Sharing to Social Networks
Link your account
To link your Instagram and Facebook accounts and share posts directly from Instagram to Facebook:
- Go to your profile and tap
.
- Tap
Settings.
- Tap Account, then tap Linked Accounts.
- Tap Facebook and enter your Facebook login info.
Once you link accounts, you'll have the option to share a post to Facebook from the same screen where you add a caption. You can also share from Instagram to a Facebook Page you manage.
Unlink your account
To unlink your Facebook account:
- Go to your profile and tap
- Tap
- Tap Account, then tap Linked Accounts.
- Tap Facebook, and then tap Unlink Account (iPhone) or Unlink (Android).
- Tap Yes, Unlink to confirm.
Yes, you can link multiple Instagram accounts to your Facebook profile. When you link an Instagram account to Facebook, your Facebook friends who are on Instagram may get a notification telling them that you're using that Instagram account.
To share posts from your Instagram account to your Facebook Page, you first need to be an admin of that Page on Facebook.
To share posts from your Instagram account to a Facebook Page:
Android
- Go to your profile and tap
- Tap
- Tap Account > Linked Accounts, then select Facebook.
- If you haven't already, enter your Facebook login information.
- By default, your Instagram account will share to your personal Facebook profile. To share to a Page instead, choose a Page that you manage below Share to.
iPhone
- Go to your profile and tap
- Tap
- Tap Account > Linked Accounts, then select Facebook.
- If you haven't already, enter your Facebook login information.
- By default, your Instagram account will share to your personal Facebook profile. To share to a Page instead, tap Share to and choose a Page that you manage.
You can also link your professional Instagram account to a Page that you manage to access additional features across Facebook and Instagram. Learn more about what happens when you link these.
No. When you share a photo or video to Facebook, the audience is set to Friends by default. You can change the audience later by going to the post on Facebook and clicking the audience selector.
You can change the name of the Facebook album you upload Instagram posts to by going to the photo album on Facebook.
Keep in mind that if you change the name of the Facebook album, the next time you share an Instagram post to Facebook a new album titled Instagram Photos will be automatically created, and your post will be added there.
You can also move posts between albums on Facebook.
No, but you can move the photo from your Instagram Photos album to another once it's been uploaded. Learn how to move photos between albums on Facebook.
To share a photo you've previously uploaded on Instagram to another site:
- Tap
or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.
- Tap the post you'd like to share.
- Tap
(iPhone) or
(Android).
- Tap Share.
- Tap the name of the site where you'd like to share your post (Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr) and then tap Share (iPhone) or
(Android). You can also choose Email or Copy Link (iPhone) or Share link with other apps (Android).
Keep in mind that if you haven't previously linked your Instagram account to that site or service, you'll be prompted to log in. Once you've linked your Instagram account to that account, the icon for that site will turn blue.
This may happen if someone has used your phone to log into Instagram and then linked their Facebook and Instagram accounts.
To relink your Instagram account with your Facebook account:
- Tap
- Tap
in the top right, then tap
Settings.
- Tap Account, then tap Linked Accounts.
- Tap Facebook.
- If the wrong account is appearing, tap Unlink Account (iPhone) or Unlink (Android).
- Tap Yes, Unlink to confirm and then enter your Facebook login information.
You can also remove an Instagram account from your Facebook account:
- Visit Facebook's app settings to revoke access to Instagram, which will unlink the wrong Facebook account.
- Just tap the Facebook icon again and enter your login information to link the correct account.
Other Networks
When you take a photo or video on Instagram, you'll have the option to turn sharing on or off for each of the social networks (like Facebook or Twitter) you want to share to.
To adjust your settings to share on social networks:
- Go to your profile and tap
- Tap
- Tap Account > Linked Accounts, then tap a social network to log in and link the accounts.
Learn how to stop sharing to other social networks.
Hipstamatic
When using Hipstamatic, you can share your photo directly to Instagram. Just choose to share the photo and then tap the Instagram icon. You can write a caption for your photo and also decide whether you want Hipstamatic to automatically include the #hipstamatic hashtag as well as tags noting which camera and lens you used to take the photo.
After you link your Instagram account to Hipstamatic and choose to share, your photo will automatically appear on Instagram. If tags are turned on for your photo, Hipstamatic automatically includes tags in the caption. An attribution ("Taken with Hipstamatic") will appear below your caption. Tapping on "Hipstamatic" will direct you to the app if it's already installed on your phone or to the Hipstamatic App Store page if you haven't installed it yet.
ミクシィ / Mixi (Japan) (iOS)
Keep in mind that "ミクシィ/Mixi" won't appear in your share options if your phone's language or region format isn't set to Japanese. Region format doesn't change the language of your phone; it only changes the way dates and numbers are displayed.
After you've taken and edited a photo or edited a photo saved to your phone, you can link your Mixi account under Share:
- Log into your account.
- Confirm the app's permissions.
- Tap the Mixi icon to turn sharing on. Your photo will now upload to Instagram and Mixi.
If you're outside of Japan but have a Mixi account, you can link your Mixi account by changing your region format to Japanese:
- Go to your phone's Settings and then tap General > Language & Region > Region.
- Choose Japan from the list.
- Choose Done > Continue and return to Instagram.
On the Sharing screen, you should now see Mixi as one of the available services.
Weibo (China)/ 新浪微博 (iOS)
Keep in mind that "新浪微博 / Weibo" won't appear in your share options if your phone's language or region format isn't set to Chinese. Region format doesn't change the language of your phone; it only changes the way dates and numbers are displayed.
To set up Weibo sharing:
- After you've taken and edited a photo or edited a photo saved to your phone or tablet, you can configure Weibo under Share on the upload screen.
- Log into your account.
- Make sure the Weibo share icon has been selected. Your photo will now upload to Instagram and Weibo.
If you're outside of China but have a Weibo account, you can enable Weibo sharing:
- Go to your phone's Settings and then tap General > Language & Region > Region.
- Choose China.
- Choose Done > Continue and return to Instagram.
On the Sharing screen, you should now see Weibo as one of the available services.
Disconnect a Social Network
To disconnect and stop sharing your Instagram posts to another social network:
- Go to your profile and tap
- Tap
- Tap Account.
- Tap Linked Accounts, then tap [site name].
- Tap Unlink Account (iOS) or Unlink (Android).
- Tap Yes, Unlink.
If you're trying to relink Instagram to a social network, you may have to visit that site's settings to unlink your previous account. Learn how to revoke Instagram's access to another social network: