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How do I get a link (URL) to a photo or video on Instagram?
You can only get a link to photos and videos that have been shared publicly. If an account is set to privateAMP, you won’t be able to get a link to any of their posts.
To get a link to a post:
To get a link to a post from the web:
To link your Instagram and Facebook accounts and share posts directly from Instagram to Facebook:
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.
Can I link multiple Instagram accounts to my Facebook profile?
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:
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.
Can I choose which Facebook album my Instagram posts are added to?
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.
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.
How many photos can I upload to a Facebook photo album?
You can upload up to 1,000 photos to a Facebook photo album that’s been created by a third-party app.
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:
You can also remove an Instagram account from your Facebook account:
To share a photo you’ve previously uploaded on Instagram to another site:
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.
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:
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:
If someone with a private profile shares a photo or video to a social network (like Twitter, Facebook and so on) using Instagram, the image will be visible on that network and the permalink will be active. In other words, the photo will be publicly accessible by anyone who has access to its direct link/URL.
Keep in mind that sharing a photo or video to a social network doesn’t mean that the image will be visible in Instagram. Your account will still appear private to those who aren’t approved followers.
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.
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:
If you’re outside of Japan but have a Mixi account, you can link your Mixi account by changing your region format to Japanese:
On the Sharing screen, you should now see Mixi as one of the available services.
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:
If you’re outside of China but have a Weibo account, you can enable Weibo sharing:
On the Sharing screen, you should now see Weibo as one of the available services.
To disconnect and stop sharing your Instagram posts to another social network:
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: