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Due to API limitations, some Instagram and TikTok creative features aren’t available when scheduling or auto publishing posts, Reels, or Stories through Later. These include:
- Instagram music, sound effects, and audio that hasn’t been authorized for third-party use through Meta’s API
- Music, sound effects, and audio from TikTok’s catalogue
- Automatic closed captioning
- Stickers
- Polls, quizzes, and other interactive elements
Eligible Instagram audio can be added to Auto Publish Reels from Later for desktop or Later’s iOS app. See Add Audio to Instagram Reels for requirements, instructions, and limitations.
To use an unsupported effect, schedule your post using notification publishing. At the scheduled time, you’ll receive a notification prompting you to open the post in Instagram or TikTok, where you can add effects using the platform’s native editor before publishing.
Note: Effects added through Instagram or TikTok’s native editor can’t be added before scheduling the post in Later.
For more information, please see Auto Publish vs. Notification Publishing & How to Switch
Tip: Custom cover photos for Instagram Reels are now supported! You can select a video frame or upload a photo for your Reel's cover (thumbnail) in Later's Post Builder. Learn more