Features

Everything you can do with theZio

theZio turns Instagram comments, Story replies and DMs into followers, emails and customers. Here is every feature, what it is for, and exactly how to set it up.

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All 23 features at a glance

Feature	What it does	Plan
Comment to DM automation	A fan comments your keyword on a Reel or post and theZio sends them a DM with your link, file or offer in seconds. Set up in minutes, free to start.	All plans
Auto public replies	Reply under every keyword comment automatically, with up to 10 rotating wordings so it never looks copy-pasted. Pushes your Reel's engagement too.	All plans
Smart match (AI)	Smart match uses AI to catch comments that clearly mean your keyword, typos and variations included, so no fan who asked is left without the DM.	Pro
Any comment on a post	Send the DM to every real comment on one post, no keyword needed. Emoji, tags, spam and repeat comments are skipped automatically.	Pro
Different delivery per keyword	One automation, many keywords, each with its own link or digital product. Comment YOGA gets the yoga plan, DIET gets the diet plan, same post.	All plans
Reply to old comments	Answer the comments that came in before your automation existed. Under 7 days old get the DM, older ones get your public reply, up to 2,000 per post.	Free + Pro
Re-trigger control	Decide whether a fan can get your DM again on a different post, or only once ever. Keeps your DMs welcome, not repetitive.	Pro
Story reply and mention automations	Send a DM when fans reply to your Story with a keyword, reply at all, or mention you in their Story. Works across all your Stories.	Free + Pro
Ask For Follow	The DM invites fans to follow you, checks with Instagram, reminds once, and always delivers your freebie. Grow followers from every Reel.	All plans
Email collection in DMs	Ask for the fan's email inside the DM before delivering your freebie. Every email lands in Contacts, ready to export as CSV for your newsletter.	All plans
Contacts and CSV export	See every fan who entered your automations, where they stopped, and the emails you captured. Search, filter and export to CSV any time.	All plans
Digital product delivery	Upload your ebook, PDF or preset once. Every fan who comments gets a private download link, valid 30 days and 10 downloads. Never a public Drive link.	All plans
Link in bio page	Your own page at thezio.co/yourname: links, a store for your products and courses, themes you can make your own, and analytics for every link.	Max Pro
Paid products	Sell ebooks, templates, presets and courses from thezio.co/yourname. Fans pay through Razorpay, you are paid every Monday, with coupons and bump offers built in.	Max Pro
Courses	Build a video course with modules, lessons, files, live sessions and certificates, sell it from thezio.co/yourname, and let students learn on any device.	Max Pro
Brand deal inbox	theZio spots collab, sponsorship and PR requests in your comments and DMs, including Hinglish, and puts each one on a card with an AI-suggested reply.	Pro
DM Agent (rolling out)	Answer everyday DMs (price, links, details) with your own rules and an AI that only uses what you tell it. Pauses the moment you reply by hand.	Pro
Comment Agent	An AI that replies under the Instagram comments your keyword automations skip, in your words and tone, post by post. Criticism always comes to you.	Pro
Analytics	See comments, keyword comments, DMs sent and where fans drop off, from comment to download. Keyword performance and delivery health in one place.	All plans
Follower growth report	Count the followers your automations actually brought in, checked with Instagram, next to your account growth and every DM sent.	All plans
Alerts and notifications	Get told the moment something needs you: DM limit close, Instagram disconnected, failing DMs or payment issues, each with a one-tap fix.	All plans
Team access	Add your manager or agency to your theZio account as Admin, Editor or Viewer. No shared password, and you can remove them any time.	Pro
Safe, paced sending	Official Instagram API, Instagram Login, no passwords. DMs are queued and paced under Instagram's limits so a viral Reel never puts your account at risk.	All plans

Comment and Story automations

The core of theZio: a fan comments or replies, the DM goes out on its own.

All plans

Comment to DM automation

A fan comments your keyword on a Reel or post and theZio sends them a DM with your link, file or offer in seconds. Set up in minutes, free to start.

How to use it

All plans

Auto public replies

Reply under every keyword comment automatically, with up to 10 rotating wordings so it never looks copy-pasted. Pushes your Reel's engagement too.

How to use it

Pro

Smart match (AI)

Smart match uses AI to catch comments that clearly mean your keyword, typos and variations included, so no fan who asked is left without the DM.

How to use it

Pro

Any comment on a post

Send the DM to every real comment on one post, no keyword needed. Emoji, tags, spam and repeat comments are skipped automatically.

How to use it

All plans

Different delivery per keyword

One automation, many keywords, each with its own link or digital product. Comment YOGA gets the yoga plan, DIET gets the diet plan, same post.

How to use it

Free + Pro

Reply to old comments

Answer the comments that came in before your automation existed. Under 7 days old get the DM, older ones get your public reply, up to 2,000 per post.

How to use it

Pro

Re-trigger control

Decide whether a fan can get your DM again on a different post, or only once ever. Keeps your DMs welcome, not repetitive.

How to use it

Free + Pro

Story reply and mention automations

Send a DM when fans reply to your Story with a keyword, reply at all, or mention you in their Story. Works across all your Stories.

How to use it

Grow your audience

Turn every DM into a follower and an email you own.

All plans

Ask For Follow

The DM invites fans to follow you, checks with Instagram, reminds once, and always delivers your freebie. Grow followers from every Reel.

How to use it

All plans

Email collection in DMs

Ask for the fan's email inside the DM before delivering your freebie. Every email lands in Contacts, ready to export as CSV for your newsletter.

How to use it

All plans

Contacts and CSV export

See every fan who entered your automations, where they stopped, and the emails you captured. Search, filter and export to CSV any time.

How to use it

Deliver and sell

Send free files by DM, or sell products and courses from your own page at thezio.co/yourname.

All plans

Digital product delivery

Upload your ebook, PDF or preset once. Every fan who comments gets a private download link, valid 30 days and 10 downloads. Never a public Drive link.

How to use it

Max Pro

Link in bio page

Your own page at thezio.co/yourname: links, a store for your products and courses, themes you can make your own, and analytics for every link.

How to use it

Max Pro

Paid products

Sell ebooks, templates, presets and courses from thezio.co/yourname. Fans pay through Razorpay, you are paid every Monday, with coupons and bump offers built in.

How to use it

Max Pro

Courses

Build a video course with modules, lessons, files, live sessions and certificates, sell it from thezio.co/yourname, and let students learn on any device.

How to use it

Your inbox, handled

Brand deals pulled out of the noise, and everyday DMs answered for you.

Pro

Brand deal inbox

theZio spots collab, sponsorship and PR requests in your comments and DMs, including Hinglish, and puts each one on a card with an AI-suggested reply.

How to use it

ProRolling out

DM Agent

Answer everyday DMs (price, links, details) with your own rules and an AI that only uses what you tell it. Pauses the moment you reply by hand.

How to use it

Pro

Comment Agent

An AI that replies under the Instagram comments your keyword automations skip, in your words and tone, post by post. Criticism always comes to you.

How to use it

Track, stay safe, stay in control

See what works, get told when something needs you, never risk your account.

All plans

Analytics

See comments, keyword comments, DMs sent and where fans drop off, from comment to download. Keyword performance and delivery health in one place.

How to use it

All plans

Follower growth report

Count the followers your automations actually brought in, checked with Instagram, next to your account growth and every DM sent.

How to use it

All plans

Alerts and notifications

Get told the moment something needs you: DM limit close, Instagram disconnected, failing DMs or payment issues, each with a one-tap fix.

How to use it

Pro

Team access

Add your manager or agency to your theZio account as Admin, Editor or Viewer. No shared password, and you can remove them any time.

How to use it

All plans

Safe, paced sending

Official Instagram API, Instagram Login, no passwords. DMs are queued and paced under Instagram's limits so a viral Reel never puts your account at risk.

How to use it

Help getting started

Not sure where to begin? These do the thinking for you.

Free setup

Book a call and the theZio team builds your first automation with you.

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DM templates

Ready keyword, Reel hook, DM and reply scripts to copy into the builder.

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Blog guides

Step-by-step guides on comment to DM, lead magnets, followers and selling.

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Glossary

Private reply, 24-hour window, keyword trigger: every term in plain English.

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Questions about the features

What can I do with theZio?

Automatically DM fans who comment a keyword or reply to your Story, reply to comments publicly (or let the Comment Agent answer them for you), grow followers and emails from those DMs, deliver PDFs and other files privately, catch brand deals in your inbox, answer everyday DMs, and track all of it in analytics.

Which features are free?

Comment to DM, public replies, Ask For Follow, email collection, per-keyword delivery, last-24-hour old comments, analytics, alerts and up to 3 digital products, with 1,000 DMs and 1,000 contacts a month.

What does Pro add?

Pro (₹499/month or ₹399/month billed yearly) adds unlimited DMs, contacts and products, Smart match, Any comment, all old comments, re-trigger control, the Comment Agent and the brand deal inbox. Features still rolling out are marked on each page.

Do I need a Facebook Page or a password?

No. You connect a professional Instagram account (Creator or Business) with Instagram Login. theZio never sees your password.

Can someone set it up for me?

Yes. Book a free setup and the theZio team sets up your first automation with you.

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