How many direct messages can I send on Instagram per day without getting flagged?

It depends on your account age and status. If you have a new account, you can send 20 to 50 messages per day. For an older, seasoned account that’s been around a while, you can send 50 to 100 per day. If you have a verified account, you can send up to 150 per day. It’s best to stay underneath these limits. In practice, you can send about 40 to 50 of these personalized outreach messages in an hour’s worth of work, which makes it very time-efficient.

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Asked by an artist concerned about messaging limits · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2025-01-27