Formats
Instagram Stories, planned like every other post
Schedule a story for launch morning or event day, beside the posts that go with it, and Hivenza publishes it on time.
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The specs
What the network’s publishing API accepts. Hivenza checks each one before a post is scheduled.
- Content
- One photo, or one video of 3 to 60 seconds, per story.
- Video file
- MP4 or MOV, up to 100 MB.
- Shape
- Vertical 9:16 (1080 × 1920) fills the screen.
- Lasts
- 24 hours, then it leaves the profile (unless you add it to a highlight in Instagram).
- Caption
- None: stories are published without a caption.
- Plan
- Starter and above.
Schedule it in three steps
- 1
Choose Story
In the composer, pick Instagram and set the post to a story.
- 2
Add the picture
One vertical photo, or a video of 3 to 60 seconds.
- 3
Schedule
Pick the time it should appear, and schedule.
What works
What works
- A clear first frame: people tap fast
- Keep text away from the top and bottom edges
- Use stories for what matters today
- Point people to a post or your link-in-bio page
What to avoid
- Videos under 3 seconds or over 60 seconds
- Landscape photos with big empty bars
- Small text near the edges
Hivenza warns you before scheduling when a file breaks the network’s rules.
Questions
Can I add stickers, polls or links?
Not through the publishing API: Instagram keeps stickers to its app. Add them by hand if you need them.
Which plan includes stories?
Starter and above, for Instagram and Facebook.
Can I schedule several stories in a row?
Yes. Schedule each one for its time; they appear in the order they go out.
Plan tomorrow’s story today
