AiHopper teamKey takeaways
- Ask viewers to reply with a keyword, and the link arrives in their DMs automatically.
- Leave the keyword empty to answer every story reply.
- Thank everyone who tags you in their story, without lifting a finger.
Stories are where your most engaged followers hang out. They disappear in 24 hours, but the conversations they start don't have to. With story automation, a reply to your story can get an instant DM with your link, and every mention can get a thank-you.
Three story automations worth setting up
- Reply with a keyword, get the link: “Reply LINK to this story for the discount code.”
- Reply to anything, get a response: useful for launches and giveaways where you want to answer everyone.
- Thank people who mention you: when someone tags you in their story, send a thank-you DM (and maybe a small reward).
How to set it up
- Upload or schedule your story from AiHopper, or post it from the Instagram app.
- Open Automations → New and choose “Send a link when someone replies to your story” (or “Thank people who tag you in their story”).
- Add a keyword, or leave it empty to reply to every story reply.
- Write the DM and paste your link.
- Switch it on, then reply to the story from a second account to test it.
Why story replies make great leads
Someone who replies to a story already knows you and chose to start a conversation. AiHopper saves them as a lead marked as coming from a story reply, so you can see which stories bring people in, and follow up personally with the ones who ask questions.
Good to know
- Replies arrive as DMs, so they show up in the same inbox as everything else.
- If you jump into a chat yourself, the automation steps aside for that person.
- Story mention thank-yous only go to people who tagged you, never to strangers.
Try it on your own Instagram
Free to start, no card. Live in about five minutes.