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Collect emails and leads inside Instagram DMs

Instagram lets you ask for an email in the chat. Pro Collect Input stores answers in Contacts and can send a follow-up email.

Updated Sep 14, 2026

Short answer: On a Pro automation, add Collect Input after your trigger or welcome message. Each prompt (email, phone, custom) waits for their next DM. Answers land in Contacts for CSV export, and you can attach an Email node. Sign up, connect Instagram with Meta, then use the Collect User Input template.

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Instagram lets you collect an email without a landing page. They already typed GUIDE. Ask the next question in the same thread.

Why this converts (quietly)

A bio link is a context switch. A question in the DM is not. You own the address after the Reel dies.

Setup (Pro)

  1. Sign up at app.creatordm.com/sign-up and connect Instagram.
  2. Open the Collect User Input template, or Automation → add Collect Input.
  3. Add prompts (up to 10), for example:
    • Identifier Email — “What email should we use?”
    • Identifier Phone — optional
  4. Write an ending message.
  5. Optionally connect Email (notify yourself, or send them the file).
  6. Live.

Answers appear in Contacts. Export CSV when you want the list in Klaviyo, Sheets, or anywhere else.

Pair with comment-to-DM so GUIDE starts the capture.

Questions people ask

Is lead capture free?

Collect Input is a Pro node. Free can still DM a link to a form, but in-chat capture and export are Pro.

Where do the answers go?

Contacts in the app. You can export CSV on Pro. Email nodes can also notify you or send the lead a message.