Half the fun of hilarious YouTube videos is sharing them. And sure, you could send a link out to your friends. But what about people who follow you on Instagram? While it might not be an entirely seamless process, this can be down on your iPhone. And chances are, if you’ve found this article, that means you also want to share a video from YouTube to Instagram. Don’t worry. Keep reading this article, and you’ll learn everything you need to know about how to share YouTube videos on Instagram.
The short answer is — yes, you can share a YouTube video on Instagram. However, there is currently no native way to do it — except for sharing it via Direct messages — which means you’ll have to download the video to your phone and then upload it to Instagram.
The other thing to remember is that there is a reason YouTube doesn’t have a native feature to help you out. Currently, YouTube doesn’t let the general public download any videos off its website for copyright reasons. That’s why before you re-upload any copyrighted material, you should make sure you have the permission of the person who posted the video. And it’s always a good idea to credit them in your post so that people can go back to the source.
Taking a YouTube video and posting it on Instagram is a reasonably straightforward process, but it’s still a process. There are three major steps to resharing a video, and hopefully, if you proceed step-by-step, it will be smooth sailing.
YouTube doesn’t allow people to download any videos they didn’t upload. The main reason for this is so that users don’t violate any copyright laws. But according to YouTube’s policy, it is perfectly okay for you to download your own videos. To do that, you’ll need the help of a third-party website. Here are the steps to downloading a YouTube video:
The video will then download to your Downloads folder, either on your iPhone or in iCloud, depending on how you have it set up. Either way, you can find the video by going into your Files app.
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The next step is to decide if you’re going to post your video on your Instagram Story or in your feed. Once you have that figured out, you can use the Photos app to help you crop it:
If you want to post the video as a Story, you can follow these steps:
If you want to post the video in your feed, here’s how:
Rather than going through the trouble of downloading a YouTube video, you can also just share it as a link in an Instagram Story.
If you’re someone with over 10,000 followers on Instagram (aka, an Instagram influencer), you’ll have the unique “Swipe-up” feature enabled on your account. That means you can post a Story that will let your followers swipe up to take them to another web page.
One of the things you’ll want to consider is creating an attractive thumbnail to use in your Stories. Here are a couple of tips and tricks for making an image that people swipe up for:
Now that you’ve got your thumbnail sorted out, it’s time to post it to Instagram. All you have to do is follow these steps:
Posting YouTube videos to Instagram does require a bit more effort. But the good news is that it’s not impossible. Hopefully, after reading this article, you feel a little bit more comfortable with understanding how to share a YouTube video to Instagram, whether you’ll be downloading the video or posting it as a link in your Stories. You have multiple options, so all that’s left is to decide what’s best for you and your followers.