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Instagram DM templates that answer a comment

Six complete recipes, not six sentences. Each one gives you the caption prompt, the public reply, the message, the button label and what to do about a follow-up — so you can run the whole campaign rather than guess at the other four pieces.

Pick a template, point it at a post, and it answers every matching comment. 300 free DMs a month.

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Replied to your commentREELS please!

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Example content. Your keywords, message and links.

How to use these

Each template is one campaign. Put the caption prompt in your post, set the keyword, paste the message, add the button, and the reply goes out automatically to everyone who comments. The message and button of every template below are the ones the campaign builder ships with; the caption, public replies and follow-up are suggestions written for this page.

All of these are replies, not outreach

There is no cold-DM template here and there never will be. A private reply is addressed to a comment, so every message below can only reach somebody who asked for it first. That is a limit of the API, not a policy we could relax.

The six templates

Share a guide

Deliver a free resource

Caption prompt
Comment GUIDE and I'll send it straight to your DMs 👇
Keyword
GUIDE
Public reply
Sent! Check your DMs 💌 · On its way to your inbox ✨
The DM
Hey {username}! 👋 Here’s the guide you asked for. Hope it helps — let me know what you think!
Button
Get the guide
Follow-up
Did you get a chance to look at it? Happy to answer anything that came up.

Share an offer

Send people to your offer

Caption prompt
Comment OFFER for the full details and pricing 👇
Keyword
OFFER
Public reply
Just sent you everything 📩 · Details are in your DMs!
The DM
Hey {username}! Thanks for your interest ✨ You can find all the details below. Happy to help if you have any questions!
Button
See the offer
Follow-up
Still thinking it over? Tell me what would make the decision easier.

Book a call

Invite them to pick a time

Caption prompt
Comment CALL and I'll send you my booking link 👇
Keyword
CALL
Public reply
Link sent — pick any slot 📅 · Check your DMs for times!
The DM
Hi {username}! I’d love to hear more about what you’re working on. Pick a time that suits you and let’s chat 😊
Button
Book a call
Follow-up
No pressure at all — the calendar stays open if this week was busy.

Product details

Help them explore a product

Caption prompt
Comment SHOP and I'll send the link 👇
Keyword
SHOP
Public reply
Sent it over 🛍️ · It's in your DMs!
The DM
Hey {username}! Here’s the product you spotted 👀 Tap below for the details. Have a question? Just reply here!
Button
View product
Follow-up
Any questions about sizing or delivery? Just reply here and I'll help.

Start a conversation

Ask a question, no link needed

Caption prompt
Comment INFO and I'll answer personally 👇
Keyword
INFO
Public reply
Replied in your DMs 💬 · Just messaged you!
The DM
Hey {username}! Thanks for your comment 🙌 What would you like to know more about? Just reply here — I’d love to help.
Button
No button — this one invites a reply instead
Follow-up
Still happy to help if you didn't get round to replying.

Say thank you

A warm, simple reply

Caption prompt
Comment anything below — I read every one 👇
Keyword
THANKS
Public reply
Thank you! 💛 · Appreciate you 🙌
The DM
Hey {username}! Just wanted to say thanks for your support 💛 It means a lot. Glad to have you here!
Button
No button — this one invites a reply instead
Follow-up
No follow-up needed on this one. Let the thank-you stand alone.

Follow-gate copy

If a campaign asks people to follow before the link is revealed, these are the exact words the product uses when you leave the fields blank:

Prompt
Almost there! Follow me and tap the button below to grab your link 💛
Button
I'm following ✅

Keep the tone light. The gate is a filter, not a toll booth, and a follow status that cannot be read reliably lets a real follower through rather than trapping them.

What makes one of these work

  • Answer the thing that was asked. They commented for a reason. Lead with it, not with a greeting that takes three lines to arrive.
  • One action. One link, one button. Two choices halve the taps on each.
  • Sound like the account they just commented on. A DM that reads like a support macro undoes the reason they followed you.
  • Say what the button does. “Get the guide” beats “Click here” because it survives being read out of context.
  • Shorter than you think. Two or three sentences. The limit is 1,000 characters, which is not a target. Check yours against the real count.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use these for cold DMs?

No, and neither can we. Every template here is a reply to somebody who commented on your post first. Instagram's private reply is addressed to a comment, not to a person, so there is no way to send any of this to somebody who has not contacted you. Templates for unsolicited outreach are not something we will publish.

What does {username} do?

It is replaced with the commenter's Instagram handle when the message is sent. If Instagram does not supply a name it falls back to "there", so the sentence still reads properly. Remember that a real handle makes the sent message slightly longer than the one you counted.

How long can a template be?

Up to 1,000 characters for the message, and 20 for a button label. If your message carries a link button, Meta's button format caps the text at 640 characters and truncates silently past that — worth checking before you send.

Should every campaign have a public reply?

It helps more often than not. A public reply tells everybody else scrolling the thread that the DM is real, which usually brings more comments. Write a few variants so a busy post does not show the same sentence forty times; a campaign holds up to 10.

Do I need the follow-up?

Rarely on the first campaign. It sends one more message inside the conversation the person already opened, up to 24 hours later. Useful when the first message asked something; unnecessary when it simply delivered what was requested.

Pick one and put it on a post

These are the same templates the campaign builder offers, so you can start from one inside the product and edit rather than paste. 300 free DMs a month, no card.

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  1. How to use these
  2. The six templates
  3. Follow-gate copy
  4. What makes one work
  5. Questions
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