Where to Find Instagram Drafts on Android, iPhone, & iPad

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Did you create a draft of an Instagram reel, story, or post so you could share it later? If you’re having trouble finding your Instagram drafts, we can help! To find your story or post draft, just tap the +, select Story or Post, and you’ll see your drafts. To find a reel draft, just open your reels and select the Drafts folder. This wikiHow article teaches you how to find, share, and delete Instagram drafts on your Android, iPhone, or iPad.

Things You Should Know

• Find drafted posts, reels, and stories by going to their respective areas and looking for the "Drafts" tab.
• You can either resume editing drafts or publish them by continuing the New Post process.
• Drafts are saved to your phone, so you can’t use a friend’s phone to access the drafts you saved on your phone previously.

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Finding Post Drafts

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• Tap the + and select Post at the bottom of your screen.

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• To delete drafts, tap

Manage and the pencil icon (Android) or Edit (iOS). Select the draft you want to delete, then tap the checkmark next to "Discard" (Android) or Done (iOS). [1] X Research source

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Find & Share Reel Drafts

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• You’ll see tiles of your different Reels, including a tile that says "Drafts."

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• You can access and manage your drafts on the mobile app for Android, iPhone, and iPad.

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• From here, you can further edit your clip by tapping Edit or you can tap Next to publish it.
• If you want to delete your Story, tap the multiple cards icon in the far right of the Drafts tab, then tap the Story you want to delete. Finally, tap Delete at the bottom of your screen.

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Saving Drafts

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• Tap the + and select Post, then continue like you’re going to make a post by adding media.
• Alternatively, if you want to create a Reel draft, select Reel instead at the bottom of your screen.

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• You may need to tap it two times to see a window pop up.
• If you’re making a Reel, tap the arrow once or twice then tap the x to close the camera and a window will pop up.

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