How Your Feed Stays Updated

One of the best things about Drip Socials is that your feed maintains itself. Once you've connected Instagram and added a feed block, you don't need to manually upload or swap images — the app keeps everything in sync for you.

When Your Feed Refreshes

Drip Socials pulls fresh content from Instagram at two key moments:

Right after you connect — As soon as your Instagram account is linked, Drip Socials fetches your recent posts and profile information immediately.

On a recurring schedule — After that, the app periodically re-fetches your latest media in the background so new posts appear and removed posts drop off automatically.

Because refreshes run on a schedule, a brand-new Instagram post may take a little while to show up on your storefront rather than appearing instantly.

What Gets Synced

Each refresh updates:

Your recent posts — new images are added, and posts you've deleted on Instagram are removed from the feed.
Your profile details — your name, username, profile picture, follower count, and following count are refreshed so the optional profile header stays accurate.

Keeping Your Connection Alive

Instagram access is granted through a token that expires after about 60 days. Drip Socials automatically renews this token before it lapses, so your feed keeps working without you having to reconnect. If a renewal ever fails, you may need to reconnect Instagram manually — see the Troubleshooting section.

Good to Know

You don't need to keep the app open for refreshes to happen — they run on their own.
If you want the very latest post to appear sooner, you can reconnect Instagram to trigger an immediate fetch.
The number of posts stored is capped (see How Many Posts Are Shown), so only your most recent content is kept.