# How do I save an automation and reuse it on other posts? Guide: https://instantdm.com/how-to/save-and-reuse-automation 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:** After you publish from a post's page, type a name under Save to Library and click Save to Library. To reuse it, open another post's editor and use Copy Automation, From Library, or go to Quick Automation, Saved Libraries tab, pick the setup and click Use this. Copying is on Legend Pro and above. ## Before you start - Copying from your previous post or from the Library needs Legend Pro or a higher plan. - The **Library** is your list of saved setups (trigger words, replies and DM) that you can copy onto other posts. ## Steps 1. Open a post from **Quick Automation** → **Instagram** → **Posts**, click its **Send Link or PDF** card, set it up and click **Publish**. 2. In the "Automated Successfully!" window, type a **Configuration Name**, for example "Summer sale". 3. Click **Save to Library**. - If you set the post up with **New Automation**, you return to Home instead of seeing this window. Open the post from **Quick Automation** and click **Publish** again to get it. 4. To reuse it, open another post's **Send Link or PDF** editor. 5. Under **Copy Automation**, next to **From Library**, click **Browse Library**. In "Saved Automations", click **Apply** on the setup you want. - Or turn on **From previous post** to copy the setup you last published in this browser. 6. Check the words and links, then click **Publish**. **Apply to many posts at once:** open **Quick Automation** → the **Saved Libraries** tab ("Your saved Lead Gen and Send Link & PDF automations…"). Pick a setup on the left to preview it, click **Use this**, tick the posts or stories in "Use this automation", and click **Apply to N**. ## Manage your Library - Filter by type (**All**, **Send Link & PDF**, **Lead Gen**) and by **Platform** (Instagram or Facebook). - **Edit** changes the whole saved setup ("Edit Library Automation"). **Rename** changes its name. - Tick 2 or more items and click **Delete (N)** to remove them. - In the Lead Gen editor, use **Copy Previous** or **Browse Library** ("Lead Gen Library"). ## On the phone app - Save: after you tap **Publish**, the success window offers **Save to Library**. Type a **Configuration Name** and tap **Save to Library**. - Reuse: at the top of the editor, under **Copy Automation**, tap **Browse Library** ("Automation Library") and tap a saved name, then **Publish**. - **Previous Automation** copies the last automation you published on this phone. - Delete a saved item with its trash icon. ## What your followers see Nothing different. A post set up from the Library works exactly like one you set up by hand. ## Good to know - Applying a setup makes a copy on each post. You can then change one post without touching the others. - Check links and trigger words after copying, especially if the new post is about a different product. - Applying to Facebook posts needs a plan with Facebook automation. Otherwise you see "Upgrade required". - For the same setup on many posts that you want to manage together, an Automation Group may suit you better. See [How do I put one automation on many posts at once?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/one-automation-many-posts.md) ## What you can't do - Save a Flow Automation to the Library. Use **Duplicate** or **Share** in the flow list instead. See [How do I organize, duplicate or copy a flow?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/organize-and-copy-flows.md) - Apply a Library item as an Automation Group. - Save DM keyword automations to the app's Library. ## How to turn it off A Library item doesn't run on its own. To stop a post that used it, switch off that post's automation. See [turn off, edit or delete an automation](https://instantdm.com/how-to/turn-off-or-edit-automation.md). ## If it doesn't work - **From Library** or **From previous post** shows a crown: your plan doesn't include copying. - "Upgrade required" when applying to Facebook posts: your plan doesn't include Facebook automation. - The Library is empty: you haven't saved anything yet. Publish a post from its own page and use **Save to Library**. ## Questions people also ask **Can I save a flow to the Library?** No. The Library holds Send Link & PDF and Lead Gen setups. To copy a flow, duplicate it or share it from the Flow Automation list. **If I change a saved Library item, do posts that used it change too?** No. Applying copies the setup onto each post. Later changes to the Library item only affect posts you apply it to after that. **Can I use my Library on another InstantDM account?** Library items are shared across the Instagram accounts you have connected to InstantDM. See How do I reuse an automation or flow on another account? ## Related guides - [How do I put one automation on many posts at once?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/one-automation-many-posts.md) - [How do I reuse an automation or flow on another InstantDM account?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/copy-automation-to-another-account.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 organize, duplicate or copy a flow to Facebook?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/organize-and-copy-flows.md)