When we want to share a photo or video from a social network outside of it, it is essential to obtain a link to a photo or video , in this case from Instagram . In this article we are going to show you how you can achieve it in a very fast and effective way.It is much easier than you imagine!
Something that we must bear in mind before is that it is not possible to obtain the links to a photo or video on Instagram if they are in a private account. For such accounts, Instagram does not show the option to get a link. So, in that case, we won't be able to do anything about it. Although if it is a photograph, we always have the method of taking a screenshot..
Get a link to an Instagram photo or video
The instructions to get a link to a photo or video on Instagram are simple and the steps to follow are the same on all devices compatible with the social network, including: Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iPhone and Android .
Therefore, to begin we will have to open Instagram and look for the photo or video of which we want to obtain the link that we want to share. Once we open said photo or video, we will have to press or click on the three points that are in the upper right corner of the screen..
A new menu is displayed with a few options, of these options the one that really interests us is the one that says "Copy link".
In this way the link will be copied to the clipboard of your device. Then, we will have to go to any text field where we want to share that link and we will have to paste it..
Obviously we can send this link wherever we want, WhatsApp, other social networks, publish it in a forum or website. In this way we have managed to obtain the link to a photo or video from Instagram and we can share it with whoever we want and wherever we want.
We hope this guide was useful to you, remember that if you have any kind of doubt you can leave it in the comment box that you will find a little further down.