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How to Repost a Story on Instagram (Tagged or Not)

Here's how to repost a story on Instagram: open it, tap the paper plane ✈️, tap Add to story, then Your story. It works for any story you're tagged in, and for stories from public accounts that allow it.

Quick answer

Open the story and tap the paper plane ✈️ (Share). Tap Add to story, then Your story.

It works when you're tagged in the story, or when the account is public and allows resharing. Posts and Reels work the same way.

How to Repost a Story on Instagram in 3 Taps

Checked November 2026 against Instagram's help page on sharing stories.

  1. Step 1: Open the story you want to repost. Tap the paper plane ✈️ (Share) in the bottom-right corner.

    Tagged in it? Instagram sent it to you in Messages. Tap it there to open it.

  2. Step 2: Tap Add to story.

    No Add to story? The account is private or has turned resharing off. See below.

  3. Step 3: It opens as a new story for you. Tap Your story in the bottom-left corner. Done!

    Add text or a sticker first if you like. You can also tap the → arrow in the bottom right, then Share.

That's how to repost a story on Instagram. Your repost shows the original account's name, so everyone can see whose story it is.

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How to Repost Instagram Story Mentions

When someone tags you in their story, Instagram sends it to you in Messages. If you don't follow them, it goes to your message requests. Open it there, then do the three steps above.

Can't add it? The person may have turned off reshares for people they tag. Private accounts choose whether the people they tag can add the story to their own. See Instagram's page on mentions.

How to Repost Someone's Story on Instagram When You're Not Tagged

You can, as long as both of these are true:

  • Their account is public.
  • They let people reshare their stories. Public accounts allow it unless they turn it off.

Then use the same three steps. That's how to repost someone's story on Instagram without a tag. Teen accounts have story resharing switched off at first, so their stories usually can't be reposted. If the account is private and you're not tagged, there's no Add to story option, so ask them to tag you instead.

How to Add a Post to Your Story on Instagram

  1. Step 1: Find the post or Reel. Tap the paper plane ✈️ (Share). It's under a post, or on the right of a Reel.

  2. Step 2: Tap Add to story.

    No Add to story? The account is private or has turned resharing off. See below.

  3. Step 3: It opens as a new story for you. Tap Your story in the bottom-left corner. Done!

    Add text or a sticker first if you like. You can also tap the → arrow in the bottom right, then Share.

This works for your own posts, and for posts and Reels from public accounts that allow it. Your story shows who posted it, and people can tap it to see the original (Instagram's help page). Sharing a photo from your camera roll instead? Fit it to the story shape first with the Instagram post size tool.

Instagram also has a Repost button on public posts and Reels. Tap it and the post goes in the Reposts section of your profile, and your followers may see it in their feeds. Tap Repost again to undo it. It doesn't work on stories (how reposts work).

Can You Repost a Story on Instagram From Your Archive?

Yes. Instagram saves your old stories in your archive, and you can share any of them again. Go to your profile, tap ☰, then Archive, open the story and tap Share. Our guide on how to unarchive a story has a picture for every step.

What Does Reshares Mean on Instagram Story?

A reshare is when someone adds your story, post or Reel to their own story. "Reshares" is how many times that happened. If your account is public, you can sometimes see who reshared a post or Reel: tap ⋯ on it and look for the story reshares option. It only lists stories that are still up.

Don't want people resharing your stories? Turn it off:

  1. Step 1: Tap your profile picture in the bottom-right corner.

  2. Step 2: Tap the three lines (☰) in the top-right corner.

  3. Step 3: Under How others can interact with you, tap Sharing and reuse.

  4. Step 4: Tap Stories to stories.

    Turn off Posts and reels to stories here too if you don't want your posts on other people's stories.

  5. Step 5: Tap Off. Or tap Followers you follow back so only your friends can reshare.

Keep a Repost After 24 Hours

A reposted story disappears after 24 hours, like any story. To keep it on your profile, add it to a highlight: open your story, tap More (⋯) in the bottom right, then tap Highlight (Instagram's highlights help).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you repost a story on Instagram?

Yes, if you're tagged in it, or if the account is public and allows resharing. Tap the paper plane (Share) on the story, then Add to story, then Your story. You can also repost your own old stories from your archive.

How to repost Instagram story without being tagged?

Open the story, tap Share, then Add to story. You only get Add to story if the account is public and lets people reshare its stories. A private account's story can't be reposted unless they tag you and allow it.

Why can't I repost someone's story?

The account is private, it has turned resharing off, or it's a teen account, where story resharing starts switched off. If you were tagged, the person may have turned off reshares for people they tag.

What does reshares mean on Instagram story?

It's how many times people added your story, post or Reel to their own story. Public accounts allow it unless they turn it off in Settings, under Sharing and reuse.

Does the person know if you repost their story?

Your repost shows their username, and anyone who sees it can tap through to their account. So it's never hidden whose story it is.

How to add a post to your story on Instagram if there's no Add to story option?

The account is probably private, or it has turned off sharing its posts to stories. You can still send the post to a friend in a chat. For your own photos, add them to your story from your camera roll.

How long does a reposted story last?

24 hours, like any story. To keep it on your profile, add it to a highlight.

How to repost a story on Instagram from a computer?

You can't. Posting stories, including other people's stories, only works in the Instagram app on a phone or iPad.

Wrapping Up 👋

Now you know how to repost a story on Instagram: Share, Add to story, Your story. It works for stories you're tagged in and for public stories that allow it. Add your favorites to a highlight so they last longer than 24 hours.

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