--- title: Instagram Introduces Scheduled Direct Messages | daily.dev description: Instagram now allows users to schedule direct messages up to 29 days in advance by long-pressing the send button and selecting a date and time. This feature is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-introduces-scheduled-direct-messages-quhhyyknv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Instagram Introduces Scheduled Direct Messages | daily.dev og:description: Instagram now allows users to schedule direct messages up to 29 days in advance by long-pressing the send button and selecting a date and time. This feature is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-introduces-scheduled-direct-messages-quhhyyknv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QUHhyYknv.png og:image:alt: Instagram Introduces Scheduled Direct Messages og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Instagram Introduces Scheduled Direct Messages **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Instagram now allows users to schedule direct messages up to 29 days in advance by long-pressing the send button and selecting a date and time. This feature is useful for managing communications across different time zones. Instagram has also introduced message editing, drawing on photos, sharing live locations, and assigning customizable nicknames to enhance user experience. ## Content Instagram has rolled out a new feature that allows users to schedule direct messages (DMs). By long-pressing the send button and selecting a date and time, users can set their text messages to be sent up to 29 days in advance. This new capability is particularly useful for creators, brands, and individuals managing communications across different time zones. In addition to scheduling DMs, Instagram has recently introduced several other updates to its direct messaging features. Users can now edit messages, draw on photos, and share their live locations, as well as assign customizable nicknames to their contacts. These enhancements aim to improve the overall user experience and provide more flexibility in how users communicate on the platform. ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@thecoverliker** · 0 upvotes > Interesting --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#social-media](https://daily.dev/tags/social-media), [#instagram](https://daily.dev/tags/instagram) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-introduces-scheduled-direct-messages-quhhyyknv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Instagram Introduces Scheduled Direct Messages","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-introduces-scheduled-direct-messages-quhhyyknv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/instagram-introduces-scheduled-direct-messages-quhhyyknv"},"datePublished":"2024-12-16T22:30:01.478Z","dateModified":"2024-12-16T22:32:00.734Z","description":"Instagram now allows users to schedule direct messages up to 29 days in advance by long-pressing the send button and selecting a date and time. 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