Schedule Instagram Stories like a pro: 4 simple steps for 2024 [Video]

If you’re using Stories as part of your social media marketing mix, you’ve probably wondered: Can you schedule Instagram Stories in advance?

Well, great news—the answer is yes! You can easily create, edit, and schedule your Stories ahead of time by using the Instagram Story scheduler in Hootsuite or Facebook Business Suite.

In this post, we cover the benefits of scheduling Instagram Stories rather than publishing them on the fly, like:

Though, if video is more your speed, this YouTube walks you through the exact process of how to schedule Instagram Stories, too:

Short answer? Yes!

Long answer? You need a third-party tool to do so.

Instagram hasn’t yet launched the ability to natively schedule Instagram Stories within the app—and it may never do so. But there are ways to schedule Instagram Stories ahead of time with tools like the Meta Business Suite or an external tool (like Hootsuite 👀).

Throughout this article, we’ll walk …