Adding an external link to an Instagram Post

Not in the clickable, “click-and-go” sense — Instagram only allows live, clickable links in:

  • Your bio (1 link — or more if you use a link aggregator like Linktree or Beacons)
  • Story stickers (if your account has access — business and creator accounts do)
  • Paid ads
  • Instagram Shopping product tags

In-feed posts can’t have clickable links in the caption or image itself. If you drop a URL in the caption, it’ll just be plain text people have to copy-paste (which, let’s be real, most won’t bother doing).

Workarounds people use:

  1. “Link in bio” call-to-action — Update your bio link to the relevant URL and tell people to tap it.  This however assumes they go to the account page but they don’t
  2. Use Stories — If you’ve got the sticker feature, you can add an actual clickable link.
  3. Use IG ads — You can link directly to a website.
  4. DM for the link — Useful for engagement and lead gen if you want to start conversations.

I hate Instagram because you can't post live links.

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