Schedule and publish your Stories directly to Instagram
Create, edit, and plan your Instagram Stories in advance with SocialBee. Pick the perfect publishing date and post consistently without having to stay glued to your phone.

Supported posting for Personal, Creator and Business Instagram accounts
Direct Instagram Story posting
Available for Business and Creator accounts, this feature lets you publish Instagram Stories directly to your profiles.
Posting Stories via Reminders (mobile notifications)
For Personal Instagram accounts, get timely notifications on your phone to post your scheduled Stories using SocialBee's mobile app. It only takes just a few clicks extra.
How to schedule your Instagram Stories with SocialBee
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1. Upload your Story content
Click “Create post” and upload media like photos and videos you want to share on Instagram Stories.
2. Preview your Instagram Story
3. Choose a posting time
Post right away or schedule content for later. SocialBee will even suggest the best times to post your Instagram Story based on your past content performance.
4. Organize you Stories
Add your Instagram Story to a category. Think of these like folders that help you group similar content together, like behind-the-scenes moments or tutorials.
5. Put your Stories on repeat (if you want)
If your Stories are evergreen, you can set them as recurring posts that automatically repost. Choose whether to remove them after a few shares or keep them in your rotation.
6. Save as draft or mark as ready
7. Get team feedback
8. Use the visual calendar to plan with ease
Frequently asked questions
Do you have questions left unanswered?
Yes, social media management tools like SocialBee let you schedule Instagram posts, including Stories, Reels, carousels, and collaborative posts. They help you plan, create, and publish everything from one place, so you don’t have to log in to each platform separately.
No, Instagram doesn’t let you schedule Stories directly in the app. You can plan regular posts and Reels, but scheduling Stories requires using a third-party scheduler like SocialBee.
You can plan content ahead of time using Meta Business Suite on desktop. It allows you to schedule posts, Stories, Reels, and ads for Facebook and Instagram.
Yes, you can schedule Instagram Stories with SocialBee, as well as Reels, feed posts (videos, images), carousels, and collaborative posts.
No, from SocialBee, you can schedule Stories on any Instagram account type, including Personal, Creator, or Business accounts. The difference is that Stories will post automatically if you’re using a Business or Creator account. If you’re using a personal account, you’ll get a notification when it’s time to post, and you can publish it through the SocialBee mobile app. This is due to Instagram’s API restrictions.
Publishing takes just a few extra taps via the SocialBee mobile app. Learn more here.
If you’re using a Business or Creator account, your Stories will post automatically from SocialBee. If you’re using a personal account, you’ll receive a reminder when it’s time to post, and you can complete the process in the SocialBee app with just a few taps.
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"SocialBee makes managing social media much easier."
Since working with SocialBee, I have reduced the time and headspace dedicated to managing social media.
SocialBee is a tool that is easy to learn, incredibly powerful, and incredibly configurable. A service that just works.
Mark Lavercombe
Founder, The Productive Physician
"SocialBee will make your social profiles rock again."
It offers a great combination of curation tools, importing possibilities, evergreen posting, audience expansion tools, and reporting.
SocialBee offers everything you need to work on your social.
Bjorn Beheydt
Chief Technical Officer, BVBA Luna
“Since working with SocialBee, I have grown my audience and increased engagement."
SocialBee is, by far, the best social media platform I have worked with.
The content curation features and customer service are superior and have made the task of engaging with potential clients fun.
Kathleen Marrero
Founder, First Fig Marketing
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