# How do I organize, duplicate or copy a flow to Facebook? Guide: https://instantdm.com/how-to/organize-and-copy-flows Section: Multi-step flows Works on: Web app Plan: Trendsetter 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:** In Flow Automation, click New Folder to make folders, then drag flows onto them or tick flows and use Move to folder. To copy a flow, open the ⋮ menu on its row, click Duplicate and choose To Instagram, To Facebook or Both platforms. The copy is a draft. A copy to the other platform needs its posts picked again. Then click Set Live. The **Flow Automation** page lists all your Instagram and Facebook flows together, with folders on the left. ## Before you start - You need **Trendsetter and above**. - To copy a flow to Facebook, your Facebook Page must be connected. See [connect your Facebook Page](https://instantdm.com/how-to/connect-facebook-page.md). ## Steps 1. Click **Flow Automation** in the left sidebar. You'll see **Flow Automations**, with folders on the left and your flows split into **Live** and **Drafts**. 2. To make a folder, click **New Folder**, type a name, pick an emoji and click **Create**. - For a folder inside a folder, click the **+** next to a folder ("New subfolder"). - The folder's menu has **New subfolder**, **Rename**, **Change emoji** and **Delete folder**. 3. To move flows, drag a row onto a folder. Or tick several rows and click **Move to folder**. You'll see "Moved N flows to ...". 4. To find a flow, use **Search all Automations**, the trigger filter (**Any trigger**, **Comments**, **DMs**, **Story replies**) and the status filter (**Any status**, **Live**, **Draft**). **All flows** and **Uncategorized** are on the left. 5. To copy a flow, click **⋮** on its row, then **Duplicate**, and choose: - **To Instagram:** a copy on Instagram. - **To Facebook:** a copy for your Facebook Page. - **Both platforms:** one copy on each. 6. Find the copy in **Drafts**. It's named " (Copy)", or " (Copy – Facebook)" when copied to the other platform (or "(Copy – Instagram)" the other way round). 7. Open the copy and check each step. If you copied to the other platform, click the **Trigger** card and pick the posts again. 8. Click **Set Live**. ## On the phone app You can't make folders or duplicate flows in the InstantDM app. Use the web app at app.instantdm.com on a computer. ## What your followers see Nothing changes until you click **Set Live** on the copy. The original flow keeps running as before. ## Good to know - Folders are per account and hold both Instagram and Facebook flows. - Delete folder asks first and says "Flows are never deleted." The flows move to **Uncategorized**. - A copy includes all steps, texts, buttons, connections and trigger words. - Copying to the other platform clears the selected posts, so pick them again. - Copying to Facebook turns off story reply triggers, because Facebook has no story automations. - On Facebook, `{{username}}` gives the display name and follower checks always pass. See [what works differently on Facebook](https://instantdm.com/how-to/facebook-vs-instagram.md). - If the original and the copy are both live with the same trigger word on the same platform, only the one published last runs. Change the word or switch one off. - Rows that still need a trigger show a "Needs a trigger" badge. ## What you can't do - Use folders in the phone app. - Share a whole folder. - Delete several flows at once. - Duplicate a flow straight into another InstantDM account. Use [share a flow](https://instantdm.com/how-to/share-a-flow.md) instead. ## How to turn it off Switch off the flow's row and click **Yes, Unpublish**. To remove a flow: **⋮** → **Delete** → **Yes, Delete**. A deleted flow can't be restored. See [turn a flow on or off](https://instantdm.com/how-to/set-flow-live.md). ## If it doesn't work - **"Failed to duplicate."** → reload the page and try again. - **The Facebook copy won't publish** → check that your Facebook Page is connected and that you picked Facebook posts in the Trigger card. - **Only one of the two flows answers** → the copy and the original share a trigger word. Only the one published last runs. Change the word or switch one off. ## Questions people also ask **Does deleting a folder delete my flows?** No. Flows in it move to Uncategorized and subfolders move up a level. Flows are never deleted with a folder. **Do folders change how my flows run?** No. Folders only help you find flows. They have no effect on what is sent. **Does the copy include my unpublished edits?** Yes. Duplicate copies the latest draft, including changes you haven't published yet. **Can I copy a flow to another Instagram account I manage?** Not with Duplicate. Use a share link, then switch to the other account and import it. See the guide on reusing a flow on another account. ## Related guides - [How do I share a flow or import one someone shared?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/share-a-flow.md) - [How do I reuse an automation or flow on another InstantDM account?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/copy-automation-to-another-account.md) - [What works differently on Facebook?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/facebook-vs-instagram.md) - [How do I turn a flow on, and what do the Set Live errors mean?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/set-flow-live.md)