How to share instagram stories to your story

By India Today Web Desk: One of the best aspects of social media is to be able to share something with your followers. On Twitter, you can retweet. On Facebook, there's an option to share a post. And on Instagram, you can repost, which is essentially a way to share a picture from another Instagram user with your followers.

To repost on Instagram means to re-share someone else's Instagram stories or content to your business or private account. Reposting Instagram stories is a great way to fill your feed with beautiful content.

When someone mentions you in their story, you'll have the option to instantly repost it, adding the photo or video to your own story.

To share someone's post to your story, follow these 5 steps:

Step 1: When you tag a user in your story @mention, sharing is initiated.

Step 2: A pop-up will appear saying, 'mentioned users may repost this story for 24 hours.'

Step 3: The person mentioned will get a notification via direct message with a link to 'add this to your story.'

Step 4: Before posting the final content, you can either crop it or add any filters you want.

Step 5: Don't forget to give credits to the original content creator. When added, followers will see the original creator username, and they can tap it to see that person's profile.

Note:

You can only share someone's post from feed to your story if their account is public and they have allowed re-sharing of their posts.

However, this only works for pictures, not for videos or audios. In the case of audios or videos, you'll need the help of take-in third-party applications.

This article explains how to share others' posts to your Instagram story, how to repost someone else's story to your story, how to use third-party apps to repost a photo or video and a story-sharing workaround if you're not tagged.

How to Repost an Instagram Post to a Story

Most Instagram posts made by public accounts can be shared as part of your Instagram story for your followers to see. This is the only official way to share a post made by other people on Instagram, and it's popular due to its simplicity and how it links back to the original creator.

1. Open the Instagram app on your iOS or Android device and locate the Instagram post you want to share.

2. Tap the paper airplane icon > Add post to your story.

   If you don't see Add post to your story, either the account isn't public or they've disabled post resharing.

3. The post now appears embedded in a new Instagram story. You can now add the usual gifs, text, and music.

4. Tap Your Story to publish as a new Instagram story.

   
   

How to Share an Instagram Story on Your Own Account

While it's possible to share some Instagram stories made by others to your followers, it must meet some requirements:

• The account must be public. You can't share a story from a private Instagram account.
• It must have Instagram story sharing enabled.
• You need to be tagged in the story.

When you're tagged in an Instagram story, you'll receive a DM via Instagram Direct notifying you. If the account tagging you is public and allows sharing of their content, you should see a link in the message; to repost this story within a new story on your account, tap Add This to Your Story, and then proceed with the instructions from above.

You don’t need to follow the account to repost one of their Instagram stories.

How to Repost an Instagram Story if You’re Not Tagged

While there are numerous third-party apps that let you repost someone else’s Instagram posts, there aren’t any that support the reposting of Instagram stories. However, one way to get around this restriction is to use your device’s screenshot or screen recording features.

You can take a screenshot on an iOS device or Android device without needing additional apps.

For example, you can take a screenshot of someone else’s Instagram story while you’re watching it, and then upload that screenshot to a new story. Likewise, you can use screen recording to record an Instagram story video, then repost that video in your own story.

When recording someone else’s Instagram story via a screen recording, the recorded video also contains UI elements from the Instagram app. You can remove these by using two fingers to move and resize the video while composing your new story.

How to Repost a Video or Photo Post on Instagram

There's no built-in way to repost photos or repost videos on Instagram. To get around this restriction, you need to download a third-party app. Fortunately, there are a large number of such apps for both iOS and Android, and most of them are free to download and use.

Download Repost for Instagram from Google Play if you have an Android device, or get Repost for Instagram from the App Store if you have an iOS device. Both apps are free and don’t require you to log in with your Instagram or Facebook account information.

The following instructions are for the Regrammer iOS app, but each step is practically identical to how you would use the Repost for Instagram app on Android.

1. Open the Regrammer app on your iOS device.

2. A message asks you to give the app permission to access your device’s photos. Tap OK.

3. The app asks you if you want to receive notifications. This is optional. Tap either Don’t Allow or Allow.

4. You're shown a welcome screen with instructions. Tap Skip.

   
   

5. Open the Instagram app on the same device and find the post you want to repost.

6. Tap the ellipsis in the top-right corner of the Instagram post.

7. Tap Copy Link. The link to this post is copied to your device’s clipboard.

   
   

8. Open Regrammer. The copied link should automatically appear in the search field within the app. If it doesn't, tap the field, perform a long press, and tap Paste.

9. Tap Preview.

   A short video ad may play. Ignore this and wait for your post to load.

10. Your repost won’t show the name of the original Instagram account from where you got the video or photo by default. To add this account name, tap any of the four square icons.

    Tap Dark to place a black outline around the original poster’s name.

    
    

11. When you’re ready, tap the blue share icon.

12. Tap Repost on Instagram.

13. The app asks for permission to switch to the Instagram app. Tap Open.

    
    

14. Tap Feed > Next.

15. Edit the photo or video as you usually would by adding a filter and changing its settings.

    Because you’re reposting someone else’s content, it’s usually best not to change the way it looks too much. This is especially true when it comes to artwork or professional photography.

16. Tap Next.

    
    

17. Add the post description, hashtags, people tags, and location data as you would when making a regular Instagram post.

    Instagram allows up to 30 hashtags in a post description. They can help people discover your post, so it’s a good idea to use at least a few.

18. When you’re ready, tap Share to publish your post. It should now appear in your main Instagram account feed.

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FAQ

• How do I repost archived stories on Instagram?

  To find your old Instagram stories, go to your Profile > Menu > Archive > Story Archive and choose a story. Tap More > Share as Post or Highlight to add it to your profile.
  

• How do I repost deleted stories on Instagram?

  Instagram stories are automatically deleted and cannot be reposted after 24 hours unless they are archived. To recover Instagram posts deleted within the past 30 days, go to your Profile > Menu > Your activity > Recently deleted.

• How do I automatically save my Instagram stories?

  To automatically save Instagram stories to your archive, go to your Profile > Menu > Settings > Privacy > Story > Save story to archive.

• Why can't my friends repost my Instagram story?

  You may need to enable sharing. Go to your Profile > Menu > Settings > Privacy > Story > Allow sharing to story.

  Why can't I share an Instagram story to my story?

  Activate “Allow sharing” in Instagram The most typical reason is that the person who publishes the original story has not allowed their followers to share. To mark it, go to your profile -> Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Story Controls -> Shared Content.

  Can I repost someone's Instagram story?

  Simply click 'Add post to my story' and it will take you to stories editing mode where you can reshare it. It's as easy as that! One quick caveat, though — you can only repost the story while their story is still visible (within a 24-hour time frame). So, you'll need to make it snappy!

  Why can't I repost someone's story on Instagram?

  The main reason why you can't share someone else's Instagram Story is that you're not tagged in it. Namely, Instagram allows you to reshare a Story only if you were tagged in it by the person who posted it. When you're tagged, you receive a notification that someone mentioned you in their Story.