{"id":1525,"date":"2016-12-30T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T09:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=1525\/"},"modified":"2016-12-30T09:49:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T09:49:04","slug":"how-do-i-use-direct-messages-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/how-do-i-use-direct-messages-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I use direct messages on Instagram?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make direct contact with someone on Instagram, you have to send a personalized message. Instagram Direct is a feature that lets you do this \u2013 sending direct messages over Instagram. It allows you to send messages to one specific person or a group of people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With it you can send a message containing:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photos or videos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram posts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Profiles. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tags.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your location.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People who are sent a message will receive a notification about it. To see the message sent by Instagram Direct, tap the box icon in the upper right corner of the news. You can manage your sent and received messages here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photos and videos sent by Instagram Direct are visible only to people already authorized to view them. Posts sent as a message from a personal account will be visible only to people who follow the account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h2><b>How do I send a picture or video in Instagram Direct?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the <\/span><b>box icon in the upper right<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> corner of the news feed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the <\/span><b>plus icon in the<\/b> <b>upper right<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap \u2018<\/span><b>Send a photo or video<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 or tap \u2018<\/span><b>Send a message<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap <\/span><b>Library<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to add a photo or video, or make a new photo or video.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add optional effects, filters and a description.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tap Send<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you send a message to someone who you are not following, post will go to the inbox of the person as an invitation. After accepting the first message next will hit already straight to her inbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Read also<\/strong>:<\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"How do I use Instagram mentions?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-use-instagram-mentions\/\">How do I use Instagram mentions?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I post videos on Instagram?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-post-videos-on-instagram\/\">How do I post videos on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How do I check my Instagram activity results?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-check-my-instagram-activity-results\/\">How do I check my Instagram activity results?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":1529,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How do I use direct messages on Instagram? - Sotrender Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To make direct contact with someone on Instagram, you have to send a personalized message. 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