Instagram Direct
Today, Instagram Is excited to bring you Instagram Direct, a new way to send photo and video messages to friends.
Over the past three years, the Instagram community has grown to over 150 million people capturing and sharing moments all around the globe. As we’ve grown, Instagram has evolved not only into a community of photographers, but also into a means of visual communication. From a photo of your daily coffee to a sunrise shared from the top of a mountain hike, every Instagram moment contains something you find special—something you broadcast to your followers when you tap “share.”
There are, however, moments in our lives that we want to share, but that will be the most relevant only to a smaller group of people—an inside joke between friends captured on the go, a special family moment or even just one more photo of your new puppy. Instagram Direct helps you share these moments.
From how you capture photos and videos to the way you start conversations through likes and comments, we built Instagram Direct to feel natural to the Instagram experience you already know. When you open Instagram, you’ll now see a new icon in the top right corner of your home feed. Tap it to open your inbox where you’ll see photos and videos that people have sent to you. To send a photo or video to specific people, tap the camera button to enter the same simple photo or video capture and editing screens. At the top of the share screen, you’ll see the option to share with your followers (“Followers”) or to send to specific people (“Direct”). To send using Direct, tap the names of the people you want to send your photo or video to, write your caption, tap “send” and you’re done.
After sending, you’ll be able to find out who’s seen your photo or video, see who’s liked it and watch your recipients commenting in real time as the conversation unfolds.
Photos and videos that you receive from people you follow will appear immediately. If someone you’re not following sends you a photo or video on Instagram, it will go to your requests so you can decide if you want to view it.
How Do i Use Direct
Instagram Direct lets you send a photo or video to a select group of people. Posts won’t appear in feed, search or your profile.
To send photos/videos with Instagram Direct:
Take a new photo/video or upload a photo/video from your camera roll.
Add optional effects, filters and a caption.
Tap Direct. You’ll see some features appear in green when you’re using Instagram Direct.
Tap the names of people you want to send the photo/video to (up to 15 people).
Tap Send.
The people you've sent the post to will get a notification. To see posts you've sent with Instagram Direct, tap in the top right of your Home feed.
Can i Use Instagram Direct to Send Posts to People im Not Following ?
Yes, you can send a photo or video to anyone when you use Instagram Direct. If you send a post to someone who doesn’t follow you, your post will go to their requests queue. If someone accepts your request, your post will go to their direct posts the next time you share directly with them. Posts that stay in the requests queue may become unavailable.
How Many People Can i Send my Post to With instagram Direct
You can send a post to up to 15 people with Instagram Direct.
How Do i Manage Posts i Have Sent and Recieved with Instagram Direct
When someone you follow sends a photo or video to you with Instagram Direct, it’ll go to your direct posts. Get to your direct posts by tapping in the top right of your Home feed.
If someone you don’t follow sends you a post, it’ll go to your requests queue. From there, you can choose to accept the request into your direct posts or to ignore it by tapping x. You can also tap Ignore All to ignore all requests at one time. When you accept requests, future posts sent to with you from that person will go to your direct posts.
Keep in mind that posts that stay in your requests queue may become unavailable after a while.
How Do i Report a Post that Was Sent to Me or Block Someone From Sending Posts to Me
You can report abusive posts that are sent to you. If you don't want someone to send a post to you, you can ignore their post in your direct posts by tapping x or you can block that person.
What Happens if i Delete a Post i Have Sent With Instagram Direct
When you delete a sent post, it'll also be deleted from Instagram. The people you’ve sent it to won’t be able to see it.
Who Can See Likes and Comments on Posts i Have Sent With Instagram Direct
Everyone that you've sent a photo or video to can see its likes or comments, even if they don't follow each other.
Key Safety Tips For Instagram Direct
Ignore people you don’t want to hear from. If you want to ignore all messages from someone you follow, you can always tap the ". . ." in your direct posts and select the option to Ignore All from that person."
Block people that bother you. If someone bothers you through messages or anywhere else on Instagram, use our blocking function so that that person can't view your photos/videos or search for your Instagram account. People aren't notified when you block them.
Report problematic content. You can report content that may be in violation of our policies directly from Instagram app, with our built-in reporting feature.
