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Say hi to new followers is not working... Help

  • March 20, 2026
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Mollyw

Hi,

I have been going round in circles with chat support trying to get this to work. It seems there is a blockage on my instagram business account that isn’t sending to new follower - it hasn’t sent to anyone. It tells me to go onto messaging tools in settings on instagram but I can never find the settings or toggles to turn on/off in the first place. I really need to chat to an actual human for some help! Anyone had this problem? Or know how to fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated x

Best answer by Fabio Gaulke

Hi, ​@Mollyw!

 

This help article shows how to enable and use it: https://help.manychat.com/hc/en-us/articles/23096654243740-Follow-to-DM-on-Instagram-Say-Hi-to-New-Followers-BETA

 

HOWEVER… Meta is having some bugs with this new feature and fewer accounts are getting it enabled.

Here’s the Manychat Status page for that issue: https://status.manychat.com/cmmxljn3s01ntuud42lsa7zud

 

This also means that many users are getting errors when they try to update the Instagram connection permissions.

 

Anyway, hope this helps and wish that it works for you! 🙌

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Fabio Gaulke
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  • April 13, 2026

Hi, ​@Mollyw!

 

This help article shows how to enable and use it: https://help.manychat.com/hc/en-us/articles/23096654243740-Follow-to-DM-on-Instagram-Say-Hi-to-New-Followers-BETA

 

HOWEVER… Meta is having some bugs with this new feature and fewer accounts are getting it enabled.

Here’s the Manychat Status page for that issue: https://status.manychat.com/cmmxljn3s01ntuud42lsa7zud

 

This also means that many users are getting errors when they try to update the Instagram connection permissions.

 

Anyway, hope this helps and wish that it works for you! 🙌


manymany
  • Up-and-comer
  • April 23, 2026

Hello, we are actually having problems with that, any solution?