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Can Make read your Instagram comments and answer them for you? The InstantDM - Safest Instagram & Tiktok Automation tool Make integration gives you 5 action modules for posts, comments and DMs. This page shows how to connect it and build a first scenario.

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What you can automate

What does the InstantDM - Safest Instagram & Tiktok Automation tool Make integration do?

It links your InstantDM account to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario: the automation itself, a chain of modules that runs on a schedule or when another app calls Make. With InstantDM you can pull your Instagram posts and their comments, reply to a public comment, reply to a direct message, and call the InstantDM API directly.

Answer questions under a launch post. Get IG Posts lists what you published, Get IG Comments for a Post reads the comments on the one you pick, and Reply an IG Comment posts your answer publicly. A shop owner can keep the thread under a new product alive without opening the app.

Close the loop on a private message. When a lead writes in DM and a form tool or your CRM hands the details to Make, Reply an IG Message sends the text reply. It is a clean way to confirm a request right after it lands in the pipeline.

Collect comments for review. Pair Get IG Comments for a Post with a spreadsheet module from another app and your community manager gets one list to scan for questions. The Make training walks through that kind of mapping step by step.

The limit is plain: the official Make documentation for this app is marked as limited, there is no trigger module, and the replies to messages are text only. For anything the five modules skip, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the InstantDM API. The same app may also exist as an n8n node; n8n vs Make lays out how the two tools differ, and Make pricing covers plans.

Connect

How do you connect InstantDM to Make?

  1. 01

    Add an InstantDM module

    In a scenario, click the +, search for InstantDM and pick any of its modules. Then click Create a connection. A connection is your InstantDM account linked to Make once, and every InstantDM module reuses it.

  2. 02

    Name the connection

    Give the connection a name you will recognize later, such as the Instagram account it serves. This step is optional, but it helps a lot once you manage more than one brand from the same Make account.

  3. 03

    Authorize and save

    Approve Make on the InstantDM page that opens, or paste the key InstantDM gives you, depending on what the window asks for. Click Save. The module now shows your account and you can fill in its fields.

First scenario

Your first scenario with InstantDM

GoalWhen the scenario runs, Make lists your Instagram posts with InstantDM and reads the comments on the post you choose.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + in the middle of the editor to add the first module.

  2. 02

    Add Get IG Posts

    Search for InstantDM, choose Get IG Posts and click Create a connection to link your account, as shown above. This module lists the posts of your Instagram account.

  3. 03

    Add Get IG Comments for a Post

    Click the + on the right of the first module, pick Get IG Comments for a Post and map the post from the previous module so Make knows which comments to fetch.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario one time; open each module to read the bundles it received. A bundle is one item passed along, here a post or a comment.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Click the clock on the first module to set the schedule, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each module execution counts as one operation on your Make plan.

Modules

What the InstantDM modules do

InstantDM - Safest Instagram & Tiktok Automation tool gives you 5 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

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Get IG Comments for a Post

Action

In Make“Get comments list on the specific Instagram post”

You get the list of comments left on one Instagram post, ready to feed a reply, a spreadsheet or an alert in another app.

When to use it
right after Get IG Posts, when you want to see what people said under a specific publication before deciding how to answer.
Watch out
it needs a post to look at, so map one from a previous module instead of leaving the field empty.
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Get IG Posts

Action

In Make“Get list of IG Posts from your Instagram Account”

This one hands you the posts published on your Instagram account, so the rest of the scenario knows which content it is working with.

When to use it
as the first InstantDM step of a scenario that later reads comments, because the comment module needs a post to start from.
Watch out
it only reads posts from the account behind your connection, not from other profiles.
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Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

With it you reach any endpoint of the InstantDM API from your scenario, using the same connection as the other modules, so nothing extra to authorize.

When to use it
when the four ready-made modules do not cover what you need, for example an InstantDM feature that none of the listed modules exposes.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, and Make's documentation for this app is limited, so check the InstantDM API reference first.
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Reply an IG Comment

Action

In Make“Reply to IG public comments made on your post.”

Your answer appears publicly under a comment someone left on your post, sent from your account without opening Instagram.

When to use it
after Get IG Comments for a Post, when a question about price, stock or shipping deserves a visible reply that other followers can read too.
Watch out
a public reply stays visible, so test with Run once on a comment you control before switching the scenario on.
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Reply an IG Message

Action

In Make“Reply to Instagram Message (TEXT)”

A text reply lands in someone's Instagram direct messages, which keeps a private conversation going from inside Make.

When to use it
when another app, such as your CRM or a form tool, tells Make a lead is waiting and you want to confirm you received the request.
Watch out
the module is described as a text reply, so plan your answer as plain text and test it on your own inbox before going live.
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FAQ

Questions about InstantDM and Make

01Is the InstantDM - Safest Instagram & Tiktok Automation tool Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. InstantDM is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) drop the interval to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and count usage in operations per month. Any InstantDM subscription is a separate matter, handled with InstantDM.
02What is needed to connect InstantDM to Make?
An InstantDM account and a Make account. Make's documentation lists no prerequisites and no official steps for this app, so the generic flow applies: add an InstantDM module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then authorize Make on the InstantDM page or paste the key InstantDM gives you, and click Save. Every InstantDM module in your scenarios then reuses that single connection, so you only do it once per account.
03Does InstantDM trigger a Make scenario in real time?
No. The app has no trigger module in Make, so nothing starts a scenario the moment a comment or a message arrives. You have two ways to start anyway. Put the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario, and let Get IG Posts open the flow. Or start the scenario with a trigger from another app, such as a CRM or a form tool, and use InstantDM modules as actions further down the chain.
04What if an InstantDM module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It reaches any endpoint of the InstantDM API with the connection you already set up, which covers actions the five listed modules skip. Keep in mind that Make marks its documentation for this app as limited, so the InstantDM API reference is your guide for building the request. Start with a Run once test so you can read what the API sends back before switching anything on.
05Should you use Make or n8n for InstantDM?
It depends on the tool your team already works in. InstantDM is available in Make with 5 action modules, including Make an API Call for the rest of its API, and the same app may also exist as an n8n node. Nothing in the documentation ranks one tool above the other for this app. Compare the modules each one offers for the actions you need, then pick the editor your team is comfortable maintaining over time.
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