# How do I filter out Instagram story mentions?

Instagram accounts with larger followings may deal with a lot of noise from story mentions. Using Flow Builder, you can filter out story mentions from other Instagram messages and automate the response so that your teams can focus on users that require more attention. 

 

Follow the steps below to set up a filter so that story mentions do not reach your agents:

1. Log in to your MessageBird Dashboard and navigate to [Flow Builder](https://dashboard.messagebird.com/en/flow-builder).
2. Click **Create new Flow**, then click **Create Custom Flow**.<br>

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3. On the next screen, select **Omnichannel** as the trigger, then click **Next**.<br>

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4. On the right-hand side of your screen, a configuration panel will appear, which will show you every available channel for this flow. Select the Instagram channel(s) that you want to configure, then click **Save**.
5. Below your Instagram Omnichannel trigger, click the **+** symbol to create a new step.
6. From the list of steps, search for and select **Branch**. A configuration panel will appear on the right.
7. From the dropdown menu, select **Message Content** to create a new branch. Branching conditions will appear in the configuration panel.<br>

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8. In the first dropdown menu, select **incomingMessage**. In the second dropdown menu, select **is empty or not set**, as shown in the image below. This will ensure that your flow will filter out story mentions before they reach your agents.<br>

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9. It's good practice to acknowledge any incoming story mentions with an automatic reply. Click the **+** sign below the **incomingMessage** branch of your filter, and select **Reply to channel message** from the list.
10. In the step configuration panel, select **Text** from the **Message type** drop-down, then enter your message in the **Reply with message** field. Take a look at the image below, where we've set up the message response to read  ‘Love this! Thanks for tagging us.’ <br>

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11. Click **Save** to return to the flow.
12. Below the **Else** branch, click on the **+ symbol**.
13. Add an action step, such as **Create Inbox ticket** to tell Flow Builder what to do with messages that aren't story mentions. You can add as many steps as you need.
14. Configure this step as required, then click **Save**.
15. When you're ready for your flow to go live, click **Publish** on the top right-hand corner of your screen!


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