Instagram lets you send messages to one or more people in chats. These messages can include text and photos or videos you take or upload from your library. You can also send the following things as a message:

When you send a post from feed as a message, it'll only be visible to people who can already see it. For example, if you send a post from a private account as a message, only people who follow that account will be able to see it.

Photos or videos sent in a chat can't be shared through Instagram to other sites like Facebook or Twitter, and won't appear on hashtag and location pages.

Learn how to view messages you've received on Instagram.