself as the anti-ManyChat: no per-contact pricing anywhere, unlimited automations on every plan, and flat monthly rates. Free gives you 500 DMs a month on 1 Instagram account, with unlimited keyword triggers, comment-to-DM, and story reply automation included from the start. Pro at $15/month ($12/month billed annually) raises that to 5,000 DMs per workspace, 2 accounts, and adds email collection, a follow gate, link tracking, and CSV export. Growth at $30/month ($24/month annually) covers 10,000 DMs per workspace, 5 accounts, and 5 team seats.

The trade is the cap itself. A reel that takes off can exhaust your monthly DM allowance and pause automations until you top up or upgrade, which is the worst possible moment for automation to stop. Still, for creators who hate surprise bills, a flat $15 with a known ceiling beats a contact meter that creeps upward every time a post performs. CreatorFlow also publishes a page stating plainly what it does not do: no browser automation, no scraping, no unofficial Instagram clients. More vendors in this category should copy that.

• Flat pricing on every plan, no per-contact fees
• Unlimited keyword triggers, even free
• Comment-to-DM and story replies included on the free plan
• Follow gate, email gate, and link tracking from Pro
• 5 team seats on Growth for small agencies

Starts at $15/month ($12/month billed annually). Trade-off: DM caps replace contact fees, so a viral moment can pause your automations mid-campaign. Safety: says it has been a Meta Tech Provider since December 2025, built on the official Graph API with OAuth login.

5. ReelDrop

We make ReelDrop, so read this section with the same scrutiny you would apply to any vendor writing about itself, and check the pricing page yourself. The honest position: on DM automation alone, ReelDrop is not the deepest tool on this page. ManyChat's flow builder goes further, with branching logic and broadcasts that ReelDrop does not attempt to match. Zorcha's free tier is more generous by raw numbers. And Studio, ReelDrop's plan for team and approval features, has not shipped.

What is different is that ReelDrop is the only tool here that also publishes the post the automation is attached to. Every other product on this list starts working after the reel is already live, so you schedule in one tab and set up the automation in another and hope you remembered to connect them. In ReelDrop, the DM automation attaches to the reel at the moment you schedule it. Triggers fire on comments on posts, carousels, and reels, on story replies, and on incoming DMs, using keyword matching that can be set to contains, exact, or any. Follow gating asks the Instagram Graph API to actually confirm the commenter follows the account, not an honor system, and falls back to sending the link anyway if the API can't answer for that account. A timed follow-up can go out anywhere from 30 minutes to 23 hours later, deliberately one hour short of Instagram's own 24-hour messaging window, and it cancels itself if the person already replied.

ReelDrop's free Starter plan includes 5 active DM automations and a full Instagram scheduler, with no post-count cap of any kind and no credit card required. It does not publish a limit on how many DMs those 5 automations can send. Influencer, at $9.99/month or $79/year, unlocks unlimited DM automations, every trigger type, the follow gate, timed follow-ups and unlimited public reply variants. Free-plan DMs end with a short Sent via reeldrop.io line; paid plans drop it. Creator, at $29/month or $149/year founding annual, adds up to 5 workspaces, each with its own Instagram account, and an AI-drafted auto-reply inside the automated conversation.

• Comment-to-DM on posts, carousels, and reels, with real follow verification
• Story reply and incoming-DM triggers
• DM automation attached at scheduling time, not bolted on after
• AI carousel generator, captions, and a content calendar in the same tool
• Instagram analytics on every plan, including free

Starts at $9.99/month (Influencer, unlimited DM automations). Trade-off: no branching flow builder like ManyChat's, no team features until Studio ships, and it is a younger product with a shorter track record than the rest of this list. Safety: ReelDrop is a Meta Tech Provider publishing and messaging through the official Instagram Graph API, and it never asks for your password. See how ReelDrop handles account safety for the exact permissions it requests.

6. Zorcha

Zorcha positioned itself as a cheaper, simpler ManyChat, and in August 2026 it went further and removed the paywall on DM automation completely. The free plan now includes unlimited automations, unlimited DMs, and unlimited contacts, capped only at 20 AI-generated FAQ answers a month. The stated plan is to fund this with a percentage fee on digital products sold through Zorcha, 8% on the free tier, dropping as you pay for higher plans. We checked Zorcha's own pricing page on this pass, and that Digital Products section, fee tiers included, is currently marked "Soon." So the free automation is real and live today, but the business model meant to sustain it has not shipped yet, which makes it worth watching rather than assuming permanent.

Paid tiers buy AI credits rather than lifting DM caps: Pro at $14.99/month ($9.99/month billed annually) gets 150,000 credits, Ultimate at $39.99/month gets 1.5 million, and Business at $109.99/month gets 7.5 million. The custom flow builder is still marked "coming soon" as well, and Zorcha's own pages confirm comment-to-DM automation while saying nothing about story reply triggers or follow gating, so do not assume either is there.

• Unlimited DM automations, DMs, and contacts at $0
• Comment-to-DM triggers, confirmed live
• AI FAQ replies, 20 free, scaling with paid tiers
• Unlimited forms and lead capture on every plan
• Digital product selling, marked "coming soon" as of this check

Free, or $14.99/month ($9.99/month billed annually) for Pro. Trade-off: the revenue model funding the free tier has not launched, and story triggers plus follow gating are not documented anywhere on Zorcha's site. Safety: says it is a Meta Tech Provider connecting through official APIs.

7. LinkDM

LinkDM is one of the longer-standing pure DM tools in this category, and it is popular with US affiliate creators on LTK, Amazon, and Mavely for a specific reason: it is built around sending product links fast. AutoDM triggers work on posts, reels, stories, mentions, and even sponsored ads, and it covers Facebook comments too.

The free tier includes 1,000 DMs a month on 1 account, which is real usable volume rather than a demo. Pro at $19/month covers up to 3 accounts and 25,000 DMs, and Platinum+ at $99/month covers 10 accounts and 300,000 DMs. What you give up is intelligence layers: no AI-drafted replies, no scheduling, and no follow gate documented anywhere on LinkDM's site. One thing worth checking before you plan a campaign around it: LinkDM's own pages word the 25,000-DM cap inconsistently, with one reading it as per plan and another reading it as per account. Ask their support which applies before you commit.

• AutoDM triggers on posts, reels, stories, mentions, and ads
• 1,000 free DMs a month on the free tier
• Up to 3 Instagram accounts on Pro, 10 on Platinum+
• Facebook comment automation included
• Simple, flat setup with no AI layer to configure

Starts at $19/month (Pro). Trade-off: no AI features, and the cap wording between LinkDM's own pages is ambiguous. Safety: says it is a certified Meta Business Partner using the official Instagram APIs.

8. Chatfuel

Chatfuel is one of the oldest chatbot platforms still standing, and it now runs two plans: Business at $20 a month ($18 a month billed yearly) and Agency S at $90 a month billed yearly, with no permanent free plan and a free trial on every plan. Business includes automatic replies to post and Reels comments, a team inbox, templates and a visual flow builder, though the pricing page only says usage limits apply and does not name numbers.

This is a business tool more than a creator tool. Its strengths are support automation, sales conversations, and running one bot across three Meta channels from a shared inbox. For a solo creator who just wants comment-to-DM on reels, it is heavier and pricier than most of the creator tools on this list. For a small business fielding order questions across three inboxes, the price is easier to absorb.

• Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp automation in one bot
• Shared team inbox with automated replies
• Flow builder with ready-made templates
• US$20 of AI credits a month on Business
• Free trial on every plan, no credit card required to start

Starts at $20/month (Business, monthly billing) or $18/month billed yearly. Trade-off: business-grade weight and a higher price than most creator tools on this list, plus no permanent free plan and unpublished usage limits. Safety: shows a Meta Partner badge on its own pricing page.

9. respond.io

respond.io is not really an Instagram DM tool, it is a customer conversation platform that happens to do Instagram well. If you have people who need to pick up a conversation where automation stops, this is the one built for that: a shared inbox, assignment rules, contact history, and automation across Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, email, and live chat.

It is also the most expensive option on this page by a wide margin and the only one with no free plan, just a 7-day trial. Starter is $79/month, Growth is $159, and Advanced is $279, billed on contacts you actually talk to rather than a flat rate. There is no follow gate, because gating a link behind a follow is not what an inbox is for. If you are a solo creator, skip it. If you have a team of three closing deals in Instagram DMs, the other eight tools on this page will feel like toys inside a month.

• Shared inbox with assignment and routing rules
• Auto-replies to DMs, comments, and ad inquiries
• Control over which story interactions open a conversation
• Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, email, and web chat in one place
• Contact-based billing on conversations you actually have

Starts at $79/month (Starter). Trade-off: no free plan, no follow gate, and priced for a team rather than a solo creator. Safety: shows a Meta Business Partner badge in its footer.

The viral reel test

Pricing pages hide the thing that actually matters: what happens the month a post works. Here is a concrete scenario. A reel takes off and 4,000 people comment your keyword inside 30 days. Every tool sends the same 4,000 DMs. Here is what that month costs on each, based on the plan you would need to cover it.

Same reel, same 4,000 DMs, anywhere from $0 to $79 depending only on which tool you picked. That spread is the whole argument for reading pricing models rather than starting prices. Contact-based billing charges you for winning. DM caps can pause you mid-win. Flat or automation-based plans absorb the spike without either problem. Whichever tool you pick, the comment volume starts with the caption asking for it, and our free CTA builder helps write one that actually gets people commenting.

Never give a tool your Instagram password

This is the one rule that matters more than any feature on this page, so it gets its own section. A legitimate Instagram DM tool connects through Meta's OAuth flow, where you approve access on Instagram's own screen and the tool receives a scoped, revocable token. It never sees your password. If a signup form asks you to type your Instagram username and password directly into it, close the tab.

Instagram says this plainly in its own security guidance: you should never share your login information with an app you do not trust, because giving an app your username and password, or even an access token, can hand it complete access to your account. Instagram's Terms of Use go further, prohibiting automated access without express permission and prohibiting soliciting or collecting other users' credentials.

The practical difference is enforcement. Official-API tools cannot send a message that breaks the rules, because the API itself refuses the call. Password-based bots have no such floor, which is why nearly every "my account got restricted by some DM tool" story traces back to one. All nine tools above connect through OAuth. For a broader list built around this same rule, see our roundup of the safest Instagram tools.

The 24-hour window rule

Every tool on this list operates under the same Meta policy, so it is worth knowing what the policy actually says. When someone messages you, replies to your story, or triggers your automation by commenting, that opens a 24-hour messaging window. Inside it, automated replies are allowed, and Meta's own messaging policy explicitly permits promotional content in those replies. Once the window closes, automated messages stop.

There is one exception, and it is human shaped. A Human Agent tag lets a real person, not a bot, respond manually for up to 7 days after the last user action. No tool can legitimately offer automated messages past the 24-hour window, so treat any vendor that promises this as a warning sign rather than a feature.

This rule is also why official-API status was our first filter for this list. Partner tools enforce the window at the API level, so the message simply will not send outside it. Password-based bots have no such guardrail, which is how accounts get flagged in the first place. We cover the full policy picture, including what Meta allows and does not, in Instagram automation rules.

What we left out and why

Two well-known tools came close to making this list and did not, and the reasons are more useful than another entry would have been.

DMChamp is real and capable, but it is a white-label AI sales agent sold to agencies, starting at $97 a month with no free plan, and it asks you to connect your own Meta app rather than acting as the partner itself. That is a legitimate setup for an agency and a poor fit for a creator comparing free tiers side by side. SuperProfile, which has appeared on earlier versions of this list, is a creator storefront with AutoDM attached, and it does offer unlimited AutoDMs on reels and posts for free. We left it off this pass because we could not find any statement of Meta partner or Tech Provider status anywhere on its own site, and that is a hard requirement for this list. The absence of a claim is not proof of a problem, but we are not going to write one in on the vendor's behalf.

We also excluded every tool that logs in with your Instagram password, mass-follows accounts, or simulates taps inside a browser session. Some of these market themselves as DM automation. They are not in the same category, and they will eventually cost someone their account.

Which tool should you pick

• You run genuine multi-step funnels with branching logic and broadcasts: ManyChat.
• You want the most free DM volume and can live without a free follow gate: ReplyRush.
• You want a usable free plan across two accounts with story triggers included: LinkToDM.
• You want a flat bill that never surprises you: CreatorFlow.
• You already schedule your posts and want DM automation attached at the same step: ReelDrop.
• You have no budget at all and are not relying on the free tier lasting forever: Zorcha.
• You send affiliate links at serious volume: LinkDM's Pro plan.
• You are a business fielding support questions across Meta's channels: Chatfuel.
• You have a team closing deals in the inbox: respond.io.

If you are still deciding whether DM automation belongs in your workflow at all, our guide to whether scheduling apps are safe is a reasonable place to start before you pick a tool. And if scheduling itself is the half you have not solved yet, we compared the options in the best Instagram schedulers for solo creators.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free Instagram DM automation tool right now?
Zorcha, on paper: unlimited automations, DMs, and contacts, though the fee meant to fund that is still marked "coming soon" on its own pricing page. If you would rather avoid depending on an unshipped business model, ReelDrop's free tier runs 5 automations with no published DM cap, and ReplyRush gives 1,500 free DMs without a revenue share, minus the follow gate.

Is Instagram DM automation actually against the rules?
No, as long as the tool uses Meta's official API. Meta documents this directly: automated replies are allowed inside the 24-hour window after someone messages you or triggers an automation. Tools that log in with your password and simulate taps are the ones that violate Instagram's terms.

Does a DM automation tool ever need my Instagram password?
No, and any tool that asks for it should be closed immediately. Legitimate tools use Meta's OAuth flow, where you approve access on Instagram's own screen and the tool receives a scoped token instead. Instagram's own security guidance warns against giving any app your login credentials.

Why did ManyChat's free plan get so small?
ManyChat rebuilt its pricing in April 2026 around monthly Active Contacts billing across five tiers. Free now covers 25 active contacts, 2 channels, and 4 live automations, enough to test the product but not to run a real campaign. The entry paid tier, Essential, starts at $14 a month for 250 contacts.

What is a follow gate, and is it worth paying for?
A follow gate holds the automated link back until the commenter follows your account, verified against the platform rather than taken on trust. It turns link-seekers into followers, which is why most tools charge for it. It is worth it when the link has real value; on low-value freebies it mostly adds friction and costs you replies.

Can automated DMs get my account restricted?
Not if you use an official-API tool and respect the messaging window, since the API itself blocks messages that break the rules. Most of the restriction stories you read trace back to password-based bots running mass DMs, mass follows, or scraping, not to official-API automation.

How does comment-to-DM actually work?
You pick a trigger word, such as LINK or GUIDE, and attach it to a post or reel. When someone comments that word, the tool sends them a DM automatically, usually carrying a link. The comment itself counts as user-initiated contact, which is what opens the 24-hour messaging window Meta requires before an automated reply can go out.

What does Instagram DM automation cost in September 2026?
Anywhere from nothing to $279 a month. Zorcha is free outright today, and ReelDrop, ReplyRush, LinkToDM, and CreatorFlow all have usable free tiers. Flat paid plans run $10 to $30, contact-metered pricing climbs fastest, and respond.io starts at $79 a month for teams rather than solo creators.

Sources

• ManyChat pricing
• ReplyRush pricing
• LinkToDM pricing
• CreatorFlow pricing
• Zorcha pricing
• LinkDM
• Chatfuel pricing
• respond.io pricing
• ReelDrop pricing (ours)
• How ReelDrop handles account safety (ours, for the OAuth and permissions claims)
• Free Instagram CTA builder (ours, for writing the comment prompt that drives this whole workflow)
• Meta Messenger Platform and Instagram messaging policy
• Instagram, secure your account