If you’d like to post designs made in VistaCreate to Instagram, you have two options. You can post your projects directly to socials or schedule them in our Post Planner. Before using any of these options, connect your Instagram Business account to VistaCreate.
How to connect your Instagram Business account to VistaCreate
Step 1: Pick the Instagram post format, customize your chosen template, and click “Export” in the header menu on the artboard.
Step 2: Click “Connect & Post” to connect your Instagram Business account to VistaCreate.
Step 3: After clicking “Connect”, you’ll be redirected to Facebook, where you can select the Instagram Business page you want to post to and finish connecting your account.
How to publish or schedule your posts to Instagram from VistaCreate
Step 1: Choose the Instagram post format on the main page.
Step 2: Customize a selected template with text, images, or videos.
Step 3: Once the design is ready, go to “Export” in the header menu on the artboard.
Step 4: Add a caption to your post, and choose a date and time to schedule it. You can also publish your post immediately by clicking “Now”. Finish by clicking “Post Now” or “Schedule”.
👉 Note: all the posts you plan with VistaCreate’s scheduler are saved in “My Projects” — “Posts Planner”. You can review, edit, and delete them if needed.
How to post or schedule Reels to Instagram from VistaCreate
Step 1: Choose the Instagram Reel format on the main page.
Step 2: Customize a selected template with text, images, or videos. Select a cover for your Reel.
Step 3: Once the design is ready, go to “Export” in the header menu on the artboard.
Step 4: Click “Post on Instagram Reels” to finish your publication.
Step 5: Add a caption to your video, and choose a date and time to schedule it. You can also publish your Reel immediately by clicking “Now”. Finish by clicking “Post Now” or “Schedule”.
🤓 Keep in mind:
- You can only publish and schedule your Instagram posts from VistaCreate with an Instagram Business account. Follow this guide to check your current profile type.
- You can switch your Instagram account to Business by following this link with instructions.
- If you designed a project in any other format, you can resize it to an Instagram post or Reel using our resizing tool. Then, post your project as mentioned above.
Instagram post size recommendations
- The ideal size for square posts is 1080px by 1080px at a 1:1 aspect ratio.
- For landscape posts, use an image that is 1080px by 566px, with an aspect ratio of 1.91:1.
- Vertical images should be sized at 1080px by 1350px with a 4:5 aspect ratio