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Can you promote in r/instagram?

The un-official (and unaffiliated) subreddit for Instagram.com - Learn tips and tricks, ask questions and get feedback on your account. Come join our great community of over 900,000 users!

The short answer

Answer helpfully in-thread, disclose your affiliation if relevant, avoid promotional language and direct sales links, and use the weekly Introduction/Friday thread or ask mods before posting product/offer information.

What works here

  • Answer questions and give tips about Instagram.
  • Share photos and request feedback (use allowed post types).
  • Participate regularly and build rapport before mentioning a product.

What gets posts removed

  • Posting direct product promotions, sales posts, or requests for followers.
  • Linking to your account or product outside the designated weekly thread without mod approval.
  • Offering paid services, selling followers/likes, or posting referral links.

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No self-promotion / no selling

Rules explicitly ban self-promotion, selling services, growth methods, and links to sites that sell likes/followers.

No asking for follows / follow trains

Automoderator removes 'follow me' type threads; use weekly Introduction thread instead.

Allowed Instagram discussion and feedback

Public description and sidebar invite Instagram-related discussions, tips, and sharing pictures.

Designated thread for direct account links

Sidebar/submit text says do not submit links to your account directly; use the weekly Introduction/Friday thread.

Ban on surveys/petitions and certain solicitations

Rules ban petitions and surveys and prohibit messaging mods directly; be careful with outreach and data collection.

Official rules of r/instagram

  1. 01Follow the Instagram TOS
  2. 02No buying/selling
  3. 03No hacking/attacking/insult/report/spam/prank/doxxing requests or attempts on yourself or others
  4. 04No threads with 'follow me' requests
  5. 05Remember the Reddiquette
  6. 06No self-promotion, F4F, S4S, C4C, L4L, giveaways, hacking services, ban/unban, verification, etc
  7. 07No advertising for engagement groups or pods
  8. 08No spam of comments and content
  9. 09No posts asking for help to identify/find a certain post, account, user, or filter.
  10. 10Do not message mods personally.
  11. 11If you're going to pass it as fact, be ready to prove it.
  12. 12No petitions and no surveys
  13. 13No NSFW content
  14. 14No discussion of politics or divisive social issues
  15. 15No hate speech

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

Read the Intoru research and correction methodology.

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