Instagram rewards consistent, engaging content, but coming up with fresh captions and ideas every week can be exhausting. These AI prompts help you brainstorm reels, write captions, plan carousels and engage your audience. Customise them with your brand voice and audience details.
At a Glance: Prompts cover content ideas, captions for different goals, reels scripts, carousel outlines, story ideas, hashtags and replies. Always review for accuracy and keep your authentic voice.
Content Ideas
- Suggest 30 Instagram post ideas for a [business type] targeting [audience].
- Suggest 10 reel ideas showing behind-the-scenes at a [business type].
- Give me 10 educational post ideas about [topic] for beginners.
- Suggest content pillars for an Instagram account about [niche].
- Suggest 10 festive post ideas for [festival] for a [business type].
Captions by Goal
- Write five captions announcing a new product: [product details].
- Write a caption encouraging followers to save this post about [topic].
- Write a caption that asks a question to increase comments about [topic].
- Write a caption sharing a customer testimonial (paraphrase this feedback): [feedback].
- Write a short, witty caption for a photo of [description].
- Write a caption for a limited-time offer with a clear call to action: [offer].
- Write a caption introducing our team member [name], who is [role].
- Write a motivational caption related to [niche] without clichés.
- Write captions in a friendly, casual tone for these photos: [descriptions].
- Write a caption in Hinglish for [topic] for a young Indian audience.
Reels Scripts
- Write a 30-second reel script with hook, three steps and CTA about [topic].
- Suggest five trending reel formats that fit a [business type].
- Write on-screen text for a reel showing [process].
- Suggest a reel idea comparing “before and after” for [service].
- Write a reel script answering the question “[question]”.
Carousels
- Create a 7-slide carousel outline teaching [topic].
- Write short slide text for a carousel “[number] mistakes to avoid when [activity]”.
- Turn this blog post into a carousel: [summary].
- Suggest a carousel title that encourages saves for [topic].
- Write the final slide CTA for a carousel about [topic].
Stories
- Suggest 10 Instagram story ideas using polls and quizzes about [topic].
- Write a story sequence announcing a new launch over three days.
- Suggest “this or that” story questions for a [niche] audience.
- Write story text for a behind-the-scenes day at [business].
Hashtags and Discovery
- Suggest 15 relevant hashtags for a post about [topic] in [city], mixing broad and niche.
- Suggest location-based hashtags for a [business type] in [city].
- Suggest keywords to include in my Instagram bio for [business].
Bio and Highlights
- Write five Instagram bio options for a [business type] in [city].
- Suggest names for story highlights for a [business type].
Engagement
- Suggest friendly replies to these comments: [comments].
- Write a DM response to a customer asking about [question].
- Suggest a giveaway idea and rules outline for [business] following platform guidelines.
- Write a thank-you post for reaching [number] followers.
Tips
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Conclusion
These prompts make Instagram content planning faster and more creative. Use them to generate ideas and drafts, then personalise with real photos, stories and your brand’s unique voice.
