Guide
Instagram post approval: how to get posts signed off
Here is how to approve posts for Instagram in Dripost before they go out. A caption with the wrong price or a Reel the client hasn’t seen is hard to take back. An approval step makes every Instagram post wait for a yes.
Who this is for
Freelancers and agencies posting to a client’s Instagram, brands where a manager signs off captions, and teams where a junior writes and a senior checks.
1. Make posts wait for a yes
On the Team screen, or in Settings under Clients, set the client to “Posts wait for a yes”. Each client has its own rule, so one brand can need approval while another posts straight out.
2. Write and send for approval
When approvals are on, the composer’s button reads Send for approval instead of Schedule post. The Instagram post, carousel or Reel waits in Approvals with its time; approvers get a notice in Dripost, and by email if they keep email notices on.
3. Approve or ask for changes
Approvers see the post as it will look on Instagram, with the first comment. Approve lets it go at its time. Ask for changes needs a comment, so the writer knows what to fix.
4. Or send the client a link
From the post’s More menu, Send to client makes a private review link. The client opens it on a phone with no login, watches the Reel, reads the caption, and approves or sends it back with a note. Share it by copying, email or WhatsApp. It lasts seven days and can be renewed.
5. Edits need a fresh yes
A yes is for the exact version approved. If someone other than an owner or admin changes the caption, the photos or the time, it goes back for approval; an owner’s or admin’s edit is re-approved with a note of who changed it.
6. Late approvals don’t post late
If the yes arrives after the scheduled time has passed, the post doesn’t fire off hours late: it waits and asks for a new time.
Plan availability
Approvals and no-login review links come with Pro and Agency. Approvers don’t use a seat, so a client can approve without costing you one of Pro’s 5 places.
Questions
Does the client need a Dripost account?
No. The review link works without signing in, and it never shows your other clients or posts.
Can posts I write myself skip approval?
Yes. Owners and admins post on their own authority; approval applies to posts from other members.
Can the client see the Reel before approving?
Yes. The video plays on the review page, on a phone or a computer.
Post it with Dripost
- Instagram post previewSee your post or Reel as Instagram will show it, then send it to a client to approve with no login.
- Post a video on InstagramUpload once and Dripost posts it as a Reel, then shows you the live link.
- Instagram from Claude or ChatGPTLet your AI assistant draft and schedule Instagram posts. You approve before anything goes out.