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DM Automation Triggering Inconsistently After Comment

  • July 9, 2026
  • 1 comment
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Arman

Hi everyone,

I'm having an issue with an Instagram automation that used to work perfectly.

Here's my setup:

  • A user leaves any comment on a specific Instagram post.

  • The automation checks whether they're following my account.

  • If they are, it sends them a DM with a link to a file.

This workflow worked flawlessly before, but now it only works intermittently. Sometimes the DM is sent, and sometimes nothing happens.

I've checked the accounts of people testing it:

  • Their Instagram profiles are public.

  • They don't have DMs blocked.

  • They are following my account.

The exact same automation succeeds for some users but fails for others without any obvious pattern.

Has anyone experienced this recently? Is this a Meta/Instagram issue, a ManyChat bug, or is there something else I should check?

Thanks in advance!

1 reply

Gustavo Boregio
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  • July 9, 2026

Hey ​@Arman I suggest you start with these troubleshooting steps and see if it improves:

https://help.manychat.com/hc/en-us/articles/14281308423452-Instagram-automation-troubleshooting

If the issue persists, I suggest you talk to support, and give them very clear examples of where it’s failing so they can investigate and hopefully find the issue and solution.