Auto DM your link on Instagram without a keyword

What to change before you turn it on

The trigger arrives ready: comments on your next post that AI reads as asking for the link, top-level comments only, and each person gets the flow once.

Before you switch it on, settle these six points:

1. The trigger date. The date sits in the comment trigger, in the "Next post only" option, which counts from it. Just before you publish, press Reset date, then Save scenario, so the flow watches the post you are about to share.
2. The description. It sits in "Describe comment intent". Name your own offer in the first sentence, for example "Asks for the link to my meal plan, the price or how to get it". Keep the second sentence about compliments, friend tags and emoji: it tells the AI what to skip.
3. The opener. If your post is about one thing, swap "what you asked about" for its name.
4. The link. Until you change it, "Starter kit" opens an example page. Paste the address of your own.
5. The card title. Rename "Starter kit" to what you send, and rename the folder "Starter kit: clicked" to match.
6. Negative comments. "Exclude hateful and negative comments" is off in this template. Turn it on in the trigger if you want those comments left out.

You can also shorten or lengthen the 6 hours given for the tap and the 2 hours before the nudge.

Best tips for your scenario

• Name your offer in the description. The AI reads the comment, not your post, so "asks for the link to my meal plan" gives it the context the post would have given. The builder's own advice under the field says the same: be as precise and specific as possible.
• Keep the "Send me the link" button and say what they get in the opener. The tap is how the person opts in, and it is what lets the link and the nudge reach them. "What you asked about" fits any post. For a post about one product, put its name there, so people see at once that the DM answers their question.
• Use a priority folder when another automation watches the same post. In a priority folder, automations are ranked, and when several match one comment only the top-ranked one answers. A price comment can match this template and also a PRICE keyword template or an AI question template on the same post; the folder decides which one answers.
• Add a keyword trigger too if you say a word in your video. A custom automation can carry more than one trigger, so a keyword and the AI description can start the same flow. Each person still gets it once. To find a word that is easy to type, use the comment to DM keyword planner.
• Refresh the date again whenever you reuse it. Moving the flow to a new post later means a new date too: press Reset date, then Save scenario, right before that post goes up, or the AI keeps reading comments on the old one only.

FAQ

Can Instagram send a DM when someone comments without a keyword?

Yes, with this template. AI checks each comment on your next post against your plain-words description, and a match gets one DM with a button. Instagram allows one private message to a person who commented, so the button is how the link follows. For the other ways to start a DM, see Instagram auto DM triggers.

Does the AI see my post?

No. It reads the words of the comment only, and compares them with your description. That is why the description should name your offer: it gives the AI what the post would have told it.

Does it use AI credits?

Yes, and only when the AI finds a match. A comment it reads as not asking for the link costs nothing. See what each plan includes.

Keyword or no keyword: which template should I use?

The comment for link template runs the same steps after the trigger but starts on the keyword GUIDE. Choose it when you say a word in your caption or video. Choose this one when people ask in their own words. You can also add a keyword trigger to this template and keep both.