How to see reposts on Instagram: three places to look
People who ask how to see reposts on Instagram usually mean one of three things. They want to see the posts they reposted, the posts a friend reposted, or the people who reposted them. Each one has a different answer.
| What you want to see | Where to look | Can you do it? |
|---|---|---|
| Your own reposts | Reposts tab on your profile | Yes |
| A list of your reposts to manage | Menu, Your activity, Reposts | Yes |
| A friend's reposts | The reposts tab on their profile | Yes, for posts they reposted |
| Reposts in your feed | Your home feed | Yes, Meta recommends them there |
| Who reposted your post | No list on the help page | Not described by Instagram |
The rest of this guide takes each row in turn. If you want the bigger picture first, start with our guide to Instagram reposts.
How do I see my own reposts?
Your reposts live in a separate tab on your profile. Instagram keeps them apart from the photos and Reels you made yourself.
- Open the Instagram app.
- Tap your profile picture at the bottom right.
- Tap the reposts tab on your profile.
You now see every post you have passed on, laid out like a small gallery. Tap any one to open the original post, with the creator's name on it.
This view is the one visitors see when they open the tab on your profile. So it is worth a look now and then, the way you would check your own grid. If a repost no longer matches your account, you can clear it in a few taps.
How do I manage reposts under Your activity?
The profile tab is good for browsing. For a clean-up, Instagram gives you a second screen built for managing.
- Go to your profile.
- Open the menu.
- Tap Your activity.
- Tap Reposts.
- Select the reposts you want to remove.
- Tap Delete.
This is the bulk route. It saves time when you want to clear a month of old reposts in one go, instead of opening each post and tapping Repost again.
| Task | Best screen | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Look at your reposts the way visitors do | Profile reposts tab | Shows the gallery view |
| Remove one repost | The post itself | One tap on Repost undoes it |
| Remove many reposts | Your activity, Reposts | Select several, delete once |
| Check a note you wrote | Profile reposts tab | Open the repost to read it |
Deleting a repost only removes it from your side. The creator's original post stays on their profile, untouched.
How do I see someone else's reposts?
Every profile with reposts has the same separate tab. To see what a friend, a brand or a creator has reposted:
- Open their profile.
- Look for the reposts tab next to their other tabs.
- Tap it to browse what they passed on.
This is a quick way to learn what an account values. A cooking creator who reposts other cooks' recipes tells you who they rate. A brand that reposts customer posts shows you its community.
A few limits apply. Only public Reels and posts can be reposted, so you will never find a private post in anyone's reposts tab. And the feature is not open to every account yet, so some profiles will not show the tab at all.
How do I spot reposts in my feed?
You do not have to hunt for reposts on profiles. Meta's announcement says reposts are recommended to friends' and followers' feeds. So as you scroll, some posts reach you because someone you follow reposted them.
A repost in your feed still belongs to its creator. Instagram credits every repost to the original poster. That makes it easy to follow the trail: tap the creator's name to reach their profile.
This is also how reposts help creators find new people. You do not need to follow the creator. You follow the person who reposted them, so the post finds you anyway. For the full path a repost takes, read how do Instagram reposts work.
Can you see who reposted your Instagram post?
This is the question most creators care about, and the honest answer is short. Instagram's help page on reposts does not describe a list of the people who reposted your post. It also does not say whether you get a notice when someone reposts you.
So treat any app or article that promises a full list of your reposters with care. If Instagram adds such a list, its help page is the place it will appear.
What you can do is spot reposts by other routes:
- Check accounts you know. Open the profiles of fans or partners and look at their reposts tab.
- Know where repost comments go. Comments on a repost reach the reposter as direct messages, not you. So a busy repost can spread your post without adding one comment under it.
- Read your insights. The numbers below show whether your post is spreading.
How to use insights to see if reposts are working
Instagram insights do not name reposts, but they show their effect. Any public account can open insights, personal or professional.
- Open your post or Reel.
- Tap View insights.
- Note Views, Viewers and Interactions.
Here is what each number tells you about reposts.
| Metric | What Instagram says it counts | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Views | Times the content was played or displayed | Overall attention, repeats included |
| Viewers | Unique accounts that saw it | How many different people reached it |
| Interactions | Likes, comments, saves and shares | How people acted on it |
| Accounts engaged | Unique accounts that interacted | How many different people acted |
Viewers is the one to watch. A repost puts your post in front of the reposter's followers, many of whom do not follow you. If Viewers jumps after a creator with a big audience reposts you, that repost is the likely cause.
A simple check: write down Viewers in the morning. If a known account reposts you at noon, check again in the evening. A rise of 400 to 2,600 viewers in that window means 2,200 new unique accounts saw the post. That is plain subtraction, and it tells you more than any repost count would.
Insights cover up to the past 90 days, so check within that window.
Why can't I see the reposts tab?
If the tab does not show, one of these is usually the reason.
- The feature has not reached your account. Instagram's help page says it is not available to everyone yet. Update the app and check later.
- You undid every repost. If you tapped Repost a second time on each post, the tab has nothing to show.
- You are on a computer. Reposting is described as a phone app action. Open the app to work with your reposts.
- You are looking at a private profile. Private accounts cannot have their posts reposted, and you cannot see inside a private profile you do not follow.
If you want to stop others from reposting your own work, that is a separate setting. Read how to turn off reposts on Instagram for the steps.
Where else do reposts show up?
The profile tab and your feed are the two places most people see reposts. There are others. Comments on your repost reach you as direct messages. The Your activity screen keeps a private list only you can see. And the original post stays on the creator's profile the whole time.
Each place serves a different person: the visitor, the follower, the commenter and you. For a full map of every location, see where do Instagram reposts go.
Want more reposts on your own post?
Seeing your reposts is one half of the picture. The other half is earning them. Keep your account public, keep Reposts on posts and reels switched on under Sharing and reuse, and make posts that help someone else's audience.
If one post matters more than the rest, Rizula sells reposts for a single post or Reel. Orders run from 100 reposts for $0.99 to 20,000 for $59.99, and 1,000 cost $4.49. Delivery starts within minutes after payment and completes within 0 to 24 hours. Rizula never asks for your password, only the post link. Before you order, read Meta's spam rules and the US FTC rule on fake social media indicators, which lists reposts by name. Full prices are in the reposts section on the homepage.