How to turn off reposts on Instagram, step by step
Here is how to turn off reposts on Instagram so other people cannot repost your posts or Reels. The setting lives in one place.
- Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
- Tap the menu.
- Find the heading "How others can interact with you".
- Tap Sharing and reuse.
- Find the toggle called Reposts on posts and reels.
- Switch it off.
That is it. Instagram's help page says you can only repost reels or posts if the original creator allows reposts. With the toggle off, you no longer allow it, so the Repost button stops working on your content.
Need the background on what a repost is? Our guide to Instagram reposts covers the whole feature.
What changes when you turn reposts off?
Turning reposts off changes what other people can do with your work. It does not change your posts themselves.
| Reposts on | Reposts off | |
|---|---|---|
| Others can tap Repost on your posts and Reels | Yes | No |
| Your posts can reach reposters' followers through reposts | Yes | No |
| Your posts stay on your profile | Yes | Yes |
| Your likes, comments and captions | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| You can repost other creators | Yes | Yes, this toggle is about your posts |
| Story resharing of your posts | Set by its own toggle | Set by its own toggle |
The fourth and fifth rows matter. This switch only covers reposts of your work. You can still repost other people, as long as they allow it.
What the reposts switch does not change
People often expect the toggle to do more than it does. Here is what stays the same.
- Story shares. Adding your post to someone's Story is controlled by a different toggle, Posts and reels to stories.
- Chat sends. Sending your post to a friend in a message is a separate action. Instagram's help pages do not list a toggle to block it.
- Your own reposts. Posts you reposted from others stay in your Reposts tab until you remove them.
- Earlier reposts of your work. Instagram's help page does not say whether reposts made before you switched off are removed. Check a few accounts you know reposted you.
If you want to know where reposts of your work show up today, read how do Instagram reposts work. It explains who sees a repost and how credit travels.
How to stop people adding your posts to their Stories
Many creators who switch off reposts want to stop Story reshares too. The second toggle sits on the same screen.
- Go to your profile and open the menu.
- Tap Sharing and reuse.
- Switch off Posts and reels to stories.
With this off, people cannot add your posts and Reels to their Stories. Instagram's help page says Story sharing only works when the account is public and allows resharing, so this toggle closes that route.
| Toggle | What it controls | Where it is |
|---|---|---|
| Reposts on posts and reels | Whether others can repost your posts and Reels | Menu, Sharing and reuse |
| Posts and reels to stories | Whether others can add your posts to Stories | Menu, Sharing and reuse |
You can set the two toggles any way you like. Some creators allow reposts, which credit them and stay on the reposter's profile, but block Story shares. Others do the opposite.
How to remove reposts you made yourself
Sometimes "turn off reposts" means something else: clearing the posts you reposted. That is a different task with two routes.
To undo one repost: open the Reel or post you reposted and tap Repost again. It leaves your Reposts tab.
To clear many at once:
- Go to your profile and open the menu.
- Tap Your activity.
- Tap Reposts.
- Select the reposts you want gone.
- Tap Delete.
This only removes your reposts. The creators' posts stay on their profiles. To find your reposts first, see how to see reposts on Instagram.
Is turning off reposts a good idea?
It depends on what you want your posts to do. Reposts are one of the few ways your work reaches people who do not follow you. Meta says a reposted post can reach the reposter's followers, even people who do not follow the creator.
Here is how the choice plays out for different accounts.
| Account type | Reason to keep reposts on | Reason to turn them off |
|---|---|---|
| New creator | Each repost opens a new audience | Rarely worth it |
| Small business | Customers can recommend your posts with credit | Posts with time-limited prices or offers |
| Artist or photographer | Credit stays on every repost | You want full control of where work appears |
| Private person on a public account | Friends can pass on a happy moment | You do not want strangers' feeds showing your photos |
| Brand running a campaign | Fans can spread the campaign post | Legal or partner rules limit where it appears |
A simple test: picture your post on a stranger's profile, credited to you. If that makes you glad, keep reposts on. If it makes you uneasy, turn them off.
A plain-maths look at what you give up
Numbers help with the decision. Say three friends repost your Reel. One has 400 followers, one has 1,100 and one has 2,500. Together that is 4,000 followers.
Now say 600 of those 4,000 already follow you. That leaves 3,400 people who could meet your Reel only through those reposts. Meta says reposts are recommended in feeds, not shown to everyone, so treat 3,400 as the upper limit.
With reposts off, that upper limit drops to zero. Your Reel still reaches your own followers and anyone who finds it in other ways. It just loses the repost route.
Other ways to limit who reposts your work
The toggle is the main tool, but two other choices also affect reposts.
- Make your account private. The Repost button only works on public Reels and posts. A private account's posts cannot be reposted by anyone.
- Remove a post. If one post is the problem, you can take that post off your profile, and nobody can repost it any more.
Both are bigger steps than the toggle. A private account changes who can see everything you post, not just who can repost. Use the toggle first, and keep the bigger steps for bigger problems.
How to turn reposts back on
Changed your mind? The path is the same.
- Profile, then the menu.
- Tap Sharing and reuse.
- Switch Reposts on posts and reels back on.
People can then repost your public posts and Reels again. To check it worked, ask a friend to look for the Repost button on one of your posts. For the steps they will follow, share how to repost on Instagram.
Can't find Sharing and reuse?
If the screen or the toggle is missing, try these in order.
- Update the Instagram app. Then open the menu and look again.
- Check you are in the app, not on a computer. The help page describes these steps in the app.
- Wait a little. Instagram's help page says the repost feature is not available to everyone yet. No feature, no toggle.
Planning to order reposts? Keep the switch on
If you plan to add reposts to one of your own posts, check this setting first. A post with Reposts on posts and reels switched off cannot take reposts from anyone, so an order for it cannot be filled.
Rizula sells reposts for one post or Reel per order, from 100 reposts for $0.99 to 20,000 for $59.99. Delivery starts within minutes after payment and completes within 0 to 24 hours. If you give a wrong link, the order cannot be refunded, so copy the link with care. Meta's spam policy bans buying or selling engagement, and the US FTC rule on fake social media indicators names reposts, so read both before you order. Every price is in the reposts section on the homepage.