This article outlines how to put a clickable link in your Instagram bio to promote your website, blog, social profiles, or other web-based content to your followers. You can add a link to your bio from the app or the web.

What to Know

  • App: Go to your profile, tap Edit Profile, add your link in the Website field and tap Done.Website: Select your profile picture and tap Profile > Edit Profile > add your link in the Website field > Submit.You can edit, remove, or add a link to your bio as often as you want.

The following instructions will show you how to add a link to your Instagram profile using the iOS or Android app. Screenshots are provided for the iOS version only. However, Android users can follow the same steps.

  • Navigate to your profile by tapping the profile icon in the bottom menu.
  • Tap the Edit Profile button.
  • In the Website field, add your link by typing it in manually or copying and pasting it there from another source.
  • Tap Done in the top right.
  • Your link will appear beneath your bio information on your profile. You can tap it to open it in a browser automatically.
  • Note
  • If your Instagram profile is set to public, anyone can click on your link. If your profile is set to private, only your followers will be able to read your bio and click on your link.

You can add a link to your bio from Instagram on the web in addition to the app.

Navigate to your profile by tapping the profile icon in the bottom menu.

Tap the Edit Profile button.

In the Website field, add your link by typing it in manually or copying and pasting it there from another source.

Tap Done in the top right.

Your link will appear beneath your bio information on your profile. You can tap it to open it in a browser automatically.

Note

If your Instagram profile is set to public, anyone can click on your link. If your profile is set to private, only your followers will be able to read your bio and click on your link.

  • Navigate to your profile by selecting your profile photo in the top right corner followed by Profile from the dropdown list.
  • Select the Edit Profile button.
  • In the Website field, add your link by typing it in manually or copying and pasting it there from somewhere else.
  • Scroll down and select Submit to save your changes.

You can edit your link, remove it or add a new one as often as you want—without any limits. You also don’t necessarily need to put HTTPS:// or HTTP:// in front of your link for it to be clickable.

Navigate to your profile by selecting your profile photo in the top right corner followed by Profile from the dropdown list.

Select the Edit Profile button.

In the Website field, add your link by typing it in manually or copying and pasting it there from somewhere else.

Scroll down and select Submit to save your changes.

Long links look spammy, so if yours is long, consider shortening it first with a link shortening tool like Bitly. You may want to experiment with including the phrase “link in bio” in some of your post captions and stories, a well-known Instagram trend people use to encourage their followers to go to their profile and click on their link.

If you want to promote multiple links to your followers, you can do so with a tool called Linktree, which is very popular among users. It acts as a simple landing page for all your links. All you have to do is add your Linktree link to your Instagram bio using the steps above.

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