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Auto-reply to Instagram comments and DMs

Someone comments a keyword, Jtek DMs them the link and saves the lead.

1Connect Instagram#

  1. Go to Settings, then Integrations, and connect Instagram.
  2. Click Manage on the Instagram card and turn on Enable messaging and automation.
Instagram: connect directly or through Facebook

2Add the trigger#

  1. Go to Automation and click + Create workflow.
  2. Click Add new trigger, search Instagram and pick Instagram - Comment(s) on a Post.
  3. Set the filters: Page Is your page, Post Type Is Published Post, Post Is the reel, and Contains Phrase with your keyword, like HOMETOUR.
  4. Leave Track First Level Comments Only on, then click Save trigger.
Instagram commentKeyword: HOMETOUR
Respond On CommentSending you a DM now!
Add taginstagram lead
Send the DMSend me the link, Send me other homes
Example recipe
Pick a word nobody says by accident. A common word like home would fire it in the middle of a normal chat.

3Reply to the comment#

  1. Click + and add Respond On Comment.
  2. Write a few short replies, like Sending you a DM now. Jtek picks one at random so they never look copied.
  3. Click Save action. Then click + again and add a tag, like instagram lead.

4Send the DM#

  1. Click + and add Instagram Interactive Messenger.
  2. Set Reply type to Reply to comment via DM and write your message.
  3. Add up to two buttons, like Send me the link and Send me other homes. Each button gets its own path, next to Default Timeout for people who do not tap.
  4. Under each button path, add another Instagram Interactive Messenger that sends what they asked for. Then turn on Publish.

5Post and test#

  1. Tell people to comment the keyword in your caption.
  2. Comment it from another account to test.
Pick one keyword per post so you know what is working.

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Checked against the Jtek app in October 2026.