Link on a webpage to open instagram app

Question

Is there a way to setup a link on a webpage, so that it tries to open the instagram app. (if it\'s installed)?

I\'m trying to do this for a responsive website so I\'m no

Answer 1

Unfortunately, UC browser and Mozilla Firefox do not open native app via url, but , Chrome and default browser or htmlviewer in android does open the the native instagram android app

try following links in chrome browser(Android)/ native HtmlViewer :

<a href="http://instagram.com/p/">Open Instagram</a>
<a href="https://instagram.com/p/">Open Instagram</a>

<a href="http://instagr.am/p/">Open Instagram</a>
<a href="https://instagr.am/p/">Open Instagram</a>

Answer 2

You have a typo the href should be :// not //:

<div>
<a href="instagram://media?id=434784289393782000_15903882">instagram://media?id=434784289393782000_15903882</a>

Answer 3

Try this :

Works 100% <a href="instagram://user?username=untitled.tiff">untitled.tiff</a>

untitled.tiff

Answer 4

1st Method

<a href="http://instagram.com/_u/{USERNAME}/">Link to Instagram Page</a>

• Ask user to select application to launch with

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2nd Method

<a href="instagram://user?username={USERNAME}">Link to Instagram Profile</a>

• If user installed instagram application : Directly launch page with native application
• If user not installed instagram application : Do nothing

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Tested on Android 4.4 Chrome

Answer 5

For browsers in android, if you want to link to a specific instagram page, try this:

<a href="http://instagram.com/_u/USERNAME/">visit our instagram page</a>

Answer 6

For Android, you can try use this ( both for Chrome and Android's browser)

intent://instagram.com/_n/mainfeed/#Intent;package=com.instagram.android;scheme=https;end

e.g:

<a href="intent://instagram.com/_n/mainfeed/#Intent;package=com.instagram.android;scheme=https;end"> test open Instagram ANDROID</a>