Instagram now supports sharing posts and Reels with only your close friends. This means you can limit who sees your content without creating a separate account or making your profile private. This guide will show you how to do just that.
How to Share an Instagram Post With Only Your Close Friends
Similar to what you get whensharing a Story with Close Friends, sharing a post with Close Friends requires that you first create a close friends list on Instagram. You can do this by going toProfile > Menu icon > Close Friends. There, you can add or remove people from your list.
Once you have your list ready, you can share a post or a Reel with only your close friends by following these steps:
Your post or Reel will now be visible only to the people on your Close Friends list. Close Friends can’t share the post to their Stories and can’t share the post with people not on your Close Friends list. Sharing the post link with someone else will displayPost unavailableto the recipient.
Why You May Want to Share a Post With a Private Audience
Sharing posts with only your close friends can help you create a more intimate and engaging experience on Instagram. You can share content that is more personal, fun, or exclusive, and avoid unwanted attention, criticism, or spam from strangers or bots.
you’re able to use it to share personal or sensitive content that you don’t want everyone to see, fun or silly moments, exclusive content or offers, and other content that you want to have a limited audience. The Close Friends post feature boosts your privacy without requiring you tomake your Instagram account private.
Control Who Can See Your Instagram Posts
Instagram has expanded its Close Friends feature to support sharing posts and Reels with only your close friends, giving you more privacy and flexibility on the platform. You can create a close friends list and choose who can see your content whenever you post something. This way, you can share what matters to you with the people who matter most.
