Guide · creator playbook
How to post DALL-E images on Instagram without getting flagged
Instagram scans every upload for C2PA Content Credentials and AI metadata, then stamps a 'Made with AI' label and quietly throttles reach on anything it flags. OpenAI DALL-E ships with exactly the signals Instagram looks for. Strip every one and post clean.
Strip the C2PA Content Credentials
Same standard as Sora — cryptographic signature proving AI origin. Calabi removes this automatically — no manual ExifTool work.
Strip the OpenAI generator metadata
Tool ID in EXIF and XMP. Calabi removes this automatically — no manual ExifTool work.
Strip the Prompt fragments in PNG text chunks
Sometimes contains the prompt itself. Calabi removes this automatically — no manual ExifTool work.
Inject authentic phone identity
Calabi writes a real Make / Model / Software / GPS / capture-timestamp so the file presents as a normal phone recording, not an AI export.
Verify, then post to Instagram
Check the forensic proof card — it lists every signal stripped and injected — then upload to Instagram clean.
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Why this matters now
AI detection on social platforms in 2026 is no longer a coin flip. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter/X, and Reddit all run automated scanners on every upload before a human moderator sees it. The flag-rate on raw AI output is approaching 100% for the major generators (Sora, Veo, Kling, Midjourney). The only path forward is full sanitization — strip every signal, inject authentic phone identity, verify before posting.