How To Share Reels To Facebook?

What are reels? Is there a possible way to share reels to FB?

Do you want to know how to share reels to Facebook? The entire purpose of this blog is to raise awareness about the necessity of sharing content across many platforms with a single swipe. Isn’t it true that everyone enjoys sharing content? So, if you’re on Instagram and want to share a reel with a buddy who uses the same app, you can. However, how would you do the same thing if you wanted to post reels to Facebook? In this blog, we will explain how to share reels to Facebook? Meanwhile, if you want to know how to post reels from a PC, read this blog first.

What Are Instagram Reels?

reels on Insta

Instagram reels are short video content ranging from 15 sec to 60 seconds. After Tik Tok was banned in India, the popularity of Instagram reels emerged as a short video format. Reels is the fastest-growing content format which is fun, easy to create, and quite interesting for people to share entertaining content.

Insta reels are also a great way for creators to get discovered, earn money, connect with their audience, and increase their popularity.

Because Meta owns both Instagram and Facebook, FB reels can also be made on the platform. FB reels, like Insta reels, are a short video format.

How To Share Instagram Reels To Facebook Story?

The first method to share the Instagram reel to FB story is through the ‘Recommend on Facebook’ option.

Recommend On Facebook

This feature allows you to share reels on Facebook. The new function has been well received by creators and small companies, as it will enable them to reach a wider audience. If you let this feature, your Reels can be suggested to anybody on Facebook and will be shown with your Instagram username. Follow the steps below to see how it works.

  • Open your Instagram app on your smartphone.

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  • Click on the profile picture tab on the right side corner.

share reels on facebook

  • Choose Settings

share reels

  • Go to Privacy and Security

reels on Insta

  • Scroll down to the bottom and tap on Reels and Remix

share reels to Facebook

  • Toggle on Recommend on Facebook option.

Let us remind you that you can only use the option of recommend on Facebook if your account is public. If you have a private account, you can still post your reels on Facebook using a different approach. We’ll show you how in the next section of this blog. Continue reading.

How To Share Specific Instagram Reels To Facebook?

It’s perfectly OK. If you don’t want to post every Reel on Facebook, there is a way to accomplish it with this strategy.

All you have to do is switch on the Turn on for this reel option from the recommend on Facebook option.

How To Share Instagram Reel To Facebook Story?

If your account is private, this method can come in handy. You have to download the story and post it on FB. Let me show you how you can achieve that.

  • Navigate to your account.
  • Go to the Reels section.
  • Select the Reel that you want to download
  • Tap on the three dots

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  • select copy link
  • Visit the websites like instavideosave.net

reel downloader

  • Paste the link there and hit download
  • Save the video
  • Lastly, share the Reel to Facebook as you would normally.

Conclusion

These ways to share Reels to Facebook are easy to do. However, since recommend on Facebook are unavailable in many countries, you might have to download the Reel using a third-party application and share it on FB. Also, there are different ways to search for FB reels. Also, if you are looking to get rid of the Reels in your draft, there is a way to do that.