Instagram agent feature

AI Voice Notes
in Instagram DMs

Let your Instagram agent send voice messages in DMs automatically. Reply with your own recordings, or with an AI voice from your ElevenLabs account.

How Instagram Voice Note Automation Works

You set the rules once. The agent sends voice notes in Instagram DMs when they fit.

Step 1

Set your rules

Add the tool to your Instagram agent and write when it should send a voice note, for example to welcome a new lead.

Step 2

Pick the audio source

Upload your own recordings, or let the agent write a short script and turn it into audio with your ElevenLabs voice.

Step 3

The agent decides

During the conversation the agent follows your rules and picks a voice note when it fits, or replies in text when it does not.

Step 4

Sent in the DM thread

The audio is sent through the official Instagram API as a voice message in the same conversation.

Add a Personal Touch to Automated Replies

A short voice note can feel more personal than a block of text. Use it where tone matters and keep text for links and prices.

Reply with your own recordings
AI voice from your ElevenLabs account
Your rules decide when it is sent
Uploads converted to an Instagram format
Mix voice notes and text replies
Works inside your Instagram agent

Two voice note tools

Send AI Voice Note

The agent writes a short script and turns it into audio with your ElevenLabs voice. Needs your own ElevenLabs API key, and usage counts toward your ElevenLabs plan.

Send Instagram Voice Note

Upload your own recordings and say when each one should be sent. Good for welcome messages and answers you give often.

Use both

Add both tools to one agent: your own voice for key moments, AI voice for the rest.

Where Voice Notes Fit in Instagram DMs

Welcome Messages

Greet new leads with a short voice note that asks what they are looking for.

Sales Conversations

Answer a hesitant lead in your own tone instead of a long text, then move to booking or a payment link in text.

Support & FAQ

Explain how an offer works with a recorded answer to a question you get every day.

AI Voice Notes on Instagram: Straight Answers

Can AI send voice messages on Instagram?

Yes. FlowGent's Instagram agent can send voice notes in a DM conversation in two ways: it can pick one of your pre-recorded clips, or it can write a short script and turn it into audio with your ElevenLabs voice. The agent follows the rules you write for when to use each one.

Are AI voice notes allowed by Instagram?

FlowGent sends audio through Meta's official Instagram messaging API, as an audio attachment in a conversation, with no password logins or browser tricks. You are still responsible for following Meta's platform rules and local law, and it is good practice to be open that a reply is automated. Instagram's own AI Voice Effects are a separate feature.

AI voice notes vs text replies: which should you use?

Use text for prices, links, lists and anything people need to copy. Use a short voice note for a welcome, a personal answer or a moment where tone helps. We don't claim voice always performs better than text, so start with one or two moments and check how your leads respond.

Is this the same as Instagram's AI voice effects?

No. Instagram's AI Voice Effects change how your own recording sounds before you send it by hand. FlowGent's AI voice notes are for businesses: your agent sends the voice note for you, inside a conversation a customer started, using your recordings or your ElevenLabs voice.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I send voice notes in Instagram DMs automatically?

Connect your Instagram account in FlowGent, create an agent, and add the Send Instagram Voice Note tool (pre-recorded) or the Send AI Voice Note tool (AI-generated). Then write when the agent should use it. Replies happen inside the DM conversation without you typing or recording each one.

Which AI voice does FlowGent use?

For AI voice notes you connect your own ElevenLabs account and pick a voice there. FlowGent sends the script to ElevenLabs using your API key and delivers the audio on Instagram. Voice generation therefore counts toward your own ElevenLabs usage and plan.

Can I use my own voice instead of AI?

Yes. With the pre-recorded tool you upload your own audio clips, give each one a name and say when it should be sent. FlowGent hosts the files and converts them to a format Instagram can play. Supported formats include M4A, AAC, WAV and MP4, up to 25MB per file.

Can I use both pre-recorded and AI voice notes?

Yes, you can add both tools to the same agent. A common setup is a recorded welcome message in your own voice for new leads, and AI voice notes for personal answers where you could not record every possible reply in advance.

How long can an AI voice note be?

Keep them short. Our default instructions tell the agent to write like people talk and stay under about 60 seconds, roughly 150 words, and to send at most one voice note per reply. Prices, links and long lists work better as text, so the agent sends those separately.

Does FlowGent show if someone played the voice note?

No. FlowGent does not currently track whether a voice note was played. You can see the voice note and any reply in the conversation, so you can judge how people respond. We prefer to say what the product does today rather than promise tracking we do not have.

Ready to Add Voice Notes to Your Instagram Automation?

Let your Instagram agent send voice notes in DMs, in your voice or an AI voice.