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  • May 23, 2025
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bumblebee

Hi everyone,

I'm having an issue where my automation message doesn’t send when the flow is live. I tested it (in live mode) using myself as the contact, and it worked—but when triggered for actual users, nothing gets delivered. Any idea what could be causing this?

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Best answer by Gustavo Boregio

Hey ​@bumblebee most likely you’re trying to send the message after the 24 hours window has passed.

Here’s a video explaining it:

https://manychat.com/resources/video-course/how-to-use-instagram-automation-by-manychat/instagram-automation-24-hour-rule-explained

Hoepe this helps!

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Gustavo Boregio
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  • May 23, 2025

Hey ​@bumblebee most likely you’re trying to send the message after the 24 hours window has passed.

Here’s a video explaining it:

https://manychat.com/resources/video-course/how-to-use-instagram-automation-by-manychat/instagram-automation-24-hour-rule-explained

Hoepe this helps!


bumblebee
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  • May 26, 2025

Hi ​@Gustavo Boregio, thank you so much for your helpful response and the video explanation, really appreciate it!

I just have a follow-up question: what if I was trying to send the message after the 30-day window has passed, and it didn't go through, would the issue still be the same (no two-way engagement within the time window), or does a different rule apply in that case?


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  • May 26, 2025

@bumblebee it’s 24 hours, not 30 days ;)

And any message after 24 hours (including over 30 days) will fall under the same rule. The only way to do it is manually.


bumblebee
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  • May 27, 2025

Ahh I see, so even after 30 days, the same rule still applies. Thanks a lot ​@Gustavo Boregio, this is super helpful!