Instagram DMCA Takedown: How to Remove Stolen Photos and Videos
Report stolen posts to Instagram yourself in 5 steps, or let Rulta find and report every copy for you.
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Instagram DMCA in Short
What it is. A copyright report that asks Instagram to remove a post, Reel or Story that uses your photos or videos.
Where to file. Meta's free online copyright form. It covers Instagram and Facebook and works without logging in.
What you need. The post links, a link to your original, your contact details and a typed signature.
Who sees it. Meta usually shows the uploader the rights owner's name, your email and the report details.
Cost and speed. Filing yourself is free. On Premier and Legend, Rulta scans every day and files for you. Most removals take 1 to 7 days.
How to File an Instagram DMCA Takedown, Step by Step
You must own the content or act for the owner. Here is Meta's form, one step at a time.
How Rulta Handles Instagram Takedowns for You
Find every copy, report it, and keep watching.
Finds Your Posts Every Day
We scan Instagram every day, and you can scan anytime from your dashboard. Facial recognition and image matching catch crops, filters, mirrors and removed watermarks.
Files the Notice for You
Notices go out as soon as we find a leak, under Rulta's company details where allowed. Most removals finish in 1 to 7 days.
Removes Fake Accounts
We check Instagram every day for usernames that copy yours, plus facial recognition on your photos. Most fake accounts are removed in 1 to 7 days.
Watches Beyond Instagram
We search 200M+ other websites too. As a Google Trusted Copyright Removal partner since 2017, we remove copies from Google in 4 to 24 hours.
- You choose: we report everything you have not whitelisted, or you approve each takedown yourself.
- Instagram removal and fake account removal are part of the Premier and Legend plans.
Instagram DMCA Questions
What creators ask before their first takedown. Can't find what you're looking for? .
Use Meta's free copyright form for Instagram and Facebook. Add the post links, a link to your original, your contact details and a typed signature.
Meta does not publish a fixed time for copyright reports. When Rulta files, most Instagram removals finish in 1 to 7 days.
Usually yes, along with the report details. When Rulta files, Rulta's company details go on the report instead of your email.
Yes. Meta's form takes up to 30 post links in one report.
Use Instagram's impersonation report in the app. The account won't see who reported it.
Meta forwards it to you with their contact details. Unless you tell Meta you went to court, the post may come back within 14 business days.
Yes, repeat infringers can lose features or have their account disabled. Posts restored after a valid counter-notice do not count against them.
Yes. Use the guide on this page, or our free step-by-step Instagram guide at dmca.ai.
What Creators Say
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Two more fake tiktoks deactivated today, thanks Rulta!
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I have been absolutely over the moon with them. For years I have felt anxious that a lot of my content is available on Google for free. I have wasted so much time manually doing Google DMCA's myself to find they usually don't get removed and get ignored. I can not believe I have actually found a service THAT ACTUALLY WORKS. It is extremely easy to use (even for the lesser tech savvy folk like myself) and their customer service is incredible. They are such a friendly team and answer any questions super fast! They can even remove fake social media accounts of you which I didn't think was possible 😃 I am honestly overwhelmed and can not thank them enough. It's not often services like this actually work. I am thrilled when I search my name on Google now to find all the leaks have gone and very quickly too!
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