When you post on Instagram, it can be easy to focus on the likes and comments since you can easily see who has left them. Another piece of data that Instagram users may be concerned with is who is sharing their Instagram posts?
The good news is that if you have an Instagram Business Account, you have the ability to see who is sharing your posts.
Knowing who is sharing your posts can give you valuable insight that you can utilize when creating new content. For example, if something was shared many times, that type of post must be working. You may also just be curious as to who is sharing your content! Whatever the reason, let’s talk about how to see who shared your post on Instagram.
Before You Check
Before checking who is sharing your posts, follow these steps to ensure you have the ability to do so.
Make Sure You Have a Business Account
First, it’s important to note that in order to see who is sharing your Instagram posts, you need to have a Business/Creator Account. It’s free to do this, and you can easily switch your personal account to a business account. Having a business account gives you access to the “Insights” feature, which shows you data such as post performance as well as shares.
Enable Sharing in Privacy Settings
Next, you’ll need to make sure that you have sharing enabled. Here’s how to do this:
- Go to Instagram Settings
- Select Privacy
- Make sure that “Allow others to reshare” is turned on
Now other users will be able to share your posts. You should also make sure that your profile is public if you want them to be able to share content with anyone.
How to See Who Shared Your Instagram Post
There are a few different ways to check who shared your Instagram post.
Check Instagram Insights
- Head to your Instagram Profile
- Select the post you want to check
- Click on “View Insights” at the bottom left
- Under the paper airplane icon on the right, you will see the number of shares
- Select the three dots at the top right of the post
- Click on “View Story Reshares” to see who shared your post on their story within the last 24 hours
Check Your DM Shares
While users will typically share posts to their stories, they can also do so in direct messages. The problem is that Instagram doesn’t let you see who shared your posts in direct messages. You can, however, monitor engagement by looking at direct messages and interactions that are related to your post.
Closing Thoughts
To sum it up, checking who has shared your Instagram posts is a great way to gather data about your content. If a post is being shared multiple times, take notes of the type of post. Something similar may do just as well.
