Instagram from any device
The connector belongs to your Claude account rather than a machine, so the same Instagram tools answer on the web, on the desktop and in the phone apps.
InstagramAutomate Instagram with Claude
Ask Claude for Instagram posts, stories and reels and it schedules them through postqueen. Add the connector once on the web and the same tools answer on your phone.
Quick start
Add postqueen as a connector on claude.ai and Instagram scheduling is available in every chat, including the phone apps.
MCP supportedCustom connector
# claude.ai, Settings, then Connectors# Add a custom connector: https://api.postqueen.ai/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY # Then ask:# "Draft three Instagram posts for this# week and put them on the calendar"What Claude can run on Instagram
Windows that fit Instagram
Tell Claude when your followers are most active and it schedules posts into that window on Instagram, day after day, without reminders.
Media attached, sized right
Images upload in the same postqueen call, so Instagram posts, stories and reels arrive with their media in place instead of a bare link.
Drafts until you are ready
Ask Claude for drafts only. They sit on the postqueen calendar unscheduled, so you can edit them and pick the time yourself, and nothing reaches your followers on Instagram until you do.
Three steps to a full queue
Discover Instagram
Claude calls postqueen to list your connected accounts and sees what Instagram supports, so drafts start from real capabilities, not guesses.
Draft with Claude
Give it the brief. The agent writes Instagram-shaped posts, stories and reels and proposes publish times that match when your followers are around.
Check and publish
Look over the queue on the postqueen calendar and change anything you want. postqueen publishes each post at its time, and Claude can pull the results after.
What Instagram allows
Claude reads these limits from postqueen before it composes, so a draft that would be rejected never reaches the queue.
- Caption length
- Up to 2,200 characters per caption, with up to 30 hashtags
- Carousels
- Up to 10 images or videos per carousel when publishing through the API
- Reels
- Vertical 9:16 video, up to 3 minutes for most accounts
- Feed aspect ratios
- From 1.91:1 landscape to 4:5 portrait, with square 1:1 always safe
- Daily API limit
- Instagram allows up to 100 API-published posts per rolling 24 hours, a carousel counts as one
- Account requirement
- A professional account (Business or Creator) is required for API publishing
InstagramEverything postqueen does on Instagram
Scheduling, AI drafts, analytics and team roles, in one guide.
F.A.Q.
Frequently asked questions
How does Claude connect Instagram to postqueen?
Over MCP, as a custom connector added once on claude.ai. Claude has no terminal, so there is no CLI to install: the connector carries your API key and the Instagram tools then answer in the desktop and phone apps too.
Can Claude schedule Instagram posts at exact times?
Yes. Give it exact slots or a rule like mornings at nine and it sets publish times on the posts it creates, so your followers see them at the right moment.
Will Claude publish to Instagram on its own?
Only if you ask it to. Tell it to save drafts and nothing is scheduled: the posts wait on the calendar until you set a time. Tell it to schedule, and they go out at the times you can see, which is the setup most people move to once they trust the output.
Can one brief cover Instagram and other channels too?
Yes. postqueen connects 30 channels, so Claude can turn the same brief into Instagram posts, stories and reels plus adapted versions for every other channel you run.
Does Claude access cost extra on postqueen?
No. The agent uses your regular API key and plan limits: unlimited posts on every plan, and channel counts from 5 on Creator up to uncapped on Ultimate.
Why did my scheduled Instagram post fail?
The usual causes are an expired Instagram connection, an account that is not a professional account, an image outside the supported aspect ratios, or hitting Instagram's daily cap on API-published posts. Note that the API expects JPEG images. postqueen shows the error on the post so you can fix the issue and reschedule.
Can I try Instagram scheduling for free?
Yes. Every cloud plan starts with a 7-day free trial and you can cancel anytime. If you prefer full control, the open source version is free to self-host with Docker.
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