How to see scheduled posts on Instagram, and edit or delete them
Where Instagram keeps your scheduled posts and Reels, how to edit, reschedule or delete one, where Business Suite shows them, and why one is missing.
Short answer
In the Instagram app, go to your profile, tap the menu and choose Scheduled content, under Your insights and tools. Tap a post's options to edit it, reschedule it, share it now or delete it. Meta Business Suite lists what you scheduled there under Content, then Scheduled.
Where scheduled posts are in the Instagram app
There are two ways in, and both lead to the same list of scheduled posts and Reels:
- From your profile: tap your profile picture, then the menu at the top right, and choose Scheduled content under Your insights and tools.
- From the composer: tap Create, then Post or Reel, and choose Scheduled.
How to edit, reschedule or delete a scheduled post
- 1Open Scheduled content by either route above.
- 2Tap the post or Reel, then Options.
- 3Choose Edit post to change the caption, Reschedule to pick a new time, Share now to publish it straight away, or Delete.
Scheduled Stories work differently, and only on a paid Meta One plan: open the Story composer, tap Add to story, then the Schedule tab, open the Story and tap Options to share it now, reschedule it or delete it. You get a notification when it goes live.
In Meta Business Suite
- Posts and Reels: open Content, then Posts & reels, then the Scheduled tab. Open a post's menu and choose Manage post to edit it, reschedule it, move it to drafts or delete it.
- Stories: the Stories tab has its own Scheduled list, where you can publish, reschedule or delete a Story.
- On a calendar: the Planner shows published posts and everything scheduled in Business Suite by week or month. Click an upcoming post and choose Options to reschedule or delete it.
Posts scheduled in another tool
Instagram's publishing API has no scheduling of its own. A tool such as PostDaily keeps your post and sends it to Instagram at the time you chose, so Instagram's lists don't show it until it is live; Meta's developer guide tells such apps to hold the schedule and respect Instagram's daily limit themselves. Find and change those posts in the tool you used. In PostDaily they are on the calendar and in each channel's queue: see plan with the calendar.
Why a scheduled post is missing or didn't publish
- It was scheduled somewhere else. A post from Business Suite or another tool isn't in the app's Scheduled content list.
- The account isn't public. Instagram's scheduler only works on a public account.
- It used something scheduling doesn't allow. Instagram's help centre says product tags, collaborative posts, sponsored posts and fundraisers can't be used in scheduled content.
- Business Suite couldn't publish it. Meta lists missing publishing permission, an unresolved issue on the Instagram account, a hacked account, or a system error. A post that failed shows an error under Content, then Scheduled, and Meta suggests using Publish now.
To schedule your next post, how to schedule Instagram posts covers the app, Business Suite and schedulers side by side.
Scheduled post questions
Can you edit a scheduled post on Instagram?
Yes. Open Scheduled content from your profile menu, tap the post, then Options and Edit post. Reschedule changes the time.
Why can't I see my scheduled posts on Instagram?
The app's list only shows posts scheduled in the Instagram app. Posts scheduled in Meta Business Suite are in Business Suite, and posts scheduled in other tools stay in that tool until they publish.
Can you see scheduled posts on Instagram on a computer?
Not on instagram.com, which can't schedule. On a computer, Meta Business Suite shows what you scheduled there, under Content and on the Planner.
Where are scheduled Stories on Instagram?
Scheduling Stories in the app needs a paid Meta One plan. Scheduled Stories are in the Story composer, under Add to story and the Schedule tab.
Last checked against Instagram's help centre, Meta One help pages, Meta Business Suite help pages and Meta's Content Publishing guide.
