# Who Reposted My Instagram Post? How to Find Out (2026) > Instagram shows no public list of who reposted a post. Where to look: notifications, insights, a suspect's Reposts tab, and what tools can't do. Oct 2026. - URL: https://storiesfly.com/blog/who-reposted-my-instagram-post - Published: 2026-10-23 - Topic: Growth - Publisher: StoriesFly (https://storiesfly.com) ## Can you see who reposted your Instagram post? Not as a public list. When we checked the Instagram web version on 23 October 2026, a post showed likes but no repost count and no list of who reposted it. What you can do is check your notifications and activity in the app, look at the post's insights if you have a professional account, and open the Reposts tab of any account you suspect. A disclosure: StoriesFly makes the repost viewer mentioned below. It shows what one public account reposted, and it cannot list who reposted your post. ## Where do I look first? 1. Open the notifications (activity) in the Instagram app and look for entries about your post. 2. If you have a professional account, open the post's insights and look for a repost number. Meta's developer documentation defines a "reposts" metric as the number of reposts of the media minus deleted reposts, for feed posts, reels and stories. It is a count only, with no names. 3. If you suspect one account, open its profile and the Reposts tab: the fourth tab, between Video and Tagged, with a two-arrows icon. In a browser the address is `instagram.com//reposts/`. Opening a repost shows the original author, so yours will be credited to you. 4. If that account is public, you can read the same tab without the app through the [Instagram repost viewer](/instagram-repost-viewer). Each tile links to the original post. Only step 3 or 4 names a person, and only if you already have someone in mind. Instagram may change the layout for some accounts; if the tab is missing, update the app. ## What does Instagram tell the original author? Instagram says reposts are "credited to the original poster". It also says that if your content is reposted by someone else, "it may be recommended to that person's followers, even if those people don't follow you". That is the benefit it describes for creators: more reach. Instagram's announcement describes no list of reposters. ## Is a repost the same as a story share or a remix? No. They are different things and leave different traces. - **Repost.** Instagram added reposts on 6 August 2025. It works for public reels and feed posts, is credited to the original poster, and is kept in a separate tab on the reposter's profile. - **Story share.** Sharing someone's feed post to a story is its own feature. A story is shown for 24 hours and does not go into the Reposts tab. - **Reel remix.** A separate way of reusing a reel. It is not part of the Reposts tab either. If your post was "shared" and it is not in someone's Reposts tab, a story share is a likely reason, and it may already be gone. ## What can a tool tell you, and what can't it? Be careful with any site that promises a full list of everyone who reposted your post. Neither Instagram nor Meta describes such a list. The StoriesFly repost viewer works the other way round. It reads one public account's Reposts tab and shows what that account reposted from other accounts, with each tile linking to the original. It does not list the accounts that reposted a particular post, yours included. Its limits: - Public accounts only. A private account's tab stays closed. - Free after sign-in (Telegram, Google or email): 1 profile and its first 12 reposts per UTC day. - Basic and Pro: up to 10 pages (120 reposts) per profile per day. - No notifications for new reposts, and deleted reposts are not kept. To see where the tab is and who can open it, read [how to see reposts on Instagram](/blog/how-to-see-reposts-on-instagram). ## Why can't I see everything? Private accounts are the main limit. A private account's posts and tabs are shown only to followers it approved, and an outside tool is refused the same way a stranger is. Also, only public reels and feed posts can be reposted in the first place. ## Sources As of October 2026. - [New Instagram Features to Help You Connect](https://about.fb.com/news/2025/08/new-instagram-features-help-you-connect/), Meta Newsroom, 6 August 2025. - [New Instagram Features: Connect & Share Easily](https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/instagram-new-features-connect-friends), Instagram. - [Instagram Media Insights](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/instagram-platform/reference/instagram-media/insights), Meta for Developers. - Checked by us in the Instagram web version on 23 October 2026. ## FAQ ### Can I see how many people reposted my reel? Possibly, with a professional account: Meta's developer documentation defines a "reposts" count for posts and reels. It is a number without names, and what your Insights screen shows depends on your account and app version. The web version showed no repost count under a post. ### Is a story share the same as a repost? No. A story share is shown for 24 hours and is not part of the Reposts tab. A repost is kept in a tab on the reposter's profile. ### Can the StoriesFly viewer list everyone who reposted my post? No. It shows what one public account reposted. It cannot search by post. ### Can I find reposts from a private account? No. A private account's tab is shown only to followers it approved, and the viewer cannot open it. ### What does the viewer cost? Free after sign-in for 1 profile and its first 12 reposts a day. Basic and Pro read up to 120 reposts per profile.