How to Set Up Manychat For Instagram (Full Tutorial 2024)

Learn how to automatically DM someone when they comment on your Instagram post in this step-by-step Manychat tutorial! Manychat is a great tool to use if you want to automate your Instagram responses and grow your business.
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[@ToccaraThomasMusic]

This tutorial was incredibly helpful! The step-by-step instructions you provided made the setup process a breeze.

[@franklozano]

I never realized HOW SIMPLE this would be and wish I had done this earlier. THANK YOU for your simple setup steps. :)

[@wig.obsessed]

Thank you for walking me through these steps. Super simple. Super clear instructions. I now have 3 Instagrams reels with automated responses. MANY MANY MORE TO GO! Can't thank you enough!

[@BublisWorldCuisine]

Thank you so much!

[@valriepowell1612]

Thank you for your instructions. I find them better explained by your video than the actual manychat channel. Your instructions broke it down so much better. 👍🏾

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

This is the best comment ever! Thank you so much!

[@LisaSpector]

Same! Thank you!

[@JamilaFord]

Thank you!

[@larissaanderson496]

Great Video!

[@CoachIsis]

Great tutorial🎉 thank you !!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You're so welcome!

[@TOKIRDA]

Superb.

[@BewusstbeimirChantal]

OMG, I loved your video, it helps sooooo much! THANKS!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

So glad to hear that!

[@earlychildhoodconnection]

Thank you so much! I was able to get this set up and working thanks to your video. You rock!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Love to hear that! You're so welcome :)

[@veganlunchmom]

Great video! So helpful!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Thank you so much!

[@Oh_Cecilia]

Thank you for the walk through. I can’t tell you how helpful it was!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

That makes me happy to hear!

[@LiveFreeuniversity]

Thank you! Very helpful.

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You're so welcome!

[@user-gu9xd7iw1f]

so helpful. Thank you..Setting it up now

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@ParentingProsConnect]

Was helpful ad I already started using it. Thanks

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@jennydauvergne-connexionbr685]

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[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

My pleasure! Glad it helped

[@ForagerChick]

Thank you so much!!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@kimhuchel8107]

These were the clear directions I was looking for. Thank you!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@lauriejoy5390]

Thank you for this easy step by step process! I appreciate it.

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad it was helpful!

[@entreprenette1]

Thanks so much!!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You're so welcome!

[@Septerbeatz]

Very helpful video, thanks ❤

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad to hear this!

[@BalanceGeekTV]

Great explanation, thank you! I was able to set my first automated message!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

That's great! Happy to hear!

[@rushkamaylee]

Thank you - finally an actual step by step that explains everything so wonderfully!! 100 thumbs up!!🤩

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad it helped!!!

[@LanguageOfTruth]

Great walk through. Did step by step. Everything is working 100%. Thank you!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

So glad to hear everything is working great!

[@Annakikonishvili]

Thanks for explaining this step by step. Great video and very helpful

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

So glad to hear that Anna!

[@loishughey9119]

These instructions were so clear and helpful. Thank you!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You’re so welcome, glad it helped!

[@BG_Academy]

Thank you so much this was so helpful

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@samaadhmeditation13]

Thank you so much Sister for the detailed video ☺

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Absolutely!

[@adugbovictory]

thank you for this content,it is really straight forward

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad it was so helpful!

[@aleksandracichuta4891]

Thank you! I am new to Manychat and your video helped me to understand how it works. A very clear guide! Much love :)

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad to hear!

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This tutorial is so clear and well delivered, thanks so much for sharing. Subscribed!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Great to hear! Thanks for subscribing!

[@MarshaLynnHudson]

This was a great and easy to understand tutorial/ thank you

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Of course! Thanks for watching!

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[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@essencecartoon]

Thanks!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@RichardGreen246]

Thank you for step by step set up process

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You're so welcome!

[@andrew.inthemix]

Nice job. Well done

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Thanks so much

[@ritukhatrimakeup]

So helpful! The best explanation! Can you please make a video on how to collect emails automation

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You could send a link to an opt-in form to collect email addresses!

[@SandraMariaOfficial]

Thank you for really clear instructions! Will use tomorrow a free plan for the first time according to your instructions. Will let you know how it went :)

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

How did this go for you?!

[@SandraMariaOfficial]

@@nutritionbusinesscoach Very good thank you so much!

[@MinistryMediaSolutionz]

Great tutorial. I was able to set one up walking with you through the process!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Yay great news!

[@srinidhikorati566]

Thank you very much :)

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

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very good

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad it helped!

[@trishkoeslag9703]

Such a great explanation and demo, thank you! Instead of linking a website, can you link a Google Form?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You definitely should be able to do this as you can add any link to the DM message!

[@mrsstubbster]

so helpful!! Thank you! Curious... If I set up one for a reel but then share it to stories do I have to set up a second trigger if they reply to that reel in the story? Hope that makes sense.

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Yes I believe you'd need to set up a separate automation for IG stories too!

[@marcyhowe2465]

Hi Stephanie. Great video. Very clear. I'm wondering if you know about the problems with turning on the trigger. I'm still exploring Many Chat and would like to use it for a few weeks before purchasing, but the trigger doesn't seem to turn on any longer. I've tried 5 times, and only once was I able to get the trigger to fire. Any ideas?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Were you able to get this to work?

[@leoniehuie-ajibola1120]

Really helpful. Manychat don't provide a video for the basic account just pro!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Glad this video could be helpful for you!

[@tasham1496]

I realize this was older but I cannot setup just for instagram. Apparently its integrated now and wont let you set up without setting up FB and Whats app. I dont like using either of those. Thanks for the tutorial. I wish had not changed that

[@SarahRodriguez-gy6tx]

Thanks!! Do you know if theres a limit to how many you can set up with the free version?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Last time I checked it was 3!

[@SarahRodriguez-gy6tx]

@@nutritionbusinesscoach Thanks

[@ritareisrcrr]

Hi Stephanie! Create instructions for Instagram. 👏 Do you have any tutorial to set up an automation for Facebook with a unique comment?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'm not sure how to do this myself but hopefully some other videos on KZbin might be helpful for you!

[@ritareisrcrr]

@@nutritionbusinesscoach Thank you so much for your reply. I figured it out and I'm improving some automation now. Have a wonderful week. 💖

[@willemiekvandam-vandenanke5853]

Hi, i have a question; do i need to use a button? When people comment on my reel, i would like to sent a message to start a conversation. Not link of to send something. Is that possible?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Yes you can absolutely just send a message and not include a button!

[@MsJDN7]

so when I click "Public auto-response" it says "no" is it because I am using a template? I am looking for "start from scratch" and cant find it; any really struggling how to set up that auto reply. All of the automized robots make it really hard to talk to a human to walk me through what button I need to click and feel so lost that i cant figure it out. I need to give it "permission" but have no idea where i do this. Can you help? thank you so much in advance

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Were you able to figure this out? I'm not sure why the auto-reply wouldn't be working!

[@user-rw3fb4gc3d]

Hi! I am able set up the automation for DM's but I am unable to get it working for posts or reels. Can you help?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Were you able to figure this out?

[@user-tp6zl2yd4f]

You don't have any available publication Create more complex automations for users who comment your posts or reels. Add a post or a reel, return here and refresh the list. I face this error. Im unable to see the posts from my instagram. what to do!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

It sounds like your Instagram might not be hooked up correctly, so I'd try to disconnect your IG and reconnect it!

[@camerondebruin7343]

is it possible to send broadcast messages to a specific group of people on my followers list automatically? without them commenting or interacting

[@phaniindra4353]

hey thq for tutorial but i say a reel where he sends a reel to dm whem comment but asks to follow the page then only we get link how to do that it helps to increase followers too

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'm not 100% sure what you're asking but you can always go to Manychat's help page and see if they have an answer to this question!

[@scannellatoriseriali8967]

Is it possible to configure ManyChat to respond only to comments and avoid sending messages via DM?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'm not 100% that this would work, but you could try to set up the first part of the automation by selecting the post, the keywords you'd like to use in the post, and the replies you'd like to use in the comments and then the second step would be action > live chat > mark conversation as closed.

[@therealrobinwilliams_affiliate]

Did you need to connect via a facebook business page before you set up the automation or did you just have to connect to your instagram account?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Yes I believe you do but I'm not 100% sure!

[@therealrobinwilliams_affiliate]

@@nutritionbusinesscoach Thank you!

[@infamouz031]

If someone's comments the word twice and get's the link the first time but not the second time, is there a fix for that ?

[@missywasham6448]

Stephanie, my business partner and I have worked for hours to set up Many Chat. We have it set up to messenger, but it is not seeing our Insta business account that is connected to our Facebook business account. Can you help?

[@sarinaw1530]

I signed up with Facebook but my dashboard doesn't look like that and I didn't see automation to click on it. Can you help me pls

[@juststartwellness]

Manychat must have changed something on the free side because when I try to set up an automation I get this error message with the trigger. "You can not activate the widget on the Free plan. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited access." I don't have any Pro features selected in my trigger. Any thoughts?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You might have luck with posting on IG first and then going back into Manychat and choosing the specific post - I know there are limitations on the free plan, but this might work!

[@jeremybalescreative]

This is happening to me too. My older / existing automations work fine but I can't turn on new triggers. Is this is bug or did Manychat take the feature away from the free plan?

[@ThinkPrism-im1on]

hey, I've created automation and it's set live, but when commented it's not working, messages r not being sent.

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'd try deleting the automation and trying it again! I noticed an issue with one of my automation this past week, so perhaps it's an issue with Manychat. Also make sure your automation is set to publish too!

[@maggiemaayyyy]

once i connect my facebook, it does not get me to the dashboard screen....any assistance would be appreciated !!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Were you able to figure this out? Hopefully all is working now!

[@modelwalkwithvenisha4281]

Once I click Set Live it says click to add an action I’m not sure what that means

[@corypaynetraining]

Does this work for boosted reels?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'm actually not sure and couldn't find this info on their support board. Perhaps you could try sending their help team a message with this question!

[@anamelo9436]

when you use the DM feature, do you get a new phone number or use your own?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

The DM would be through Instagram, so no need to use your phone number!

[@Bluemoon.Accessories]

hey! What if i dont have a facebook account? Im stuck on the first page /:

[@DebpriyaDas99]

hi, i'm facing a problem. Today I created an automation for a reel and set it live. It worked fine at first but as soon as my reel collaboration got accepted the replies to comments stopped. Fortunately, only one person commented and she got the link in her DM but she didn't get the automated reply in the comments. why is this happening? what should I do?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I'm not 100% sure that this would work for collaboration posts!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

Any questions about Manychat or how to use it for your business on Instagram? Let me know below!

[@mitrashm]

Thanks for the video. The pricing model seems very confusing to me. If you have a large following and get hundreds of comments would you have to pay hundreds of dollars each month for the PRO plan?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

@@mitrashm You’re right! The pricing chart is a little bit confusing. I think if you get hundreds of comments you should expect to pay about $15-$30 a month but I think when you get into thousands of comments is where it will end up costing you a lot more.

[@lauriejoy5390]

How do you go in and set up a keyword for a FREE account? Do you show how this is done in another video?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You can set up keywords for the free account the same way you'd set up keywords for a paid account!

[@karendib]

Do you know how we can integrate it to TikTok?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

I don't believe Manychat integrates with TikTok just yet

[@karendib]

@@nutritionbusinesscoach I want to use manychat to manage my chats and appointment setting team . And to also put tags on messages and leads on Instagram. Can you do a video or help me out?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

@@karendib Sorry this is a bit outside my knowledge on Manychat! Hopefully you can find the answer elsewhere!

[@brookestokes8830]

How do you collect their emails from this?

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

You could set up the automation so that you are sending them a DM with a link to opt-into your email list!

[@shannonnewall5508]

When I try to sign up for Many Chat for Instagram it is prompting me to link it with a Facebook page. Do I need to have a Facebook page to set this up? I don't have one for the account I'm using Many Chat for.

[@shannonnewall5508]

ok i created a page...it worked.

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

@@shannonnewall5508 So glad you got this to work!

[@MeemReviews]

Thank you!

[@nutritionbusinesscoach]

No problem at all