Can you see who saved your Instagram post?

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Instagram users can ‘favorite’ or bookmark videos they watch to save them without downloading them to their devices. But, many users are wondering if it’s possible to see who’s bookmarked their Instagram posts.

For years now, Instagram has been one of the most popular social media platforms out there, with millions of users constantly sharing photos and videos with their friends and followers.

If users want to show their appreciation for a picture someone else has posted, they can give it a ‘like.’ But if they want to bookmark a post for later, an easier way to do so is by ‘saving’ it using the save button. These posts can then be sorted into collections.

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If you have previously posted on Instagram, you may have wondered if there’s a way to see who exactly has saved your posts. But is there a way to access this information?

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Instagram is still one of the most popular apps in the world.

Can you see who saved your post on Instagram?

No, there is currently no way to see who exactly has saved your post on Instagram. When it comes to likes, you are able to see which accounts have liked your posts, but the same cannot be said for saves.

You are, however, able to see the number of people who have saved your post on the app. To do this, you must first switch your account to a professional account:

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  1. Open Instagram.
  2. Go to your profile, then tap Settings and privacy.
  3. Click Account type and tools and Switch to professional account.
  4. Pick a category that best describes your business, then select Business.

Once you have switched your account, you can see how many people have saved your Instagram post by doing as follows:

  1. Go to your profile.
  2. Click on the image you want to view info for.
  3. Under the image, click View Insights.
  4. Looking at the bookmark icon will tell you how many times it was saved.

If you want to know more about how to use Instagram, you can check out our other guides, including how to re-share a post to your Story on Instagram and how to make money on Instagram.