Giveaway DM automation template

Everyone who comments on your giveaway gets a DM confirming their entry. Alto asks them to follow and share their email, and keeps every entrant on one list.

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Best for: Shops & brands
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Built on: Auto Comment to DM

skeplowhoneyGiveaway

skeplowhoney 🎁 Win our autumn hamper! Comment below to enter. Winner picked Friday.

maya.lnow
Count me in! 🍯
skeplowhoney
You’re in! We’ve sent you a DM 🎁

Autumn hamper giveawayAuto Comment to DM

Live

WhenAny comment
ReplyYou’re in! We’ve sent you a DM 🎁
Open withThanks for entering!
Ask toFollow you
Ask forTheir email
ConfirmVisit the shop
ThenAdd to Autumn hamper list

Mayamaya.l

Thanks for entering our giveaway! Tap below to confirm your entry.

Confirm my entry

One more step: follow us so you don’t miss the winner announcement.

Maya followed you

And your email, so we can get in touch if you win?

maya@example.com

You’re entered! We’ll announce the winner on Friday 🍯

Visit the shop

How it works. Post the giveaway. Alto keeps track of who’s in.

They comment to enter
Any comment on the giveaway post counts, so entering couldn’t be easier.
Alto confirms in their DMs
A reply under the comment and a DM tell them they’re in.
They follow and share their email
Ask for a follow on Instagram and an email, so you can reach the winner and everyone else after the draw.
Every entrant on one list
Entrants land on a giveaway list in Alto, ready to export when it’s time to draw.

Every message, ready to copy. Pick a tone. Swap the brackets for yours.

Caption
In your giveaway post
Win our [prize]! Comment below to enter, and we’ll confirm your entry by DM 🎁
Public reply
Under their comment
You’re in! We’ve sent you a DM 🎁
Opening DM
First DM, with a button
Thanks for entering our giveaway! Tap below to confirm your entry.
ButtonConfirm my entry
Follow ask
Before the email
One more step: follow us so you don’t miss the winner announcement.
Email ask
So you can reach the winner
And your email, so we can get in touch if you win?
Confirmation
With a link to your shop
You’re entered! We’ll announce the winner on [date]. Have a look around while you wait 👇
ButtonVisit the shop

Make it yours. Pick a prize, keep entry easy, name your list.

A prize from your own shop
Give away what you sell, so the people who enter are people who’d buy it.
- Bestseller
- Gift set
- New launch
Entry in one comment
Any comment counts. The follow and email asks happen in the DM, not in a long list of rules.
A list for each giveaway
Give every giveaway its own list, so drawing a winner and thanking everyone afterwards is easy.
- Spring giveaway
- Launch week
What to watch
New follows, emails collected and DMs sent show for each campaign, so you can see what the giveaway brought in.
- New follows
- Emails collected
- Total sends

Giveaway DM automation FAQs

Have something else in mind?
Talk to the Alto team.

How do I automatically DM everyone who enters my Instagram giveaway?

Run this template on your giveaway post with any comment as the trigger. Every entrant gets a DM confirming their entry, without you replying by hand.

Can giveaway DM automation capture emails from entrants?

Yes. Alto asks for an email in the DM and keeps it with the entrant on your giveaway list.

What should the giveaway confirmation DM say?

Confirm they’re in, say when you’ll announce the winner and give them something to do next, like browsing your shop. The messages above cover all three.

How do I pick the winner?

Export your giveaway list from Contacts and draw the winner your usual way.

Which plan do I need?

The comment replies, DMs, follow ask and email ask run on Alto’s Free plan. Keeping entrants on a list and exporting it needs Pro.