Find Out Who Shared Your Instagram Posts & Reels to Stories

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Do you want to see who shared your Instagram posts to their stories? You’re not alone! If you have an Instagram business or creator account, there may be a way to see who reshared your post or reel publicly within 24 hours of publishing your photo or video. While the View Story Shares feature isn’t available to personal accounts (or even all professional accounts), many users can see who shared their posts and reels to stories by checking their Insights. Even if you can’t see who shared your content, you can definitely see the share count. We’ll show you how to view Instagram sharing insights on your Android, iPhone, and iPad. Unfortunately, if you have a personal account, you won’t get to see these insights unless you upgrade to a professional account.

Things You Should Know

You’ll need an Instagram business or creator account to see who shared your post (if available) and your total share count.
Instagram does not publicly acknowledge the View Story Shares feature, but many people still see the option in their Insights.
If View Story Shares is available to you, you’ll only see who shared your posts and reels to their stories publicly, not to private stories.

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Since all videos shorter than 90 seconds are now shared as reels, you’ll use a different strategy to see who shared most videos.

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Instagram doesn’t publicize this feature, so they don’t really explain how it works. Many users note that the option to see who shared their posts disappears 24 hours after creating the post, while others claim it comes back each time someone reshares it.
Other people note that this option no longer appears for certain types of posts, including posts that contain more than one photo.

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Now that all videos that are fewer than 90 seconds long are automatically shared as reels, you can use this method for all of your shorter video posts. [3] X Research source

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Tap a reel you want to check on. The reel will start to play.

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Similar to post insights, Instagram does not publicly address this feature, which means there isn’t much information about it online. Many users claim to see this option on the three-dot menu after at least one person has shared their reel, while others claim to not see it at all.

Because Instagram is always making changes and performing tests, this feature may disappear and reappear at any time.

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The Shares count includes every time your reel was shared on Instagram, whether in a story or a direct message.

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What are Instagram Insights used for?
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Jaclyn Selby is a Social Media Expert and Director of Social Media at Ovello. Ovello is a female-owned & operated team of remote Executive Assistants and Social Media Managers who are passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow their personal businesses to maximum potential. With 4 years of social media experience, she specializes in helping her clients create a brand, a holistic strategy, and growth through various social media platforms.

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Instagram Insights are a good way to see what content performs the best rather than just seeing what gets the most views or likes.

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