Issue with Sharing to Instagram Feed via Web Share API on iOS
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Hi everyone,

I'm encountering an issue when trying to share media (images and videos) from a webpage to Instagram on an iPhone using the Web Share API.

Here’s what happens:
- When sharing from the webpage, Instagram opens and shows me the options Reels, Feed, and Direct for both images and videos.
- However, if I select Feed, I get an error saying: "We're sorry, but something went wrong. Please try again." (screenshot attached).
- If I select Reels, the sharing works perfectly without any issues.

Also: - On Android, everything works perfectly, allowing users to share as a Feed post or a Reel without errors.
- The media files (both video & image) meet all Instagram Feed requirements (file size, format, aspect ratio, etc.), and users can manually upload the same files to their Feed on iOS without issues.

It seems like Instagram on iOS is either limiting the Web Share API functionality for Feed posts or there's a bug causing this error when using the API. Is this a known limitation or issue? Is there any way to fix this and allow sharing to Instagram Feed from the Web Share API on iOS?

Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Emil
Asked about 2 months ago