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Restrict on Instagram hides someone's comments from others, moves their DMs to requests and hides your activity. What it does, how to use it, vs block.

Muting on Instagram hides someone's posts, stories or messages from you without unfollowing, and they aren't told. How to mute, unmute, and vs restrict.

Lead on Instagram messages is a chat label business accounts add to sort conversations: Lead, Booked, Ordered, Paid, Shipped. How it works and how to use it.

Close Friends on Instagram is a private list for stories, reels, posts and notes. What the green ring means, whether people know they're on it, how to use it.

Active now on Instagram means someone is using the app right now, shown by a green dot in messages. Who can see it and how to turn it off.

What Meta AI does on Instagram in 2026: chat in DMs, image edits, Reels translation and dubbing, AI labels, what happens to your data, and what brands can use.

Instagram comment-to-DM sends your link by DM when someone comments a keyword. What to offer, how to pick the keyword, what to write and how to measure it.

Ten ways to make money on Instagram in 2026, from subscriptions and gifts to brand deals and DMs, with the follower minimums Instagram actually publishes.

How Instagram DM automation works: Meta's login, webhooks, private replies, the 24-hour window and rate limits, each linked to Meta's own docs.

Seven Instagram DM automation tools compared on price, free plan, channels and features, each checked on the vendor's site in October 2026.

LinkDM pricing checked 22 Oct 2026: Free is 1,000 DMs a month, Pro $19/mo or $182/yr, Platinum+ $99/mo. Real costs at 2,000, 10,000 and 50,000 DMs.

Is Instagram DM automation safe? It depends on how you automate. What Meta's API allows, what gets accounts restricted, and a checklist, all sourced.