Guides
Instagram automation, DMs and comment-to-DM
Instagram publishing, comments and DMs through the official API: compare tools and prices, check account eligibility, and understand messaging windows, quotas and Meta warnings.
Sprout Social plans and pricing: the real per-seat costFour published plans, one pricing unit almost everyone misreads: the seat. What each tier adds, what three team sizes really pay per month, and when a cheaper tool or an API does the same job.Pricing · October 22, 2026
Instagram comment bots: auto-reply, moderation and what the API permitsReply, hide and delete are in the official API. Commenting on strangers' posts is not, and the tools that sell it need your password.Guide · October 20, 2026
Social media inbox: one place for DMs and comments, and the API versionWhich platforms let a unified inbox read your DMs, which ones charge for it, which ones refuse outright, and what it costs to buy one or build one.Guide · October 20, 2026
TikTok automation: what the official API allows, and what gets videos flaggedThe only TikTok automation the official API supports is publishing. Direct post against inbox upload, the 6 requests per minute ceiling, the audit that lifts private viewing mode, and the tools with prices read today.Guide · October 19, 2026
WhatsApp automation: what the Cloud API allows for messages, templates and repliesThe 24 hour window decides everything: free-form inside, approved template outside. The Cloud API limits read today, what a WhatsApp bot does differently, and the cost per message.Guide · October 19, 2026
Buffer pricing in 2026: the per-channel math and when an API is cheaperBuffer meters channels, not brands or seats. Essentials at $5 a channel, Team at $10, the no-cost tier capped at 3 channels, the volume discount Buffer will not put a number on, and the totals that decide it.Pricing · October 16, 2026
Later pricing in 2026: plans, limits and the cost per social setLater bills per social set, not per profile or per seat. The three published tiers, what a set contains, the post cap that bites on Starter, the four add-ons, and the cost per profile at each step.Pricing · October 15, 2026
LinkedIn automation tools: what the API allows and what gets accounts restrictedTwo kinds of tool answer the same search. One drives your LinkedIn account from a server, which the User Agreement forbids. The other calls the official API, which allows exactly three write actions. Prices and limits for seven tools, checked today.Comparison · October 15, 2026
Instagram bots in 2026: what they do, what gets you banned, and the API wayFollow-unfollow tools, comment and DM automation on the official API, and agents are three different products sold under one word. The policy clauses that separate them, and the published rate limits.Guide · October 14, 2026
Metricool pricing in 2026: what each plan includes and the cost per brandMetricool bills per brand, not per seat. The published rates from 1 to 50 brands, the cost per brand at every step, the two add-ons billed on top, and the point where an API is cheaper.Pricing · October 14, 2026
Comment-to-DM automation on Instagram: how it works and what it convertsThe webhook, the private reply, the seven-day window and the one-message-per-comment rule. The setup in five steps, the button that keeps your link out of trouble, and the four numbers that tell you if it converts.Guide · September 28, 2026
How to automate Instagram posts (with an AI agent, step by step)Four ways to automate Instagram posts, what each costs, the Meta limits that apply to all of them, and the agent setup that schedules a week of posts from one sentence.Tutorial · September 24, 2026
Do scheduled posts get less views? What the data saysThe platforms list their ranking signals in public, and scheduling is not there. Here is what really costs a scheduled post its reach, with the API limits behind it.Guide · September 17, 2026
Can you schedule an Instagram post, story or reel?Posts, carousels and reels schedule in the app. Stories use Business Suite or eligible APIs. Embedded audio and catalogue music have different rules.Guide · September 16, 2026
ManyChat pricing in 2026: what you really pay per contactFive plans, one meter: the Active Contact. The published rates, the overage per extra contact, and the exact contact counts where each upgrade starts paying for itself.Pricing · September 16, 2026
Post to all social media at once: the tools that do it, and the API wayCompare eight tools for publishing across supported accounts, with dated prices, free plan limits, media requirements and extra X costs.Guide · September 15, 2026
Where to find scheduled posts on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and XThe native menus, published scheduling limits and what to check when a post was scheduled through another tool.Guide · September 15, 2026
Instagram automation tools: the honest list (agents, schedulers and DM tools)Eight tools in three families, what each one actually automates on Instagram, what Meta's API lets them do, and the prices I read on their own pages today.Comparison · September 11, 2026
Instagram auto reply: native vs automation (DMs, comments, stories)Start with the native replies available for your Instagram account. Compare triggers, follow-ups and reporting, then decide whether you need an API or an agent.Guide · September 9, 2026
Instagram DM automation: tools, rules, and the 24-hour windowThe 24-hour window decides what your automation can send and when. Meta's own rules, the private reply exception, six tools with prices checked today, and the API call behind all of them.Guide · September 9, 2026
Instagram automation in 2026: what Meta allows, what gets you flaggedWhat Meta documents for publishing, comments and DMs: account requirements, messaging windows, quotas and the limits of official API approval.Guide · September 8, 2026
Best ManyChat alternatives in 2026: free, open source, cheaper, and agent-readyA ManyChat alternative is easy to find and hard to pick. Seven tools with prices checked today, what each does on Instagram DMs, and the Meta rule that limits all of them.Comparison · September 4, 2026
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