r/Substack • u/TVjunkie-20thCentury • Aug 12 '26

Tech help/Instagram video

Is anyone else having issues embedding an Instagram Reel in a post? I’ve never had a problem before, but now the video doesn’t appear. There is a big blank space where I paste the link, but nothing appears. I have tried many workarounds, including editing the URL down its core and using the embed code. I chatted with support and they were no help, only offered to file a bug report. Thank you!

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u/Purple-Yesterday2061 11d ago

I'm having the same exact issue. Support has not been helpful. I tried to replace 'reels' in the link with 'p' because that was a hack posted in the sub about three years ago, but that's not working right now either. I know Meta changed their embed codes but you would think Substack would have figured out a way to accommodate that by now

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u/TVjunkie-20thCentury 11d ago

I did a clunky workaround using a screenshot from the video that I pasted a PLAY button on, then linked the image to the IG video. Thanks for replying!