Android Intents

If your application creates photos or videos and you would like your users to share them using Instagram, you can use Android Intents to open your media in Instagram's sharing flow.

The examples below create an Implicit Intent which will then prompt the user to select the application they wish to send the media to. When triggered, Instagram will immediately present the user with the crop screen.

Intent Parameter Description
Intent.EXTRA_STREAM media path on device

Sharing an image

Requirement Value
Photo Format jpeg, gif, png 
String type = "image/*";
String filename = "/myPhoto.jpg";
String mediaPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + filename;

createInstagramIntent(type, mediaPath);

private void createInstagramIntent(String type, String mediaPath){

    // Create the new Intent using the 'Send' action.
    Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);

    // Set the MIME type
    share.setType(type);

    // Create the URI from the media
    File media = new File(mediaPath);
    Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(media);

    // Add the URI to the Intent.
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);

    // Broadcast the Intent.
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share to"));
}

Sharing a video

Requirement Value
Minimum Duration 3 seconds
Maximum Duration 10 minutes
Video Format mkv, mp4
Minimum Dimensions 640x640 pixels 
String type = "video/*";
String filename = "/myVideo.mp4";
String mediaPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + filename;

createInstagramIntent(type, mediaPath);

private void createInstagramIntent(String type, String mediaPath){

    // Create the new Intent using the 'Send' action.
    Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);

    // Set the MIME type
    share.setType(type);

    // Create the URI from the media
    File media = new File(mediaPath);
    Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(media);

    // Add the URI to the Intent.
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);

    // Broadcast the Intent.
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share to"));
}