You can tag people in a photo or video that you share on Instagram.
To tag people as you’re posting a photo or video:
After you’ve selected a photo or video and added effects and filters, tap Tag People from the Share screen.
Tap on someone in the photo.
Start entering their name or username and select them from the dropdown menu.
Tap Done (iPhone) or (Android).
To add people to a photo or video you’ve already shared:
You can only get a link to photos and videos that have been shared publicly. If an account is set to private, you won’t be able to get a link to any of their posts.
To get a link to a post:
Tap (iOS) or(Android) above the post.
Tap Copy Link.
To get a link to a post from the web:
Open your web browser.
Go to instagram.com/username. For example, if the username is “johnsmith,” type in instagram.com/johnsmith as the URL.
Click the post you want to save and copy the link at the top of your browser.
To delete a photo or video that you’ve posted, tap (iPhone) or (Android) above your post and then tap Delete. Tap Delete again to confirm.
You can also archive posts to hide them from your profile and make it so your followers and other people on Instagram can’t see it. When you archive a post, it keeps all its likes and comments.
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Once you’ve taken or uploaded a photo or video, you can edit it by applying filters:
Tap Next, then tap the filter you’d like to apply.
Tap the filter again if you want to adjust filter strength left or right using the slider. Tap Done to save your change.
Tap Next to add a caption and location.
Tap Share.
Note: You can rearrange the order of your filters by pressing and holding a filter at the bottom of the screen, then dragging it to the desired position.
To upload a photo or take a new one, first tap at the bottom of the screen:
To upload a photo from your phone’s library, tap Library (iOS) or Gallery (Android) at the bottom of the screen and select the photo you’d like to share.
To take a new photo, tap Photo at the bottom of the screen then tap . You can tap to switch between front and rear-facing cameras and to adjust flash.
Managing Your Followers
How do I approve or deny a follower request on Instagram?
If your account is set to private, anyone who wants to see your photos or videos will have to send you a follower request. Follow Requests will appear in your Activity.
To approve a request, tap Confirm. To deny a request, tap Delete (iPhone) or x (Android).
If you accidentally deny a follow request, you can ask the person to request to follow you again.
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Connect contacts
To find people to follow on Instagram, you can look through people from your contact list:
Go to your profile and tap .
Tap Discover People > Contacts.
Tap Connect Contacts > Allow Access.
Tap Follow next to the people you’d like to follow.
Learn more about what happens when you connect Instagram to your phone’s contact list. You can also tap at the bottom of the screen to search for people you’d like to follow.
Disconnect contacts
To disconnect your contacts:
Go to your profile and tap .
Tap Settings.
Tap Account > Contacts Syncing.
Navigating the App
Log In Screen
The log in screen lets you create a new account or log into an existing account. You can also recover your password by tapping Log In and then Forgot?
Keep in mind that when logging into an existing account, you must use the username and password for the account.
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To create an Instagram account from the app:
Download the Instagram app from the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play Store (Android).
Once the app is installed, tap to open it.
Tap Sign Up With Email or Phone Number (Android) or Create New Account (iPhone), then enter your email address or phone number (which will require a confirmation code) and tap Next. You can also tap Log in with Facebook to sign up with your Facebook account.
If you register with your email or phone number, create a username and password, fill out your profile info and then tap Next. If you register with Facebook, you’ll be prompted to log into your Facebook account if you’re currently logged out.
Most likely, someone tried to sign up for an Instagram account using your email address by mistake. To remove your email from the account:
If you have an Instagram account, log out. Before logging out, make sure the you have access to the email address currently associated with your account. Learn how to update your email address. If you don’t have an Instagram account, skip to step 2.
Click let us know at the bottom of the Welcome to Instagram email to let us know this wasn’t you.