why is my instagram reel a grey box in discord?

instagram answers discord's link preview with a login page instead of the video, so there's nothing to show. fray fetches the reel itself and posts the video.

do reels with music keep their sound?

yes. fray picks the version of the file that carries the audio, including reels with licensed music.

can i repost a reel in a server without fray?

yes. add fray to your account, then right-click the message and pick repost, or use /instagram repost.

what about posts with several slides?

they become a carousel you can page through.

instagram reels not embedding in discord? a discord instagram bot that plays them

what it does

why the link doesn't embed: discord builds a preview by reading the page behind a link. instagram shows that reader a login wall, so there's no video to show. bots that only rewrite the link run into the same wall.
what fray does instead: it downloads the reel and uploads the video to the channel, so it plays right there for everyone, on desktop and mobile.
posts with more than one slide: a post with several pictures or videos becomes a carousel you can page through.
no command needed: drop the link and fray reposts it. ,instagram repost does it by hand, and tiktok, x and medal links work the same way.
in any chat: add fray to your account and right-click any message with a reel, then pick repost, or use /instagram repost. it works even where fray isn't in the server.
follow an account: point fray at a public instagram account and each new post or reel lands in the channel you pick, as the pictures or the video itself.

try it

,instagram repost <url>
/instagram repost <url>
right-click a message → apps → repost
,social feed instagram @natgeo #photos

every option is on the docs page.

questions

why is my instagram reel a grey box in discord?: instagram answers discord's link preview with a login page instead of the video, so there's nothing to show. fray fetches the reel itself and posts the video.
do reels with music keep their sound?: yes. fray picks the version of the file that carries the audio, including reels with licensed music.
can i repost a reel in a server without fray?: yes. add fray to your account, then right-click the message and pick repost, or use /instagram repost.
what about posts with several slides?: they become a carousel you can page through.

one bot, not five

fray covers moderation, tickets, giveaways, reposts, roblox and ai, so a server doesn't need a separate bot for each of them.

add fray

a discord instagram bot: reels that actually play in discord

what it does

try it

questions

one bot, not five

more of what fray does