How to Share Someone Else’s Instagram Story?

Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms worldwide. This platform rose to fame during its early days for its exclusivity in sharing pictures and the different filters it provides. This platform later also released a feature that allowed users to share stories that lasted up to 24 hours. In 2018, Instagram also introduced a feature for us to share someone else’s Instagram story.

Whether it be a meme, a story from a celebrity, or your friend. You can share it easily on Instagram. In most cases, if your friend has a private account, you cannot share their story will someone who does not follow them on the platform. In addition to this, many people might also turn off their story-sharing feature making you unable to share it.

If you are new on this platform and do not know how to share someone else’s Instagram story, worry no more because, with this article, we have you covered.

How to Share Someone Else’s Instagram story?

Now there are two ways you can share someone else’s Instagram story. One is sharing their stories by sending them to your friends on Instagram and the other is by sharing their stories as your own story. Now both of these two have some catches and certain steps to be followed which we will discuss further.

How to Share Someone Else’s Instagram Story to your Friends?

Remember that not everyone on the platform may have their story sharing enabled. In those cases, it is recommended that you screenshot the story and send it to your friends. If the story sharing is enabled, follow the given steps:

1. Open Instagram and log into your account.

2. Open the story of the person you wish to share with your friend.

3. Click on the ‘Share’ icon at the bottom as shown below.

4. Click on ‘Send’ option beside the name of the friend with who you want to share the story. You can also send it to multiple people at a time.

5. Click on ‘Done’.

6. The story gets sent to your friend.

In this way, you can share someone else’s Instagram story with your friends. The story cannot be sent if the person has a private account and is not friends with the person you are sending the story.

How to Share Someone Else’s Story as your Instagram Story?

You can share someone else’s Instagram story on your story if you are tagged/ mentioned in it. If not, you will not be able to do so. In those cases, take a screenshot of the story and post it as your own regular. If you are mentioned in the story, follow the given steps:

1. Open Instagram and log into your account.

2. When you are tagged in a story, you will receive a message. Click on the ‘Message’ icon.

3. Open the chat box of the person.

4. Click on ‘Add to your story’ option below the story you have been tagged into.

5. Click on ‘Your Story’.

6. The story gets posted.

In this way, you can share someone else’s Instagram story as your own.

If in certain cases people you don’t know have tagged you in a story or, you do not want to be a part of stories your friends share and tag you in time and again, you can also remove those tags on Instagram. Click here to learn how to do so: How to Untag Yourself on Instagram?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Does Instagram send a notification when I share someone’s story?

No, Instagram does not send a notification when you share someone’s Instagram story as well as post.

Can I share someone else’s post on Instagram as a story?

Yes, you can. You can share someone else’s post as a story on Instagram if they have their accounts set to public. To do so, click on the ‘Share’ icon and tap on ‘Add post to your story’ option. Click on ‘Your Story’ icon to post the story.

Conclusion

Hence, by using the steps mentioned above in the article, you can now easily share someone else’s Instagram story with your friends as well as your own. If you are not able to share their stories using the steps mentioned, try taking their screenshots and sharing them with your friends.

Hope this article was helpful and cleared your doubts. Feel free to leave comments in case of any queries.