In this Article:
Connect your Instagram shop to Later, so you can tag products on your Instagram posts and Reels and then automatically publish them!
Important:
- You can tag Instagram shop products if you have an Instagram business or creator profile
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You can tag up to 5 products per media item or Reel, and up to 20 in a Multi-Photo (carousel) post
- Tagging products in Instagram Stories is not supported
- You can’t tag the same product twice in a media item
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You can’t choose where a tag will be in Reels
- Your tag will appear in the bottom left corner of the Reel
- The tag will be applied to the entirety of the Reel (not a single product within the video)
- You can’t tag gift cards in posts
- Tagging Instagram shop posts is available for users on Growth plans and up
- Later does not approve products or review product appeals Learn more
- You can’t appeal products in Later Learn more
- Already-published Instagram posts cannot have product tags added retroactively through Later
Step 1: Add Your Instagram Shop to Later
- Using app.later.com on desktop, create an Instagram post that you want to tag
- In the Post Builder, click Connect Instagram Shop
- Select the Instagram shop you want to connect to
- After your shop is connected, you can start tagging products!
Step 2: Tag Instagram Shop Products
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Click Tag Products in the Post Builder
Note: Make sure your media is cropped before tagging products - Click + Tag Another Product
- Click Select a catalog
- Select the catalog you want to tag products from
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Click the product listed in the catalog you want to tag
Note: You can’t tag gift cards or specific types of products (e.g. color) in posts -
For image posts, click on the image to choose the location of your tag
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For Multi-Photo (carousel) posts, click the thumbnail to tag products in that image
Note: You can’t choose tag locations in Reels—your tag will appear in the bottom left corner, and be applied to the entirety of the Reel. - To tag more shop products, click + Tag Another Product
- Once you’ve finished tagging products, click Done
- Finish creating your post, then click Save