How to Share an Instagram Story in Under 5 Steps

Your ability to repost someone’s Story depends on whether the original creator tagged you.

If the user hasn’t tagged you, you’re limited in what you can do. Currently, there’s no feature that allows you to repost stories without a tag. However, you can share it via direct messages to another follower.

If you were tagged in a story, you can easily reshare it to your story by following the steps below:

1. Tap the direct messages icon in the upper right-hand corner.

2. Locate and open the tagging notification.

3. Tap “Add to Your Story.” From here, you can add your own text, filters, and stickers to the post — or continue to the next step.

4. Lastly, tap “Send.”

Once your post is live, viewers can see the original story, along with any comments or stickers you may have added.

You can share another user’s in-feed post to your story in four quick steps:

1. Tap that airplane icon below the photo or video in your feed.
2. From the pop-up menu, tap “Add post/video to your story.”

3. Next, you can add text, filters, or stickers to the story — or move to the next step.

4. Tap “Send To” then “Share.”

Why Can’t I Share Someone’s Instagram Story?

Keep in mind that many users enable story sharing by default, but others may opt to disable this feature. Similarly, users may put their profile on private mode. If they haven’t accepted your follow request, you won’t be able to view their stories.

Of course, you can screenshot or screen record a story before it expires. However, when it comes to sharing and reposting content, it’s important to remember that certain users value their privacy more than others. To avoid crossing any lines, it’s a good habit to ask for permission before sharing any content to your page.