How to share image on Instagram in iOS?

Question

My client wants to share the image on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.

I did Twitter and Facebook, but did not find an API or any thing on the Internet to share the image on Instagram. Can I share images with Instagram? if so, how?

When I check Instagram developer site, I found the Ruby on Rails and Python libraries. But no iOS Sdk documentation

I have an instagram token in accordance with instagram.com/developer, but now I don’t know what to do next to share with the instagram image.

Answer 1

Finally, I got an answer. you cannot send the image directly to instagram. You must reassign your image using the UIDocumentInteractionController.

@property (nonatomic, retain) UIDocumentInteractionController *dic; CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0 ,0 , 0, 0); UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.view.bounds.size, self.view.opaque, 0.0); [self.view.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()]; UIGraphicsEndImageContext(); NSString *jpgPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents/test.igo"]; NSURL *igImageHookFile = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"file://%@", jpgPath]]; self.dic.UTI = @"com.instagram.photo"; self.dic = [self setupControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile usingDelegate:self]; self.dic=[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile]; [self.dic presentOpenInMenuFromRect: rect inView: self.view animated: YES ]; - (UIDocumentInteractionController *) setupControllerWithURL: (NSURL*) fileURL usingDelegate: (id <UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegate>) interactionDelegate { UIDocumentInteractionController *interactionController = [UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL: fileURL]; interactionController.delegate = interactionDelegate; return interactionController; } 

NOTE: after being redirected to the instagram application, you cannot return to your application. you need to open the application again

Download the source code here

Answer 2

Here is the complete tested code for uploading the image + caption text on Instagram ..

in.h file

 //Instagram @property (nonatomic, retain) UIDocumentInteractionController *documentController; -(void)instaGramWallPost { NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://app"]; if([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) //check for App is install or not { NSData *imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(imge); //convert image into .png format. NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];//create instance of NSFileManager NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); //create an array and store result of our search for the documents directory in it NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; //create NSString object, that holds our exact path to the documents directory NSString *fullPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"insta.igo"]]; //add our image to the path [fileManager createFileAtPath:fullPath contents:imageData attributes:nil]; //finally save the path (image) NSLog(@"image saved"); CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0 ,0 , 0, 0); UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(self.view.bounds.size, self.view.opaque, 0.0); [self.view.layer renderInContext:UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()]; UIGraphicsEndImageContext(); NSString *fileNameToSave = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Documents/insta.igo"]; NSString *jpgPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileNameToSave]; NSLog(@"jpg path %@",jpgPath); NSString *newJpgPath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"file://%@",jpgPath]; NSLog(@"with File path %@",newJpgPath); NSURL *igImageHookFile = [[NSURL alloc]initFileURLWithPath:newJpgPath]; NSLog(@"url Path %@",igImageHookFile); self.documentController.UTI = @"com.instagram.exclusivegram"; self.documentController = [self setupControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile usingDelegate:self]; self.documentController=[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile]; NSString *caption = @"#Your Text"; //settext as Default Caption self.documentController.annotation=[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",caption],@"InstagramCaption", nil]; [self.documentController presentOpenInMenuFromRect:rect inView: self.view animated:YES]; } else { NSLog (@"Instagram not found"); } } - (UIDocumentInteractionController *) setupControllerWithURL: (NSURL*) fileURL usingDelegate: (id <UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegate>) interactionDelegate { NSLog(@"file url %@",fileURL); UIDocumentInteractionController *interactionController = [UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL: fileURL]; interactionController.delegate = interactionDelegate; return interactionController; } 

OR

 -(void)instaGramWallPost { NSURL *myURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"Your image url"]; NSData * imageData = [[NSData alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:myURL]; UIImage *imgShare = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:imageData]; NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://app"]; if([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) //check for App is install or not { UIImage *imageToUse = imgShare; NSString *documentDirectory=[NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents"]; NSString *saveImagePath=[documentDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Image.igo"]; NSData *imageData=UIImagePNGRepresentation(imageToUse); [imageData writeToFile:saveImagePath atomically:YES]; NSURL *imageURL=[NSURL fileURLWithPath:saveImagePath]; self.documentController=[[UIDocumentInteractionController alloc]init]; self.documentController = [UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:imageURL]; self.documentController.delegate = self; self.documentController.annotation = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Testing"], @"InstagramCaption", nil]; self.documentController.UTI = @"com.instagram.exclusivegram"; UIViewController *vc = [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController; [self.documentController presentOpenInMenuFromRect:CGRectMake(1, 1, 1, 1) inView:vc.view animated:YES]; } else { DisplayAlertWithTitle(@"Instagram not found", @"") } } 

and write this .plist

 <key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key> <array> <string>instagram</string> </array> 

Answer 3

Hope this answer resolves your request. This will open the library folder on Instagram instead of Camera.

 NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://app"]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) { NSURL *videoFilePath = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@",[request downloadDestinationPath]]]; // Your local path to the video NSString *caption = @"Some Preloaded Caption"; ALAssetsLibrary *library = [[ALAssetsLibrary alloc] init]; [library writeVideoAtPathToSavedPhotosAlbum:videoFilePath completionBlock:^(NSURL *assetURL, NSError *error) { NSString *escapedString = [self urlencodedString:videoFilePath.absoluteString]; NSString *escapedCaption = [self urlencodedString:caption]; NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"instagram://library?AssetPath=%@&InstagramCaption=%@",escapedString,escapedCaption]]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) { [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:instagramURL]; } }]; 

Answer 4

You can use one of the URLs provided by Instagram.

1. Instagram white paper here

2. Share with UIDocumentInteractionController

    final class InstagramPublisher : NSObject { private var documentsController:UIDocumentInteractionController = UIDocumentInteractionController() func postImage(image: UIImage, view: UIView, result:((Bool)->Void)? = nil) { guard let instagramURL = NSURL(string: "instagram://app") else { if let result = result { result(false) } return } if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(instagramURL) { let jpgPath = (NSTemporaryDirectory() as NSString).stringByAppendingPathComponent("instagrammFotoToShareName.igo") if let image = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(image, 1.0) { image.writeToFile(jpgPath, atomically: true) let fileURL = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(jpgPath) documentsController.URL = fileURL documentsController.UTI = "com.instagram.exclusivegram" documentsController.presentOpenInMenuFromRect(view.bounds, inView: view, animated: true) if let result = result { result(true) } } else if let result = result { result(false) } } else { if let result = result { result(false) } } } } 

3. Share with direct redirection

    import Photos final class InstagramPublisher : NSObject { func postImage(image: UIImage, result:((Bool)->Void)? = nil) { guard let instagramURL = NSURL(string: "instagram://app") else { if let result = result { result(false) } return } let image = image.scaleImageWithAspectToWidth(640) do { try PHPhotoLibrary.sharedPhotoLibrary().performChangesAndWait { let request = PHAssetChangeRequest.creationRequestForAssetFromImage(image) let assetID = request.placeholderForCreatedAsset?.localIdentifier ?? "" let shareURL = "instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=" + assetID if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(instagramURL) { if let urlForRedirect = NSURL(string: shareURL) { UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(urlForRedirect) } } } } catch { if let result = result { result(false) } } } } 

4. extension to resize photos to recommended size

    import UIKit extension UIImage { // MARK: - UIImage+Resize func scaleImageWithAspectToWidth(toWidth:CGFloat) -> UIImage { let oldWidth:CGFloat = size.width let scaleFactor:CGFloat = toWidth / oldWidth let newHeight = self.size.height * scaleFactor let newWidth = oldWidth * scaleFactor; UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(newWidth, newHeight)) drawInRect(CGRectMake(0, 0, newWidth, newHeight)) let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext() UIGraphicsEndImageContext() return newImage } } 

5. Do not forget to add the desired circuit to plist

  <key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key> <array> <string>instagram</string> </array> 

Answer 5

For iOS 6 and above, you can use this UIActivity to upload images to Instagram that have the same workflow using iOS interceptors, but simplify development:

https://github.com/coryalder/DMActivityInstagram

Answer 6

if you do not want to use UIDocumentInteractionController

 import Photos ... func postImageToInstagram(image: UIImage) { UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(image, self, #selector(SocialShare.image(_:didFinishSavingWithError:contextInfo:)), nil) } func image(image: UIImage, didFinishSavingWithError error: NSError?, contextInfo:UnsafePointer<Void>) { if error != nil { print(error) } let fetchOptions = PHFetchOptions() fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key: "creationDate", ascending: false)] let fetchResult = PHAsset.fetchAssetsWithMediaType(.Image, options: fetchOptions) if let lastAsset = fetchResult.firstObject as? PHAsset { let localIdentifier = lastAsset.localIdentifier let u = "instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=" + localIdentifier let url = NSURL(string: u)! if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(url) { UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string: u)!) } else { let alertController = UIAlertController(title: "Error", message: "Instagram is not installed", preferredStyle: .Alert) alertController.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .Default, handler: nil)) self.presentViewController(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil) } } } 

Answer 7

This is the correct answer that I am implementing with the details. In the .h file

  UIImageView *imageMain; @property (nonatomic, strong) UIDocumentInteractionController *documentController; 

Only in .mm record file

  NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://app"]; if([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) { CGFloat cropVal = (imageMain.image.size.height > imageMain.image.size.width ? imageMain.image.size.width : imageMain.image.size.height); cropVal *= [imageMain.image scale]; CGRect cropRect = (CGRect){.size.height = cropVal, .size.width = cropVal}; CGImageRef imageRef = CGImageCreateWithImageInRect([imageMain.image CGImage], cropRect); NSData *imageData = UIImageJPEGRepresentation([UIImage imageWithCGImage:imageRef], 1.0); CGImageRelease(imageRef); NSString *writePath = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"instagram.igo"]; if (![imageData writeToFile:writePath atomically:YES]) { // failure NSLog(@"image save failed to path %@", writePath); return; } else { // success. } // send it to instagram. NSURL *fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:writePath]; self.documentController = [UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:fileURL]; self.documentController.delegate = self; [self.documentController setUTI:@"com.instagram.exclusivegram"]; [self.documentController setAnnotation:@{@"InstagramCaption" : @"We are making fun"}]; [self.documentController presentOpenInMenuFromRect:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 480) inView:self.view animated:YES]; } else { NSLog (@"Instagram not found"); } 

Of course you will get the result. For example, you will see a popover below with an instagram image. Click on it and have fun.

Answer 8

I tried this in my application and it works fine (Swift)

 import Foundation import UIKit class InstagramManager: NSObject, UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegate { private let kInstagramURL = "instagram://" private let kUTI = "com.instagram.exclusivegram" private let kfileNameExtension = "instagram.igo" private let kAlertViewTitle = "Error" private let kAlertViewMessage = "Please install the Instagram application" var documentInteractionController = UIDocumentInteractionController() // singleton manager class var sharedManager: InstagramManager { struct Singleton { static let instance = InstagramManager() } return Singleton.instance } func postImageToInstagramWithCaption(imageInstagram: UIImage, instagramCaption: String, view: UIView) { // called to post image with caption to the instagram application let instagramURL = NSURL(string: kInstagramURL) if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(instagramURL!) { let jpgPath = (NSTemporaryDirectory() as NSString).stringByAppendingPathComponent(kfileNameExtension) UIImageJPEGRepresentation(imageInstagram, 1.0)!.writeToFile(jpgPath, atomically: true) let rect = CGRectMake(0,0,612,612) let fileURL = NSURL.fileURLWithPath(jpgPath) documentInteractionController.URL = fileURL documentInteractionController.delegate = self documentInteractionController.UTI = kUTI // adding caption for the image documentInteractionController.annotation = ["InstagramCaption": instagramCaption] documentInteractionController.presentOpenInMenuFromRect(rect, inView: view, animated: true) } else { // alert displayed when the instagram application is not available in the device UIAlertView(title: kAlertViewTitle, message: kAlertViewMessage, delegate:nil, cancelButtonTitle:"Ok").show() } } } func sendToInstagram(){ let image = postImage InstagramManager.sharedManager.postImageToInstagramWithCaption(image!, instagramCaption: "\(description)", view: self.view) } 

Answer 9

Here is the correct answer. You cannot directly post an image on Instagram. You need to redirect to Instagram using UIDocumentInteractionController ...

 NSString* imagePath = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/instagramShare.igo", [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) lastObject]]; [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:imagePath error:nil]; UIImage *instagramImage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"imagename you want to share"]; [UIImagePNGRepresentation(instagramImage) writeToFile:imagePath atomically:YES]; NSLog(@"Image Size >>> %@", NSStringFromCGSize(instagramImage.size)); self.dic=[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:imagePath]]; self.dic.delegate = self; self.dic.UTI = @"com.instagram.exclusivegram"; [self.dic presentOpenInMenuFromRect: self.view.frame inView:self.view animated:YES ]; 

}

NOTE: after being redirected to the instagram application, you cannot return to your application. you need to open the application again

Answer 10

You can do this without using the UIDocumentInteractionController and go directly to Instagram using these 3 methods:

It works the same as all other well-known applications. The code is written in Objective-c, so you can translate it to fast if you want. What you need to do is save the image on the device and use URLScheme

add this to your .m file

 #import <Photos/Photos.h> 

First you need to save your UIImage to the device using this method:

 -(void)savePostsPhotoBeforeSharing { UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum([UIImage imageNamed:@"image_file_name.jpg"], self, @selector(image:didFinishSavingWithError:contextInfo:), NULL); } 

This method is a callback to save the image to your device:

 - (void)image:(UIImage *)image didFinishSavingWithError:(NSError *)error contextInfo: (void *) contextInfo; { [self sharePostOnInstagram]; } 

After the image is saved on the device, you need to request the image you just saved and get it as a PHAsset

 -(void)sharePostOnInstagram { PHFetchOptions *fetchOptions = [PHFetchOptions new]; fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = @[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"creationDate" ascending:NO],]; __block PHAsset *assetToShare; PHFetchResult *result = [PHAsset fetchAssetsWithMediaType:PHAssetMediaTypeImage options:fetchOptions]; [result enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(PHAsset *asset, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) { assetToShare = asset; }]; if([assetToShare isKindOfClass:[PHAsset class]]) { NSString *localIdentifier = assetToShare.localIdentifier; NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=%@",localIdentifier]; NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL: instagramURL]) { [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: instagramURL]; } else { // can not share with whats app NSLog(@"No instagram installed"); } } } 

And don't forget to put this in your LSApplicationQueriesSchemes under LSApplicationQueriesSchemes

 <string>instagram</string> 

Answer 11

 - (void) shareImageWithInstagram { NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://"]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) { UICachedFileMgr* mgr = _gCachedManger; UIImage* photoImage = [mgr imageWithUrl:_imageView.image]; NSData* imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(photoImage); NSString* captionString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"ANY_TAG",]; NSString* imagePath = [UIUtils documentDirectoryWithSubpath:@"image.igo"]; [imageData writeToFile:imagePath atomically:NO]; NSURL* fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"file://%@",imagePath]]; self.docFile = [[self setupControllerWithURL:fileURL usingDelegate:self]retain]; self.docFile.annotation = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject: captionString forKey:@"InstagramCaption"]; self.docFile.UTI = @"com.instagram.photo"; // OPEN THE HOOK [self.docFile presentOpenInMenuFromRect:self.view.frame inView:self.view animated:YES]; } else { [UIUtils messageAlert:@"Instagram not installed in this device!\nTo share image please install instagram." title:nil delegate:nil]; } } 

I tried this in my application and it will definitely work

Answer 12

For me, the best and easiest way described here. Share a Instagram photo from my iOS app.

You need to save the image on the device using the .igo format, and then use the “UIDocumentInteractionController” to send the Instagram local path application. Remember to set "UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegate"

My advice is to add something like:

 NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://app"]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) { <your code> } 

Answer 13

 NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"instagram://app"]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:instagramURL]) { NSString *jpgPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Documents/Insta_Images/%@",@"shareImage.png"]]; NSURL *igImageHookFile = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"file://%@", jpgPath]]; docController.UTI = @"com.instagram.photo"; docController = [self setupControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile usingDelegate:self]; docController =[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile]; docController.delegate=self; [docController presentOpenInMenuFromRect:CGRectMake(0 ,0 , 612, 612) inView:self.view animated:YES]; 

Answer 14

  @import Photos; -(void)shareOnInstagram:(UIImage*)imageInstagram { [self authorizePHAssest:imageInstagram]; } -(void)authorizePHAssest:(UIImage *)aImage{ PHAuthorizationStatus status = [PHPhotoLibrary authorizationStatus]; if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) { // Access has been granted. [self savePostsPhotoBeforeSharing:aImage]; } else if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusDenied) { // Access has been denied. } else if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) { // Access has not been determined. [PHPhotoLibrary requestAuthorization:^(PHAuthorizationStatus status) { if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) { // Access has been granted. [self savePostsPhotoBeforeSharing:aImage]; } }]; } else if (status == PHAuthorizationStatusRestricted) { // Restricted access - normally won't happen. } } -(void)saveImageInDeviceBeforeSharing:(UIImage *)aImage { UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(aImage, self, @selector(image:didFinishSavingWithError:contextInfo:), NULL); } - (void)image:(UIImage *)image didFinishSavingWithError:(NSError *)error contextInfo: (void *) contextInfo; { if (error == nil){ [self sharePostOnInstagram]; } } -(void)shareImageOnInstagram { PHFetchOptions *fetchOptions = [PHFetchOptions new]; fetchOptions.sortDescriptors = @[[NSSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:@"creationDate" ascending:false]]; PHFetchResult *result = [PHAsset fetchAssetsWithMediaType:PHAssetMediaTypeImage options:fetchOptions]; __block PHAsset *assetToShare = [result firstObject]; if([assetToShare isKindOfClass:[PHAsset class]]) { NSString *localIdentifier = assetToShare.localIdentifier; NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"instagram://library?LocalIdentifier=%@",localIdentifier]; NSURL *instagramURL = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL: instagramURL]) { [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:instagramURL options:@{} completionHandler:nil]; } else { NSLog(@"No instagram installed"); } } } 

NOTE: - IMP TODO: - Add the below key to Info.plist

 <key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key> <array> <string>instagram</string> </array> 

Answer 15

I used this code:

  NSString* filePathStr = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"UMS_social_demo" ofType:@"png"]; NSURL* fileUrl = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePathStr]; NSString *jpgPath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents/test.igo"]; [[NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:fileUrl] writeToFile:jpgPath atomically:YES]; NSURL* documentURL = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"file://%@", jpgPath]]; UIDocumentInteractionController *interactionController = [UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL: documentURL]; self.interactionController = interactionController; interactionController.delegate = self; interactionController.UTI = @"com.instagram.photo"; CGRect rect = CGRectMake(0 ,0 , 0, 0); [interactionController presentOpenInMenuFromRect:rect inView:self.view animated:YES]; 

Answer 16

 -(void)shareOnInstagram { CGRect rect = CGRectMake(self.view.frame.size.width*0.375 ,self.view.frame.size.height/2 , 0, 0); NSString * saveImagePath = [NSHomeDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents/ShareInstragramImage.igo"]; [UIImagePNGRepresentation(_image) writeToFile:saveImagePath atomically:YES]; NSURL *igImageHookFile = [[NSURL alloc] initWithString:[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"file://%@", saveImagePath]]; self.documentController=[UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile]; self.documentController.UTI = @"com.instagram.exclusivegram"; self.documentController = [self setupControllerWithURL:igImageHookFile usingDelegate:self]; [self.documentController presentOpenInMenuFromRect: rect inView: self.view animated: YES ]; } -(UIDocumentInteractionController *) setupControllerWithURL: (NSURL*) fileURL usingDelegate: (id <UIDocumentInteractionControllerDelegate>) interactionDelegate { UIDocumentInteractionController *interactionController = [UIDocumentInteractionController interactionControllerWithURL: fileURL]; interactionController.delegate = interactionDelegate; return interactionController; } 

Answer 17

I noticed if you put the URL pointing to the image so that activityItems instead of UIImage , the Copy to Instagram activity element appears itself, and you should not do anything else. Please note that String objects inside activityItems will be discarded and there is no way to pre-populate the title on Instagram. If you still want to give the user a hint to publish a specific signature, you need to create a custom action in which you copy this text to the clipboard and let the user know about it, as in this section .