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Want to share your YouTube videos on Instagram? Whether it’s a promo video, sneak peek trailer, how-to tutorial, or a funny skit, you can easily share YouTube videos to Instagram in a few simple steps.
Read on to learn how to post a YouTube video on Instagram as a post, Story, and video link, and explore how to quickly resize a video for Instagram with Clipchamp's online video editor.
YouTube videos are in a different aspect ratio to Instagram’s requirements, but that doesn’t mean you can’t post them. All you have to do is follow these steps with Clipchamp's video editor.
Log in to Clipchamp
Upload your YouTube video then drag and drop it onto the timeline
Change the aspect ratio from 16:9 to 1:1 or 9:16
Adjust the borders, position, or rotate your video
Export your new Instagram video in 720p or 1080p resolution
To post YouTube videos on Instagram, start by downloading your videos to your computer. Are you saving another creator's YouTube video? Make sure to have permission from the original creator before downloading.
Log in to Clipchamp’s video editor or sign up for free. Click on the + symbol to upload your YouTube video to the Your media library. Drop your YouTube video on the timeline or click on the green + symbol to start editing.
Click on the 16:9 aspect ratio on the right side of the video editor. Select the 1:1 or 9:16 aspect ratio suitable for Instagram posts. We recommend using the 9:16 aspect ratio for all Instargam Reels posts. Your video will now have a black border. Click on the video preview, then click on the Fill button. You can move your video preview using the free hand tool to change the center of your video.
You may also need to trim your YouTube video to Instagram’s video length requirements. The maximum length of an Instagram video is 3 seconds to 10 minutes.
Click on the Export button at the top right corner of the video editor. Select the video quality you would like to save your Instagram video. We recommend saving in 720p or 1080p resolution for social media uploads. Your video will automatically save to your computer or save your video to your smartphone using Google Drive, One Drive, and Box.
Make sure your video does not exceed 650MB and 10 minutes.
Head to your Instagram account and click on the + Create a new post button. Click on Post or Reel, then upload your video from your files. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Save your YouTube video to your computer
Edit the aspect ratio of your video with Clipchamp
Save your new video to your smartphone
Head over to Instagram and tap on the + symbol, then tap Story
Upload your video from your camera roll
Tap either Your Story or Close Friends to publish
Do you have over 10,000 followers on Instagram? Share YouTube videos to Instagram Stories as a video link using the Swipe-up feature.
Open the Instagram app on your smartphone
Tap on the + symbol, then tap Story
Tap on the chain icon at the top of your screen
Tap URL, paste the link to your YouTube video, then tap Done
Tap either Your Story or Close Friends to publish
If you don’t have over 10,000 followers, use the Instagram Story sticker link button instead.
Just paste your YouTube video URL into the URL box, customize your sticker text, and share it with Your Story or Close Friends.
Viewers who watch your YouTube channel videos might not follow your Instagram account so they won’t know about your long-form video content. Help increase brand awareness by expanding your audiences on different platforms. Repurposing YouTube videos to Instagram can grow your audience on other platforms and attract new followers.
Creating new videos for Instagram can be a time-consuming task. Instead of starting from scratch, all you need to do is edit the aspect ratio and length of your existing YouTube videos. Adapt your YouTube videos to Instagram’s format to save time and money by batch creating videos.
Improve your SEO rankings by posting popular YouTube videos to Instagram. To Instagram, it’s new and fresh content relevant to your target audience.
You can reach new audiences using the right hashtags and captions in no time.
If you can’t share an Instagram Story, ensure you have ‘Allow sharing to story’ toggled on. Tap on Settings > Privacy > Story > toggle on Allow sharing to story.
No. If you have a YouTube Premium account, you can download YouTube videos legally and for free. Instead of using a YouTube video converter, upload your videos directly to Clipchamp to edit and resize suitable for Instagram.
Ready to grow your audience and entertain your followers? Share videos from YouTube to Instagram in no time with Clipchamp.
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Adding a YouTube link to the Instagram bio always influences positively on increasing the number of views, likes, and subscribers.
In this article, we'll tell you how to put a YouTube link to the bio and give a game-changing hack on how to place more than just one link.
It's possible to add a YouTube link to the Instagram bio both in the app and in the web version of this platform. We will consider both options using the example of adding a link to a YouTube channel.
But before that, let's look at how to copy the link in the YouTube app.
This is how you can place a link to the channel in the profile bio using the Instagram app on iOS or Android:
That's it! A link to your YouTube channel is added to the profile bio.
How to add a link to the Instagram profile bio using your PC or Mac:
01. Open your Instagram profile in any browser and click the profile photo in the upper-right corner.
02. Select Profile.
03. Hit Edit Profile.
04. In the Website field, paste a link to your YouTube channel.
05. To save the result, click Submit.
Done! Now, the link to your YouTube channel is placed in the profile bio. Do you know you can also add links to posts?
To wrap it up, let's look at the pros and cons of putting only one link in the Instagram bio.
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| The link leads directly to your channel. | You can add only one link to the Instagram bio, that is, you're able to post only a link to your YouTube channel. This way, links to your social networks and messaging apps will be left beyond the attention. |
| No need for bothering. You can add a link to the profile bio in just a few steps. | When users click the link in your profile, the YouTube page will open directly on Instagram. That is, they will only be able to watch the video without the ability to leave comments and subscribe. |
What do you have to do if you want to share more than just one video with your followers? And how do you tell your audience that you also have other social networks? After all, there is a place for only one clickable link and one clickable FB icon.
This limit can be circumvented by placing all the links on your Taplink page. This solves the problem of adding just one link to the bio. It collects into one URL all the links to social networks and messaging apps that are important to you.
There are 18 blocks on Taplink that are used to construct the page: text, avatar, FAQ, delimiter, links, social networks, messaging apps, videos, etc. So this is also a way to share media content and place a text longer than 150 characters in your bio.
We will how to work with three of the Taplink blocks that you may want to add as a Youtuber. They are the Link, Social networks, and Video. But before you start creating a page, sign up at Taplink.
Here is a short instruction on how to start making a page at Taplink:
Now, when the page is made, we can start creating the link.
Add a link to your YouTube video using the "Link" block. When visitors of your Taplink page follow the link, the video will automatically open in the YouTube app.
But before that, let's look at how to copy a YouTube video link. This can be done in two steps:
Now, we can move on to adding our first link:
Done! The link to the YouTube video is created.
There are more to the links on your page. There are blocks that help to keep in touch with your audience. You can direct users to a chat in WhatsApp and other messaging apps, or to your profiles on other social platforms. There are special blocks for these.
Let's add a block for social networks as an example since we look at ways to link to YouTube from your Instagram bio. There will be a button with the YouTube icon on it.
You can turn on a pop-up invitation to subscribe to your channel. Then, when users click the link from their computer, they will see a notification with an offer to become a subscriber of your channel.
This is the way you can add a link to your YouTube account:
Done! Your link is added to your Taplink page.
If you want a YouTube video to be displayed on your page with the opportunity to watch it right there, then this can be done through the "Video" block.
Follow these instructions:
That's it! The link to the YouTube video is added to your Taplink page.
This is how it will look on the Taplink page:
Now you know how to put links to YouTube in three ways. To make your page even more attractive to users, add other blocks, such as text, for instance. And, of course, don't forget to set a design. There are more than 300 color sets and various design tools, for example Section.
See How Tony Jeffries, British boxer, uses Taplink.
Now, when the Taplink page is designed and all the links are added, you can put the link to Taplink in your Instagram bio.
There are three ways to do this:
We will use the first method.
Then you can proceed according to the steps of adding a link to the Instagram bio, which we’ve already described.
So that visitors of your Instagram account don't miss your new video, set a timer on Taplink. This way, they will know exactly when your video is coming out.
This is how the timer looks like:
Let's now look at the pros and cons of adding a link to your Taplink page.
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| You can add multiple links at once. That is, users will see not only a link to the YouTube video but will also be able to go to your other social networks. | You will have to spend a little more time creating a Taplink page than just placing a link in the Instagram profile bio. |
| The video will open immediately in the YouTube app, not on Instagram. | |
| You can add a link to the subscription. | |
Your followers will be able to subscribe to your channel if they follow the link to it from a computer. | |
| You can add a timer to the release of a new video. |
Now we will answer the frequently asked questions that relate to adding a YouTube link to the profile bio.
Yes, you can add a link to the playlist both on Instagram and on Taplink using the "Social networks" or "Link" blocks by analogy with the instructions above.
If you starred in some video from a certain minute, and now you want to show it to your subscribers, then it is not necessary to write: "Watch me from 3:12". You can simply specify the beginning of the video when copying a link to YouTube. But this can only be done through the YouTube website.
How to do it:
02. Check the box next to Start.
03. Specify the time at which the video will start.
04. Click Copy.
That's it! Now, people who follow the link won't have to look for the beginning of the fragment that you want to show them.
Sure, you can add links to your YouTube channels to the Instagram profile bio. And it doesn't matter how many you have — 2, 3, 5, or 10, or maybe more. This can be done at Taplink via the "Social networks" block.
You can add a YouTube link to your Instagram profile bio to attract more attention to your account on this video platform. And this means increasing the number of views, subscribers, comments, and likes.
Add your Taplink page with YouTube links to Instagram bio to get more. Share as many YouTube videos at once as you want. Put a timer before a video release, so that your fans won't miss it for sure. You may even dare to create an About Me page or a business website like big-deal brands do.
If you have any problems adding a link to the Instagram bio, write in the comments. We will try to help you.
Update : Links in Instagram Stories are now available to all users.
A link in history allows you to direct the user to a website or another page. To follow the link you need to click on the sticker and select "Follow the link". Swipes are a thing of the past.
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In the article, we will describe a new way to add a link to a story, and also share other ways to add links. As a bonus, we will tell you how to place a link sticker in your story so that people click on it more often. nine0007
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For greater clarity, let's introduce a few definitions. All links in stories can be divided into two types: external and internal .
Also, they can be added when launching ads. External links are shown as a sticker. nine0030 Important : links are available to all users, not just those with more than 10,000 subscribers. At the same time, new accounts, as well as accounts that have repeatedly violated the Rules of the social network, will not receive access to the sticker with the link. Details of what counts as a new account in this context have not been released. nine0006
By the way, in order to get the maximum coverage of stories, the quality of your subscribers is very important. You need to understand who is watching you, how many% of live people, and how many bots and garbage, so we recommend that you conduct a complete analysis of the Instagram audience, for example, through the InstaHero service.
And when you find out who is watching, commenting and liking you, you can start keeping stories tightly. And to increase coverage, engagement and activity, you can remove bots from Instagram followers.
Let's talk about external links first.
How to add a link to the story, we told in our video and further in the text.
To attach a link to a Story, follow a simple algorithm:
This can be a link to a website, a landing page, a separate article or product in an online store, a link to a YouTube channel or video, and even to a Telegram channel. After the link is published, in the Stories statistics, you will see how many clicks were made on the link. To analyze navigation in web analytics systems, use UTM tags or other markup.
Adding a link when setting up an ad is a more time-consuming, but also more effective process. To set up ads, you must first go to the Facebook profile associated with your Instagram business account, and click on "Create Ads". Or go directly to the Facebook Ads Manager.
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In your account, click "Create ad" and follow the simple algorithm of actions.
Select the purpose of the advertisement. There are 6 goals available for links in stories, including Traffic, App Installs, Conversions. Choose the appropriate goal depending on the format of the business account and the link being promoted.
Select the campaign objective. Clicks or views can be selected here. That is, you will pay either for clicking on the link, or for visiting the page when the user waits for it to load. nine0007
Set up an account. If you have not created an ad on Facebook before, you will be prompted to specify the time zone, country and currency of the ad account.
Set up audience . Choose the place where the link leads - to the site, application or messenger. Then specify the desired parameters of the target audience: gender, age, interests, and others.
Select the ad space. By default, the ad will be shown on three sites.
If you only want Instagram Stories, click on "Edit Placements" and check "Instagram, Stories" only. nine0007
Set a budget and select a bid strategy . You can set a daily budget limit or an amount for the entire campaign, and the system will distribute it evenly. Then choose a bid strategy - by default, the system selects the lowest price. If you want, you can set it manually, to do this, click on "Set a bid limit". The lower it is, the less likely it is that the ad will be shown.
Select the ad format. You can select one image or one video. From a marketing point of view, it is better to use video - despite the fact that advertising has a time limit of 15 seconds, it allows you to better convey the idea to users and add a more prominent call to action. nine0007
After filling in the required fields, a preview will open in front of you. On this page, you can upload images or videos for your ad, add a call to action, add or edit a URL. After saving, your ad will start showing to the target audience according to the selected parameters and the set budget.
Instagram Stories ads are quite short. In addition, after viewing, they are closed automatically, and the user will not be able to view them again. Therefore, add a bright call to action, limited in time - this will increase the conversion. nine0007
More on the topic: How to properly target on Instagram
Internal link in the story to a post, account or IGTV
Once again, please note that such a link will not be in the form of a swipe in the story, it will be just a mention.
After combining the IGTV format and the video, the link to the video is published by analogy with the repost of the publication. nine0007
As you already understood, now instead of swiping in stories, a link sticker will be displayed. Accordingly, the approach to design also changes. Now, instead of a pointer to a swipe, you need to select a link sticker and add a pointer to it or make a highlight.
You can do this for free with Canva.
If you're posting a live video, just show your followers what to do and point to the link with a gesture.
For internal links, use the story editor.
Add text, arrows, and GIFs to show users where to click to navigate.
Link in Instagram story is another way to work with your audience. For bloggers, this is an additional way to monetize your account. nine0007
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The most effective way not to lose your subscribers on different blogs and channels is to leave active links for a quick transition.
All popular bloggers who run several channels in parallel use this convenient scheme, leaving, if possible, direct links to their resources. We will tell beginners how to add a link to YouTube on Instagram and get all their followers on the video channel. nine0007
However, not all places on the page can insert a link with an active action for a direct transition. Everyone knows that a clickable link is blue and underlined. If it doesn't, then it won't work. nine0007
There are only two places on Instagram where hyperlinks to other resources are allowed:
Another option is to share the valid url in a direct message. The recipient will receive not only a direct link for the transition, but will visually see the YouTube icon of the resource to which he will be redirected. nine0007
Each owner of popular accounts in social networks can, if necessary, correctly use url addresses and link all profiles together. Professional bloggers call this placement relinking, that is, links send visitors to another resource of the same owner.
First you need to determine exactly what needs to be inserted, it can be a direct link to a YouTube channel or a specific video. If this is a link to a specific video, then it is desirable to shorten it. A short url is much more readable and doesn't take up much space. Free online programs are used to reduce:
us; Services work extremely simply. Copy the URL from the string, paste it into a specific field, click the "Shortcut" button and you're done.
This is the most popular method, as it allows you to use the most prominent place for placing hyperlinks. Follow step by step instructions:
In the same way, you can place a footnote on Instagram on your YouTube channel.
At its core, all social networks of one owner contain identical content and complement each other, keeping subscribers on the channels of one blogger. nine0007
Another option that is often used is a hyperlink placed under the public. If a copied URL to a channel or a separate video from YouTube is added to a comment, it loses its activity. The footnote under the post is displayed in plain text and it is not possible to quickly navigate to it.
To use the footnote placed under the post, you must first copy it, then paste it into the search line of the browser. Nothing else. nine0007
Most recently, adding a direct link to a video to Stories was only available to verified Instagram business accounts. Today, this privilege is opened to every ordinary user upon reaching a certain number of followers - 10,000 people. Adding algorithm:
Important! The active life of the post in stories is 24 hours, exactly as long as the added link will be active. At the end of the time, the link, along with the publication, goes to the archive.
The owners of the business page are given the opportunity to place a hyperlink in the eternal story.
Often users of a new Instagram account cannot figure out how to leave a clickable link on their page. There are several reasons for this behavior of the application that do not allow you to leave a link for your subscribers:
