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title: "How to Get Automation on Your Reels"
description: "Reels don't need special setup: the post & reel comments source covers them together with regular posts."
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# How to Get Automation on Your Reels

Reels don't need special setup: the post & reel comments source covers them together with regular posts.

Reels don't need special setup: the **post & reel comments** source covers them together with regular posts. Turn on its base [automation](https://chatfuel.com/docs/ai-features/automations) and Fuely AI answers comments on your reels — publicly under the comment, in a DM, or both. See [Instagram comment autoreply](https://chatfuel.com/docs/instagram/instagram-comment-autoreply) for the full guide.

Custom rules work on reels too: react to a keyword, or target [specific reels you choose](https://chatfuel.com/docs/instagram/can-i-choose-which-post-to-autoreply) — reels count as posts in a rule's **List of posts**.

## Set it up in Automations [#set-it-up-in-automations]

1. Go to **Fuely AI** → **Automations**.
2. Under **Instagram**, open **post & reel comments**.
3. Turn on the base automation to cover every post and reel, or add a [custom automation](https://chatfuel.com/docs/ai-features/how-to-create-a-custom-automation) targeting a keyword or selected reels.

## Or ask the AI Co-Worker [#or-ask-the-ai-co-worker]

Tell it what you want in chat:

*"Auto-reply to comments on my reels."*

It applies the change and confirms what it set.