This integration allows you to upload videos to your Instagram feed via the Grabyo desktop.
How to add an Instagram account
Select your USER icon in the top right-hand corner of the page
Select SOCIAL ACCOUNTS from the drop-down menu
Select ADD ACCOUNT
Select INSTAGRAM from the menu
Link your Facebook account and page
Select SUBMIT to add the INSTAGRAM account
📕 Note: Facebook login does not support Instagram credentials so app users must sign in using a Facebook account. Your Instagram will need to be a business account to use the workflow.
How to share to your Instagram account
Select LIVE CLIPPING on the stream that you want to clip from
Select a CAMPAIGN from the drop-down menu on the right-hand side of the page
Set the IN and OUT points of your content
Select a CAMPAIGN and add a SOCIAL MESSAGE
Select your INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT and choose FEED, REEL or STORY
select SAVE AND SHARE
Summary of availability of Instagram features
Instagram feature | Availability |
Publish to feed | Grabyo Studio, Grabyo Mobile, Instagram App |
Publish to stories | Grabyo Studio, Grabyo Mobile, Instagram App |
Publish to reels | Grabyo Studio, Instagram App
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Publish to InstagramTV | Instagram App, IGTV app, Instagram Creator studio |
Web Limitations for Feed
It can only be used to publish to business IG User accounts; Creator IG User accounts are not supported
Accounts are limited to 25 API-published posts within 24 hours (across all Grabyo users with the same Instagram account)
Captions will not include the (
@) symbol unless the app user is also able to perform Admin-equivalent Tasks on the appFilters are not supported
Images and GIFs not supported via the Grabyo desktop
Custom thumbnails are not supported via Grabyo
📕 Note: If you exceed the limit of 25 API-published posts, Grabyo will show an error message in the share history table.
💡 Tip: The supported aspect ratio for Feed are: Horizontal (16:9), Square (1:1) & Social (4:5)
📕 Note: When you share to Feed, the asset will automatically be shared as both Feed and Reel.
Troubleshooting Instagram video length for Feed
The size of the uploaded video file must be below 100 MB. The duration of the video file must be between 3 seconds and 60 seconds.
Based on your stream bitrate there is some further limitation:
Bitrate | Max length |
20Mbps | 37s |
15Mbps | 50s |
12Mbps | 60s |
10Mbps | 60s |
8Mbps | 60s |
6Mbps | 60s |
4.5Mbps | 60s |
3.2Mbps | 60s |
1.9Mbs | 60s |
Web Limitations for Reel
Account privacy settings are respected upon publishing. For example, if Allow remixing is enabled, published reels will have remixing enabled upon publishing but remixing can be disabled on published reels manually through the Instagram app.
Audio naming is not supported. All reels will be published with Original audio
It can only be used to publish to business IG User accounts; Creator IG User accounts are not supported
Captions will not include the (
@) symbol unless the app user is also able to perform Admin-equivalent Tasks on the appFilters are not supported
Images and GIFs not supported via the Grabyo desktop
Custom thumbnails are not supported via Grabyo
Video specifications for Reel
Aspect ratio | Horizontal (16:9), Square (1:1), Social (4:5) & Vertical (9:16) |
Frame rate | 23 - 60 FPS |
Bitrate (Variable) | 5Mbps |
Duration | 3 seconds - 15 minutes |
File size | 1GB |
Web Limitations for Story
Stories are only available for 24 hours on Instagram (unless added as a highlight via the app)
It can only be used to publish to business IG User accounts; Creator IG User accounts are not supported
Filters are not supported
Images and GIFs not supported via the Grabyo desktop
Video specifications for Story
Aspect ratio | Horizontal (16:9), Square (1:1), Social (4:5) & Vertical (9:16) |
Frame rate | 23 - 60 FPS |
Bitrate (Variable) | 25Mbps maximum |
Duration | 3 seconds - 60 seconds |
File size | 100MB maximum |