Set up Instagram comment to DM from Chrome.

You post a reel. The caption says "Comment GUIDE and I'll send you the link." Then you open another tab, sign in to your dashboard, find the reel in a grid of thumbnails and build the automation there.

It works. But you were already looking at the reel.

Waveloop for Chrome is a free Chrome extension that puts the setup on the reel itself. It works in Chrome on a computer. You set up the auto DM where the comments will land, and check on it from the same place. Here's how it works, start to finish.

What you need

• Chrome on a computer.
• A Waveloop account. The Free plan works, and it needs no card.
• An Instagram professional account (Business or Creator), connected to Waveloop. Here's how to connect it.

Step 1: add the extension

Open Waveloop for Chrome in the Chrome Web Store and click Add to Chrome. Click the puzzle icon in Chrome's toolbar and pin Waveloop, so it stays one click away.

Then click the Waveloop icon. Sign in with your Waveloop account, or create a free one, and click Allow.

Step 2: open your reel

Go to instagram.com and open one of your own reels or posts. A small Waveloop button shows up at the bottom right of the page. It says Automate this reel when nothing is set up yet.

The button shows only on your own posts, the 125 most recent ones. On someone else's post, on Explore or in your messages, it stays out of the way.

Step 3: add a keyword and your link

Click the button. A panel opens on the page.

1. Type your keyword, like GUIDE, and press Enter. Or switch on Trigger on any comment to answer every comment.
2. Write the DM. Keep it short: what they asked for, and one line on why it's useful.
3. Add a button label, like "Get the guide", and your link.
4. Click Save and go live.

From now on, everyone who comments GUIDE gets your DM with the link. Keywords aren't case sensitive, so "guide" counts too. Here's how keywords match.

Want a public reply under each comment, like "Sent, check your DMs"? Add it in the same panel. And if people tell you your DM arrived empty, switch on Send as plain text. Why auto DMs can arrive empty explains when that helps.

Step 4: check on it later

Open the reel again. The button now says Live with your keyword. Click it to see how often it ran, open its Results, edit the DM, duplicate it or pause it with one switch.

For everything else, click the Waveloop icon in the toolbar:

• Automations shows your DMs sent, contacts and live automations, then every automation with its switch. Click one for its last 7 days.
• Contacts lists your latest contacts, with search.
• More opens your dashboard pages in one click: Intelligence, Link in Bio, Billing and the rest.

It never touches your Instagram tab.

Waveloop for Chrome never clicks or types inside your Instagram tab. On Instagram, it reads only the address of the page you're on, to find your own posts, and it checks that on your computer. It never reads your messages or posts anything on Instagram.

Your DMs are sent by Waveloop's servers through Instagram's official API, the same way as from the dashboard. Waveloop is an Official Meta Business Partner and Official Meta Tech Provider. So you can close Chrome or shut your laptop, and the automation keeps answering.

Free, with Pro where it counts

The extension works on every plan. On Free, you get comment to DM with a link button or a card, one public reply per automation, DM keyword and story reply automations, and Send as plain text. Contacts, automations and DMs are unlimited, with fair use.

Pro adds follow to unlock, DM versions, email collection and automations for any post or your next post. In the extension, those show with a lock and an Upgrade button, like in your dashboard.

A tip for your caption

Say the keyword in the caption and in the reel: "Comment GUIDE and I'll DM you the link." Pick one short word people can type fast. Then set it up from the reel before you close the tab.

The short version

Add Waveloop for Chrome, pin it and sign in. Open your reel, click the Waveloop button, add a keyword and your link, and save it live. The full steps are in the Help Center: how do I use Waveloop for Chrome? New to Waveloop? Start free and read more about comment to DM.