How to Reshare Stories from Someone's Account to Your Story Without Being Mentioned

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Last Updated: December 10, 2025

Generally, you can only share someone else's story on Instagram if they mention you in it. However, a few years ago, Instagram added an option to mention someone even after posting a story. This helped people tag someone they forgot, and let others request a mention so they could reshare it.

Now, Instagram has added a new feature that lets you reshare stories from someone’s account to your own story without being mentioned or tagged.^{[1]
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Open the Instagram app. Launch the Instagram app on your Android or iPhone, and if you're already logged in, it will open your home page.
- The story to story sharing option isn't available on the web version, so you'll need the Android or iOS app.
- Make sure your app is up to date. If not, update it in the Google Play Store or App Store.
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Go to the story you want to share. Open the public account that posted the story publicly. Tap on their profile picture to open their story.
- You can only share stories from public accounts. Stories shared to “Close Friends” can't be reshared.
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3
Tap the share icon. You'll find the share icon (
) at the bottom right of the story panel. Once you tap it, the share menu will appear.
- If you don't see the share icon and only see the favourite icon, it means they turned off story sharing in their Sharing and Reuse settings.
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Tap on the Add to story option. This will be at the bottom of the share list. It's shown as a story ring with a + icon inside.
- If the Add to Story option isn't available, it means the creator has disabled story sharing on their account.
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Edit the story, if you want. You can add comments, emojis, stickers, or other effects before sharing. If you don't want any changes, you can skip this step.
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Share the story with your audience. After editing, tap the Your story button at the bottom. Wait for it to upload.
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You’re done! Once uploaded, your audience can view it like any other reshared story. They can also access the original story by tapping it and going to the creator’s profile. That's it!

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If the option isn't available for an account, try messaging them directly and ask them to mention you in their story so you can reshare it.

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Warnings

In addition to Close Friends stories, the story reshare option is not available for private accounts, or accounts that have disabled story sharing in their settings.

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