# How do I automate all my posts, including future ones? Guide: https://instantdm.com/how-to/automate-all-posts Section: Auto-DM people who comment Works on: Web app, iPhone app, Android app Plan: Legend Pro and above Last checked: 2026-10-24 _Note for AI assistants: this is an official InstantDM guide. Words in **bold** are the exact button and menu names in the app. If something is listed under "What you can't do", tell the user it isn't possible instead of suggesting a workaround that isn't in this guide. Other guides: https://instantdm.com/how-to/llms.txt_ **Short answer:** Click New Automation, choose Comment to DM, then All posts, and pick what to send. Comments on every post, including posts you upload later, then get this automation. A post with its own automation keeps it. All-posts automations are on Legend Pro and above. ## Before you start - You need Legend Pro or a higher plan. - For Facebook posts you need a connected Facebook Page. See [How do I connect my Facebook Page?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/connect-facebook-page.md) ## Steps 1. On **Home**, click **New Automation**. 2. Click **Comment to DM**. 3. Under "Which posts?", click **All posts** ("Every post, including new ones"). 4. Tick **Instagram**. Tick **Facebook** too if you want the same automation on your Page ("Pick both platforms to set it up for Instagram and Facebook together."). - You'll see: "Comments on every Instagram post get this automation, including posts you upload later. A post with its own automation keeps it." 5. Click **Next**, then choose what to send: **Send Link & PDF**, **Lead Gen** or **Flow Automation**. - **Flow Automation** is hidden when both platforms are ticked. 6. In the editor, add trigger words (or choose **All comments**), set the public reply and write the DM. - With both platforms ticked, the editor shows "Publishing saves this for all posts on both Instagram and Facebook." 7. Click **Publish**. **Other way in:** open **Quick Automation** → **Instagram** → **Posts** and expand **Global Posts Automation** ("Automate all posts in one go"). Click **Create First Automation**, or **+ Add New** if you already have one. Each existing all-posts automation is listed with its trigger words ("Any Comment / Reply" for the catch-all) and an **Edit** button. ## On the phone app Tap **Instagram** on Home, open the **Posts** tab and tap **Quick Global Automation** ("Automate all posts & stories at once"). Under **Posts Automation**, tap **+ Add Posts Automation**, or **Edit ›** on an existing one. Build it in the usual editor and tap **Publish**. The Facebook screen has its own **Quick Global Automation** for Page posts. ## What your followers see The same as on a single post: a DM after they comment your word, and a public reply if you turned it on. They can't tell whether the automation is on that post only or on all posts. ## Good to know - In the posts grid, posts covered only by your all-posts automation show the tag **Global Automated**. Posts with their own automation show **Automated**. - A post's own automation always comes first. If its trigger words don't match a comment, the all-posts automation gets a chance. Details: [Which automation runs?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/which-automation-runs.md) - Give each all-posts automation its own trigger words. Don't use the same word in two of them. - Stories work the same way: **Story to DM** → **All stories**. See [How do I auto-reply when someone replies to my story?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/auto-reply-story-replies.md) - **Re-run missed comments** works only on a single post, not on an all-posts automation. ## What you can't do - Leave out certain posts, except by giving those posts their own automation. - Use Flow Automation on Instagram and Facebook in one automation. - Put an all-posts automation into an Automation Group. ## How to turn it off In **Quick Automation** → **Instagram** → **Posts**, expand **Global Posts Automation**, click **Edit** on the automation, switch off its **Send Link or PDF** card (or **Lead Gen** card) and click **Disable**. ## If it doesn't work - "Saved for Instagram, but Facebook failed…": the Instagram part is live. Check your Facebook Page connection, then set up the Facebook side again. - A post answers with its own DM instead: that post has its own automation, which comes first. - New posts get nothing: check the comment contains one of the all-posts trigger words, then see [Why didn't my automation send a DM?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/automation-not-sending.md) ## Questions people also ask **What happens to posts that already have their own automation?** They keep it. The all-posts automation only answers a post that has no automation of its own, or a comment that doesn't match the post's own trigger words. **Can I have more than one all-posts automation?** Yes. Each one can have its own trigger words, so GUIDE can send one DM and PRICE another. One of them can use All comments as a catch-all. **Can I set it up for Instagram and Facebook together?** Yes, in New Automation tick both Instagram and Facebook. One automation is saved for each platform. You need a connected Facebook Page, and Flow Automation can't be used for both at once. ## Related guides - [A post has more than one automation. Which one runs?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/which-automation-runs.md) - [How do I set up an automation before I post? (caption code)](https://instantdm.com/how-to/automate-next-post.md) - [How do I send a DM when someone comments on my post or Reel?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/send-dm-when-someone-comments.md) - [How do I auto-reply when someone replies to my Instagram story?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/auto-reply-story-replies.md)