How to Add Collaborator on Instagram After Posting? 3 Simple Solutions

If you’re a new influencer and you’re experiencing your first couple of collaborations, it’s normal to forget to add your collaboration partner to your posts. Don’t worry, you’ll get better over time! The tricky part is that not so many people know how to add a collaborator after they make a post. So they have to delete the post and repost it, which isn’t very professional.

But you’re not going to be one of them! In this blog, I’ll tell you how to use the Instagram collab feature in order to add a collaborator on Instagram after posting. The answers might be a little disappointing for you, but they might work out. 

How to Add Collaborator on Instagram After Posting? 

There are three ways for you to invite collaborators on Instagram after posting:

1. Edit your post and add them as a collaborator. 
2. Tag them in the post.
3. Add their username in the caption.

Keep in mind that these methods work the same for both Android and iOS devices. Now let’s check out to see how to do each of these options:

Option 1: Add Collaborator on Instagram After Posting

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Instagram and click on the post you want to add a collaborator to.

2. Tap on the three dots on the top right side of the post.

3. Tap on ‘Edit’.

4. Above your picture, you can see two options 1) Add location and 2) Add paid partnership. Tap on ‘Paid partnership’.  

5. Turn on the toggle ‘Add Paid Partnership Label’ or tap on ‘Invite Collaborators’.

6. Search for and select the account you want to add as a collaborator.

7. Confirm the addition and tap done.

Now, the problem that might occur to some users is that they can’t find the ‘Add paid partnership’ option above their posts. In this kind of situation, you need to get help from Instagram:

1. Go to your profile and tap on the three lines in the upright corner of the screen.

2. Scroll down to see the option ‘Help’, and tap on it.

3. Select ‘Report a problem’.

4. Tap on ‘Report problem without shaking’.

5. Tap on ‘Include and continue’.

6. Explain your problem. Here’s a suggestion you can use: “I can’t add collaboration to my Instagram after I have posted it. I don’t want to delete the post and repost it. If possible, please resolve the issue as soon as possible.”

7. Send it to Instagram. They will give you an answer and fix the issue in the next couple of days. 

Option 2: Tag Your Collaborator Partner in the Post

If you can’t find the option “Add paid partnership” in the edit section of your post and you don’t have the time to wait for an answer from Instagram, you can tag your partner in your post. Here’s how to do it:

1. Open Instagram and click on the post you want to add a collaborator.

2. Tap on the three dots on the top right side of the post.

3. Tap on ‘Edit’.

4. Now Select ‘Tag people’.

5. Type the username of your collaborator partner and choose their account.

6. Tap on ‘Done’.

Option 3: Add Your Collaborator Partner’s Username in the Caption

If none of the options above helped you succeed at adding a collaborator after posting, the last option is to tag your partner in your caption. To do so, follow these steps:

Open Instagram and click on the post you want to add a collaborator.

Tap on the three dots on the top right side of the post.

Tap on ‘Edit’.

You can see your caption now, type ‘@’ and then write their username and choose their account.

Tap ‘Done’ 

If none of the options above work for you, you can delete your Instagram post and repost it again. This time, invite a collaborator before posting.

How to Add a Collaborator on Instagram After Posting a Reel?

You can’t invite a collaborator after you have posted a reel on Instagram. But there are some workarounds that might do the job for you. 

Here are 3 methods you can use to mimic the effect of adding a collaborator on the Instagram reel after posting:

1. Tag the collaborator in the reel’s caption or comments to direct your audience to their profile.
2. Ask the collaborator to share the reel on their story or feed, which can help reach a wider audience.
3. Repost the reel with the collaborator tagged and invite them to do the same, so it appears on both feeds.

Final Words

While there is no perfect way to add a collaborator on Instagram after posting, the methods I talked about in this blog can almost do the work for you. 

To add someone as a collaborator on Instagram after posting, you can edit your post and add them as a collaborator, tag them in the post, or add their username in the caption. 

FAQs

Now let’s answer some of your frequently asked questions on this topic:

Q1: Can You Add a Collaborator After Posting on Instagram?

Most of the time, no. You can tag your business partner on your post or mention them in your caption. Other than these, you can report it to Instagram to invite a collaborator to your post after posting. 

Q2: Why Can’t I Add a Collaborator on Instagram?

This could be because you’re trying to invite a collaborator after you have made a post on Instagram. The collaboration invitation happens during the creation process, not after that.

Q3: Why Can’t I Be Invited as a Collaborator Yet?

This might be because the invitation might be pending your acceptance. Check your Instagram notifications for any collab invites. They might look like regular notification icons or show up in your message request. 

Q4: Can You Invite a Collaborator on a Scheduled Post?

No, inviting collaborators is currently not possible with scheduled posts on Instagram. You’ll need to create the post, invite your collaborator, and then schedule it for publishing. 

Q5: How Do I Remove a Collaborator on Instagram After Posting?

There’s no way to directly remove a collaborator after a post is shared using the collab feature. Your best option here might be to repost the content without the collaborator included.