How do you regram a picture on instagram
The art of reposting on Instagram
Instagram is one of the most popular social media channels out there. It’s where individuals and businesses alike hang out to moon over pretty pictures and shop for photogenic products.
As a visual-first medium, Instagram is bursting with opportunities for small businesses to engage with the millions of accounts already entrenched on the platform—through regular posting, utilizing Instagram Stories, and creating wide-reaching ads.
And its slick and clean interface has boosted its popularity as one of the most well-recognized avenues for people to engage with brands by liking, commenting, sharing, and shopping.
An aspect of Instagram that offers huge upside to business and brands is regramming.
What is regramming?
Regramming is the simple act of reposting on Instagram. Except it isn’t as simple as you may think.
You see something you like while scrolling through your feed and you want to share it. But, alas, there is no repost button on Instagram. Luckily, there are ways to get around this unfortunate fact.
Regramming enables you and your business to share content from other Instagram accounts to your own account. It’s a powerful way to utilize content that already exists and connect with other users and businesses.
It’s also a great way to seize and leverage existing user-generated content (UGC).
Image: @sapphirecoastnsw via Instagram
Here the local government area of the Australian Sapphire Coast is highlighting the stunning views from its local surroundings.
It has regrammed the pic of another account owner and credited them (very important) for snapping the pic.
Because the original Instagram post was created by another account, a simple acknowledgment like the one shown here is adequate to credit the original creator.
Should you regram?
That depends.
Instagram is home to oodles of readily available, visually rich content.
Regramming is an art form and the decision to use it will depend on a few key factors.
- First, revisit your social media strategy: What are you trying to achieve?
- Is the goal to share user-generated content?
- Review your regular content calendar. How does regramming fit in?
- Is it part of a collaborative campaign with another brand or industry?
- Does this align with your business ethos and values?
The answers to these questions will guide your approach and appetite for regramming.
Why repost on Instagram?
Regramming can be especially effective if the original content owner has a strong voice in the space you are in or want to be in, is an influencer (with a large or specific following), or is actively supporting you.
In the post below, hair care company Bondi Boost has regrammed a story from a well-known influencer who gushed about one of the brand’s new products (incredible social proof!).
The regram is a testament to how the influencer gained her mermaid-like tresses (with thanks to Bondi Boost), as though she emerged from the shores of Bondi beach.
Image: @bondiboost via Instagram
Of course, regrams don’t always need to be commercial or promotional. Perhaps you are inspired by an image, story, or post you think your audience would value.
Regramming is also a way to breathe new life into your content channel.
Regramming best practices
It’s good to have a clear outline of how to do things right the first time. Then there is little question that you have your bases covered.
Here are the best practices for reposting on Instagram:
- Seek permission from the original poster.
- Respect the original poster and edit as little as possible.
- Credit or acknowledge the original poster.
- Mix regramming with original content.
Unless your business is about spotting spelling errors from celebs, you should consider a mix of user-generated content (via regrams) and original content.
Why is it important to ask for permission?
Before we get into the technical aspects of regramming, you’ll need to request permission from the original account owner to post their work.
Why?
It’s social media etiquette to acknowledge you are using someone else’s content. Content creation is an art.
Most businesses, brands, and influencers invest significant time, effort, and know-how into curating meaningful and engaging content.
So it’s important to credit or acknowledge the work of the original author.
Even if other users tag your account or use your branded hashtag, it does not constitute consent.
According to Instagram, even if unintentional, using someone else’s content could infringe on copyright.
In short, it’s better to seek permission rather than beg for forgiveness on this one.
And it takes so little effort to do the right thing.
How to obtain consent when reposting on Instagram:
- Direct message the original author via Instagram.
- Comment on their photo/post to start the conversation.
- Email them if you feel a more formal request is required (or if you expect it to be a lengthy exchange).
Given social media is all about quick and instant ‘in the moment’ posts, your request can be brief and to the point.
A simple acknowledgment of their support and a request to regram their content and credit them is adequate.
A simple message like the following should suffice:
Hi – thanks for the mention in this post. We’d love to feature this on our account giving you full credit. Please tag, comment, or DM us if you’re okay with this.
Regramming a post
As I mentioned before, Instagram doesn’t make this simple.
Reposting requires a little manual fiddling or the use of a third-party app (some options below).
The good news is you can regram someone’s post as a story (the reels that stay up for 24 hours) natively through Instagram.
How to regram a post to your story through Instagram
To repost that awesome thing you saw to your Instagram story:
- Select the post you want to regram.
- Tap the paper plane icon below the photo or video in Feed.
- Tap ‘Add post to your story’.
- Edit the caption and credit the photographer or content creator.
- Tap ‘Send To’.
- Tap Share next to ‘Your Story’ and then you're done.
Image: @lavender_hill_interiors via Instagram
Regramming an Instagram post with screenshots
When you want to regram as a new post instead of a story, a little manual work is required.
You will need to:
- Select the post that you want to regram.
- Screenshot the image.
- Crop the screenshot so only the image remains.
- Create a new Instagram post with the cropped pic.
- Credit the original creator.
- Post and share.
Regramming with third-party apps
In addition to using manual editing and Instagram for regramming, there is a range of third-party apps that can help you to schedule and regram posts and stories.
A few apps to consider are Repost for Instagram, InstaRepost, DownloadGram, Sprout, Sked, and Hootsuite.
Image: @HubSpot
A few strategies for regramming
You can always keep track of users tagging your brand across the social media landscape to find great opportunities for reposting, but you can also be proactive in your efforts to find great stuff.
Now that we’ve covered what regramming is and how to do it, here are some examples to encourage regram-worthy content.
1. Branded/curated hashtags
Branded hashtags can support the creation of content that is more searchable, shareable, and also creates a positive affinity with your brand.
Image: @condenasttraveller via Instagram
The hashtag featured in the account bio encourages users to create their own wanderlust-inspired content and be featured on the @condensattraveller account.
2. Invite content from your followers
By inviting customers to generate their own content and share it with you, you are creating a community of brand ambassadors as well as developing a pipeline for fresh content.
Here bedding and homeware company Bed Bath N’ Table is encouraging customers to share their own pics of their products.
This helps to celebrate its customers’ bedding and home style as well as showcase the brand’s product amongst the community.
Image: @bedbathntable via Instagram
3. Contests
Photo contests are a sure-fire way for customers to engage with your brand as well as create new content opportunities.
Image: @pana_organic via Instagram
Organic chocolatier Pana invites customers to adopt its branded hashtag to win a prize.
Hint: Contests are also a way to deepen customer communication (eg, follow, tag us, and subscribe to our newsletter).
Regramming wrap up
Given the relative accessibility and simplicity of regramming, it is definitely a technique to consider adding to your social media repertoire.
It can help you to leverage already successful user-generated content, diversify your content, build brand credibility, and demonstrate interconnectivity and partnerships with trusted brands and businesses.
So, start regramming some of that amazing stuff you are seeing!
How to Regram on Instagram: How to Repost IG Content
Incorporating others’ content into your Instagram feed is a common and effective element of any Instagram marketing strategy.
User-generated content (UGC) is often used by brands to showcase their customers and influencers, and if you’re wondering where to find it, check out how to listen and monitor on Instagram.
But to actually bring others’ content in your feed, you need to know how to repost on Instagram–typically known as a regram.
What is a regram?
A regram is when you share another account’s Instagram post to your own feed. It’s a way to repost content similar to Twitter’s Retweet feature, but while Retweets can be done with a single button, regramming a standard feed post takes a few more steps.
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A post shared by Tic Tac (@tictacglobal)
As a quick but important aside before planning to regram Instagram posts: make sure you’re up on the best practices for user-generated content, including getting permission from the original poster and avoiding significantly altering the original image.
Can I regram without leaving Instagram?
For feed posts, Instagram does not have a repost or regram button. The rise of Instagram Stories has provided some news ways to share posts in that specific format, which we’ll review below.
When it comes to reposting standard feed content, the lack of a one-click feature hasn’t stopped users from finding creative ways to regram.
As you can see above, sharing to other networks like Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn or messaging apps like Slack is easy, but it is not possible to regram without the help of another app or program.
When it comes to directly publishing to Instagram with an app, it’s important to note that it’s offered for business accounts and official Instagram Partners. Be wary of apps that are not part of the official program but still offer the service.
So to accomplish a true regram, you’ll have to employ one of the following methods below or try out a reliable third-party app.
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How to regram on Instagram
How to regram manually with a screenshot
A screenshot is one of the simplest ways to regram, although it takes a few manual steps:
- Find the post that you want to regram.
- Take a screenshot on your phone.
- Crop the screenshot down to the photo, taking out unnecessary elements like the rest of the app or your phone’s status bar.
- Create a new Instagram post with the fresh photo, and as always, be sure to appropriately credit and seek permission to repost.
Note: this method is limited by your phone model’s resolution. If you have an older model, your photo may display blurrier to someone using a newer model.
How to regram with Sprout Social
Because Sprout Social is an official Instagram Partner, we offer both the repost function and auto-publishing via our mobile app.
- Find the post you want to repost.
- Tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the post.
- Tap Copy Link.
- Open the Sprout Social app.
- Tap the in-app notification If you’ve copied an Instagram link, tap here to repost! It’ll open up a prompt.
- Tap Got it.
- Tap Schedule or Queue or Repost Now. The account’s name, username and first few caption lines are copied over.
- Edit to suit your brand’s voice. The Instagram post is automatically published.
You can also repost Instagram content from Sprout’s Smart Inbox for posts you are mentioned or tagged in. Click the overflow menu on the post you’re tagged in, and then click Repost from the available message actions.
The beauty of using Sprout for your regramming efforts is that you can save posts as drafts. There’s no need for you immediately repost the photo. Secondly, the photo that’s reposted won’t have a watermark.
This is important if you want to keep your feed looking seamless.
In addition to this method of regramming through Sprout, you can also republish posts found with your monitored hashtags through the Feeds tab on our iOS app.
Track regrams, UGC and all your social media efforts easily with SproutCreate custom tags in Sprout Social’s Smart Inbox to keep all your messages organized.
You can track tagged groups to hone in on the performance of regrammed posts and other content tactics.
Learn more and test out tagging your messages with a free trial today.
How to repost on Instagram Stories
Now you know how to regram on your Instagram feed, but what about Stories?
When it comes to your Stories strategy, resharing posts that are interesting but don’t quite match your visuals, or highlighting someone else’s Story that mentions you are great ways to fill up your content calendar and increase engagement.
Fortunately, regramming Stories is a little more effortless than feed posts–here’s how to repost with Stories.
Regram from Instagram feed to Instagram Story
It’s easy to repost an in-feed post to your Story. Keep in mind that if you are sharing from a private account and you have a public one, you will only be able to share the post in DMs and not in your Story. If you’re unsure if the account is private, a warning will appear when you try and reshare.
- Find the post you want to share.
- Click the airplane share icon.
- Tap Add post to story. The Instagram Story will appear in edit mode with the post’s photo embedded in the center. If you tap the post, it will change the design and offer the first few words from the caption.
- Add what you’d like to the Story and then tap Your Story to post it.
When someone sees your Story, they can click the embedded item and it’ll take them directly to the original post.
One fun twist on this is to place the UGC in the Story itself. Converse created a roundup of posts that mentioned them and the result is an entertaining recap.
Repost from Story to Story
Maybe someone’s Story is so good that you want to repost it into your own. Or maybe they mentioned you and you’d like to repost that. For the former, we recommend asking permission to repost and then taking a screenshot. For the latter, Instagram makes it easy to do from within the app.
- If they mention you, the Story will appear in your DMs.
- Tap the Add this to Your Story prompt that appears on Stories that can be shared. It’ll take you to the Story creation screen.
- Resize the Story and add items to the background.
A good example of this tactic in use is Whole Foods’ recap of the best Story mentions they’ve had. Watch the video above to see how this was put into action.
Repost from Instagram Story to feed
Maybe your Instagram Story had a lot of traction and you think it’d do well in your feed.
It’s possible to repurpose your Instagram Story into a feed post.
- Open up the Instagram Story you want to post. It can be a current Story or one in your Archive
- Select “Share as Post…”
- This will take you to the screen where you can start a new post
Best practices for regramming
Now that you know how to regram, we’ll cover some best practices. We do not recommend reposting whatever you want without obtaining permission and providing credit. Be thoughtful and be kind.
1. Ask for permission and give credit
Instagram policy states that the original photographer owns the rights to the photo. Using their photo without permission is a violation of this policy. Original photographers can file an intellectual property violation against you, which may lead to post deletion or account disablement with repeat offenses. For more information on what copyright on Instagram means, review their help page.
There are a couple of ways to ask for permission:
- In a comment: post under the photo and ask if you can repost with credit
- Send the post as a DM to the account and ask for permission
- Go a step further and add a link to your terms of use like Airbnb does
2.
Keep true to the original photographerThis means you should keep edits at a minimum. Try not to crop or add filters in a way that would take from the original work. Additionally, pay attention to the original caption. If there’s a caption that was written to emotionally match the photo, don’t just take the photo and write about your upcoming sale.
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A post shared by Girlboss® (@girlboss)
A simple credit line like Girlboss does above is a great way to give credit to the original post.
3. Mix up original and regrammed content
A feed that features only regrammed content is really just a repost account. If you’re a brand with services and products, original content should still be the cornerstone of your approach to Instagram. Using UGC in your strategy should be more about highlighting your customers’ feedback and uses of your product.
4. Keep it on brand
You want the items you repost to still be relatively on brand. For example, if you have a brand color of green and it shows up throughout your account’s feed, then you wouldn’t want to repost something that is mostly bright pink.
For captions, if you’re quoting the original post, you’ll want to make sure that it still positively reflects your brand and the brand voice. Check out the user profile to ensure that they’re also a good account to repost from. While it’s not a formal endorsement, reposts still work as a boost for the creator.
Topshop uses a mix of original and regrammed content. You’ll notice that the visual feel of their feed is still relatively the same, though.
Stay on top of Instagram best practices
Instagram is an incredibly fast moving network that adds new features and options for marketers all the time. Read these guides for more tips on the must-know best practices:
- Get more authentic Instagram followers with these 10 tips
- How to promote your Instagram: 13 ways that actually work
- 9 Instagram post ideas to spice up your account
- How to get more Instagram Likes
- How to craft an impactful Instagram bio for business
Ready to regram?
Regramming on Instagram may take a couple of steps on your part, but it’s increasingly easy with the addition of Stories reposting and apps like Sprout Social.
If you want to learn more about how to create a high-impact strategy overall on the network, check out our guide for brands on Instagram.
How to upload a photo without cropping to Instagram - we comply with the requirements and use applications for posting
Instagram's habit* of cropping photos in the most inappropriate places is frustrating. The user uploads a photo, and Insta boldly compresses and cuts off half of the picture. As a result, heads, legs, parts of the landscape remain behind the scenes, and I only want to delete such a post. Previously, to place a photo without cropping, you had to use additional software, but now there are other ways that we will talk about in our article. nine0003
Why Instagram* crops photos
This social network has several reasons to crop users' photos. She tries to adapt pictures so that they look on vertical phone screens, even if the photo has a strange aspect ratio. And besides, network owners want to save space on servers.
The main reason why a social network crops photos is to equalize the conditions for all users so that photos of any size and quality look attractive, and all pages are the same on the social network on all devices. nine0003
Insta by default crops photos that do not meet its requirements. If the image width is between 320 and 1080 px and the aspect ratio is between 1.91:1 and 4:5, then the image is published unchanged. If the resolution is lower, Instagram* increases it. If more than 1080 px, then it compresses to 1080 px.
In Paint, the size of the future frame is always indicated at the bottom. The picture can be edited by moving the corners to achieve the desired size By default, Instagram* scales the photo and takes the center of the frame for publication. If you click on the zoom icon in the lower left corner, then Instagram * will take the entire frame for publication. nine0003 When you click on the zoom icon, the entire photo is in the frame. The frame can be sent to Insta without editing the edges if the aspect ratio is 16:9.
Before publishing, you can see how it will look like
Recommended reading: Optimal image sizes for social networks: cheat sheet.
How to post a photo to Instagram* without cropping
If the photo falls within the proportions Instagram* needs, then Instagram* will not crop part of the image. nine0003
| Format | Approval | |
| Avatar photo | square, 1:1 | optimal 160 x 160 px, minimum 110 x 110 px, maximum 180 x 180 px |
| Post photo | horizontal 1.91:1, vertical 4:5, square 1:1 | horizontal, 1080 x 566 px, vertical, 1080 x 1350 px, square, 1080 x 1080 px |
| Photos for stories and IGTV | vertical 9:16 orientation | 1080 x 1920 px |
Official information from the support of Instagram* informs that the photo will be published in the best possible resolution with a width of up to 1080 pixels.
This rule does not depend on whether the device is Android or iOS.
If the photo has a width of 320 to 1080 pixels, then its original size is preserved, but only in cases where the aspect ratio meets parameters from 1.91:1 to 4:5. In this case, the height should be from 566 to 1350 pixels, and the width should be 1080 pixels.
If you want to share a photo with a different extension, Instagram* will crop the photo to the correct size.
If the photo is smaller, then Instagram* will increase the width to 320 pixels. If more than 1080 pixels, then the width will be reduced to 1080 pixels.
There are several ways to add a full photo to Instagram*. To do this, select one of the options:
- do not use the background; nine0089
- use a vertical photo;
- present the photo as a panorama.
Let's consider these placement methods in more detail.
How to upload a photo without a background
Previously, all images of non-standard sizes were published by the social network with a white background behind the frame.
This was necessary if the width or height of the photo was not enough. Now you can do without it. Instagram* allows you to post pictures that do not fit the size requirements. When publishing, an automatic transparent background will appear on the image. nine0003 Transparent background adjusts to the frame and is not noticeable
There will be no background if the photo is scaled when publishing. After the frame is selected, it remains to decide on the part of the picture that you want to publish. But there is a nuance - sometimes important parts of the photo disappear, because Insta crops them.
Half of the text at the bottom of the frame and part of the character's head are missing from the photo. But there is no transparent background on the sides. It is worth scaling if the essence of the image is in the center of the frame, and there is nothing important at the edgesRecommended reading: How to make your own stickers in Telegram.
How to upload if the photo is vertical
Not so long ago, Instagram* introduced the ability to post vertical long photos.
A special button has appeared in the interface that allows you to stretch the image on the sides and add a transparent background there. The photo will be in full size, but with frames.
How to work with a panoramic photo
Instagram* will not allow you to post a panoramic photo in the feed because it is too long horizontally. To upload a frame to the social network completely, without cropping along the edges of half the frame, you need to use special software.
There are 2 simple programs that will help you with this - SwieablePanorama (iOS only) and InSwipe Panorama for Instagram* (works on Android and iOS). In any of the programs, a photo is easily loaded and cut into several identical blocks. They can be uploaded to Insta in the form of a carousel. This is a rather unusual and winning way to publish a panorama without losing the quality and meaning of the image.
nine0003 InSwipe allows you to divide a photo into equal pieces up to 10 parts and save it for sharing on Instagram*. When posting to Instagram*, all you have to do is click on “Select Multiple” and highlight the parts you want. The result will appear in the carousel
Recommended reading: How to make an attractive cover for a VK group.
How to adjust the size to Insta
To make the image meet the requirements of the social network, you can use special applications. Finding software that will help you crop a photo or fit it to the right size is not difficult. nine0003
Crop yourself from a computer
In order for the image to be displayed on the network completely, you can crop it manually, through the program. Almost any graphic editor will help with this, even the simplest Paint will cope with the task of changing the size in pixels or as a percentage.
Here are a couple of programs through which photos are usually cropped:
- Photoshop .
A huge number of functions and possibilities for editing. The only difficulty is that you will have to install this rather big software and understand its intricacies. nine0089 - Lightroom . Here you crop the layers, choose the aspect ratio, adjust the sharpness. You can apply the settings of one photo to the next, which will be processed later.
- Canva . A great online program for creating covers, pictures and more. You can not only compress the size or change the aspect ratio of the frame, there are many possibilities. Available effects, insert any text or background, elements and inserts.
The main thing is to remember the proportions and the maximum possible expansion of the image, depending on its purpose. After all, it can be square, vertical or panoramic. nine0003 The easiest way to check and adjust the aspect ratio is in Paint
Compress the size to fit
You can use any online program, including Canva.
Through them you can upload photos, resize and edit. After such processing, Instagram* will not cut the edges.
Blogs usually prepare many photos at once to provide a page with content for weeks and months. To do this, it is convenient to use SMMplanner delayed posting, where posts are posted in advance, and then become visible to subscribers exactly on schedule. nine0003
To understand this feature, we advise you to study Delayed Posting to Instagram* from a computer. Here we talked about how to work with it, how to create and plan Stories, how to publish carousels and much more.
Third party apps to share from your phone
Another way to upload full size photos is to use dedicated apps. Below are the most popular and simple among the programs.
InstaSize
Software for Android and iOS phones. There are both standard functions and other features - change the size, edge, frame characteristics. You can edit a photo for publication, create a collage or story.
In addition - the function of zooming pictures. You can pull up a photo from the gallery, clouds, or take a picture right now. nine0003 Several formats in which you can work. There is the most necessary functionality - crop edges, add filters, text and settings. Program with many functions. Most of them are paid, but for the main goal - to publish a photo without cropping the edges - the free functionality is enough.
In addition, the following functions are available:
- rotate or resize the photo;
- use the background - over a hundred free options;
- filters - if there are not enough of those that are in Insta;
- blocks of text - insert, change slope, location;
- stickers - the user has more than 400 different stickers to choose from.
Run the program and select a picture to share. A light frame will appear in the frame, under which you need to fit the image.
After that, the frame can be published - Instagram * will no longer crop it. nine0003
We looked at the main ways you can post a photo to Instagram* without cropping half of the photo. All of them are easy to use, because the main thing is just to keep the proportion and resolution of the frame. And through the program, you can further configure filters, add frames and inscriptions, in general, fully prepare the photo for publication in all its beauty. If you know other ways - tell us about it.
The article has been updated. First published: January 26, 2021
How to adjust the size of the original photo for instagram?
Have you ever felt like posting a full size photo to your story or Instagram feed? But the social network ruthlessly cut off the most beautiful area in the picture. Let's see how to resize to instagram and upload a photo in original size.
Screenshot for stories
If you want to post a story, but everything is cut off, then the easiest way to resize a photo for Instagram is to take a screenshot of it from the general Gallery.
Only if you upload a picture to the story, the image will have black borders. nine0003
For posts
Everything is easier with posts. And uploading a full size photo is easy. Let's see how to do it. Instagram itself has a standard function with which you can adjust the size of the photo to Instagram.
What to do:
- Open the application, create a new post and select the desired photo.
- In edit mode, spread two fingers apart and then reduce the image size. That is, to make the same movements when we reduce the pictures. nine0089
- Upload your photo to the feed.
Instasize
If you're a creepy perfectionist and want all of your photos to be edited the same way, then you can use an app called Instasize . You can download it in the AppStore and Google Play (in-app purchases are possible).
Leaving the photo in full size, you can choose any frame format in the application:
- frames on the sides;
- frames (top and bottom) for the story; nine0089
- full size photo format for instagram;
- as well as an equal frame.
The following functions are also available in the program:
- frame width editing;
- the ability to choose a frame from a huge number of classic shades (white, black, beige), as well as color;
- instead of a frame, you can create the effect of a blurry photo on the sides;
- choose something for yourself among unusual thematic frames;
- overlay filters; nine0089
- Adding text to pictures.
C ovation
Be the most stylish! Use super effects:
- Instagram masks.
- Covers for current stories.
- Beautiful fonts.
- Top 20 Best VSCO Filters.
- View stories anonymously.
- Video editors.
- How to remove an object from a photo.
- Frames (large collection).
- Memoji. nine0089
- Watercolor strokes.
- Flat lay layout.
- The inscription in the circle on the photo.
