Fix Instagram previews in Discord

Linky is a free, hosted Discord bot that rewrites supported Instagram post and reel links through Instagram7 at fkinstagram.com, with OGInstagram as a backup when the first preview fails. It removes the share link's query string and reposts the message with attribution. You can add the existing bot without hosting it yourself.

How do I enable Instagram link fixing? #

1. Add Linky to your server.
2. An admin with Manage Server runs /setup, chooses the channels and selects Enable server in the private panel.
3. Share a new Instagram post or reel in a channel Linky can access.

In Replace mode, Linky checks its replacement before removing the original. A failure to send a replacement leaves the original message in place. Choose Reply mode to keep the original and have Linky reply instead. The permissions guide explains the access each mode needs.

Which Instagram URLs work? #

The accepted hosts are instagram.com, www.instagram.com, m.instagram.com and mobile.instagram.com, using HTTPS. Supported paths begin with /p/, /reel/, /reels/ or /tv/, followed by the post code. Profiles and other paths are left unchanged.

Illustrated input	Linky's rewritten URL
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdFKS1ABmK4/?igsh=example	https://fkinstagram.com/reels/DdFKS1ABmK4/
https://instagram.com/p/POST_CODE/	https://fkinstagram.com/p/POST_CODE/

These examples illustrate URL handling, not verified playable posts. The post path stays the same, and any fragment after # is preserved. For an occasional manual fix, you can make the same hostname change yourself; Linky automates it for new messages.

Mobile /share/TOKEN, /share/p/TOKEN and /share/reel/TOKEN links also work when Instagram redirects them to a supported public post. Linky follows only bounded, public HTTPS destinations on Instagram; expired, login-only or unsafe redirects leave the original untouched.

Choose how captions appear #

Choose /settings instagram_presentation:standard, compact or media-first. Standard keeps translated captions within 300 characters; Compact uses 120. Media-first requests a caption-free provider preview and skips caption translation. Native captions in Standard or Compact when translation is unavailable remain controlled by the provider. Attribution, Original post and owner-only Remove remain in every mode.

Why is an Instagram reel still not embedding? #

If the URL did not change, an admin can run /diagnose in that channel to check its scope and permissions. Linky processes new messages and updates its tracked replies when their sources change; it does not scan old conversations. You can fix an older link with /fix link:. If a preview fails, Linky keeps the original and offers Retry. Confirm the post is public and available: Instagram7, OGInstagram or Discord may be unable to load it even when the URL is correct.

Can Linky translate Instagram captions into English? #

Instagram caption translation is optional. Run /settings to check availability, then use /settings translate_instagram:true to enable it when the operator provides translation. An admin can turn it off with /settings translate_instagram:false without disabling Instagram previews.

The feature gets the full public caption from Instagram7 and requests English through Google Cloud Translation Basic. Linky's translated caption appears as one paragraph of up to 300 characters in Standard or 120 in Compact, including an ellipsis when shortened. Repeated spaces and line breaks collapse into single spaces. The author, small source-language label, media and Original post link remain, without adding a full-caption text attachment. Text inside images and audio or video are not translated. Manual /fix and Apps → Fix with Linky also use the available caption translation and server presentation choice.

The media stays in a caption-free Instagram7 or OGInstagram gallery preview, so the original caption is not repeated below the English excerpt. Preview and playback availability still depend on Discord and the provider. If caption lookup or translation fails, or the daily character budget is exhausted, Linky continues its normal preview checks. Native captions in that fallback remain controlled by the provider; the 300-character limit applies only to Linky's own translated caption. If a translated caption is available but its media preview cannot be confirmed, the original stays with a notice explaining the missing preview.

Check the original when exact wording matters. See Privacy for what Instagram7 and Google receive, or read about the existing English tweet translation.

Troubleshoot a failed preview, check all supported platforms, or inspect the link-rewrite source.