Preview Your Feed With Your Visual Instagram Planner

The Visual Instagram Planner preview is available on both free and paid plans
You can preview up to 60 upcoming scheduled posts
To schedule new posts using your Visual Instagram Planner, you need to set up Quick Scheduling first
Your Visual Instagram Planner preview will show all of the Reels that you have posted (not just those shared to your feed) and your Draft Posts (only when using Later for desktop)
- You can toggle their visibility from the top of the Visual Instagram Planner
The Visual Instagram Planner is referred to as Preview on Later's mobile apps

Limitations:

Published Instagram posts can’t be rearranged on your Visual Instagram Planner preview
Due to Instagram limitations, only the original creator can view collaborative (co-authored) posts on the Visual Instagram Planner—not the invited account(s)
Draft posts will only show when using Later for desktop (not the mobile app)

How the Visual Instagram Planner Works

Your Visual Instagram Planner lets you preview your scheduled Instagram photos and videos alongside your published posts, so you can plan a beautiful feed. Schedule new posts or rearrange the order of scheduled posts by dragging and dropping.

Note: Due to API limitations, personal Instagram profiles will only see posts scheduled through Later on the Visual Planner before they are published. The posts can be adjusted until they are published, at which point they will disappear. Switch to a business or creator profile to see all your posts.

On your Visual Instagram Planner, you’ll see:

Scheduled Instagram posts
Published Instagram posts
Draft posts (only when using Later for desktop)
- You can toggle their visibility from the top of the top of the Planner by selecting Drafts
All of your Reels (not just those shared to your feed—this is due to limitations from Instagram)
- You can toggle their visibility from the top of the Planner by selecting Reels

Tip: You can also switch to a Reels-only view by selecting the Reels icon at the top of the Planner, but you cannot take any actions (like Quick Schedule or rearranging) from here.

Access the Visual Instagram Planner

Once you’ve set up Quick Scheduling, you can schedule and rearrange your media on your Visual Instagram Planner. To access your Visual Instagram Planner:

From Later for desktop, select Calendar from the left navigation menu
Select Preview at the top to access your Visual Instagram Planner

Schedule Posts in the Planner

From your Side Library, select all the media you want to schedule
Select Add to Preview at the bottom
- Alternatively, drag and drop the media onto your Visual Instagram Planner
Select Save Changes

Rearrange Posts in the Planner

In your Visual Instagram Planner, drag and drop scheduled posts around to change their order
Select Save Changes
- The scheduled dates and times will be shown in the Post Schedule on the right

Delete Posts in the Planner

In your Visual Instagram Planner, hover over your posts
Select the X in the top left corner of a scheduled or draft post

Note: You can’t delete published posts from the Visual Instagram Planner.
Select Save Changes

Once you’ve scheduled posts in your Visual Instagram Planner, don’t forget to go back to your posts in your Calendar to add captions and change notification posts to Auto Publish, if desired.

Want to use the Later mobile app to plan your Instagram feed? Find out how to use the Visual Instagram Planner on mobile.

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