How to add a PDF to your Instagram bio — 2 ways

There are 2 ways to share a PDF in your Instagram bio:

Look at the table below, compare the methods and choose the best one for you.

Whichever way you choose to add a PDF file to your Instagram bio, you first need to get a link to the file. Below we explain how you can get it.

You get a PDF link for your Instagram bio after you upload this PDF to a cloud storage and copy its link. You can choose any cloud storage. We use Google Drive as an example in the instructions below.

Upload a PDF to Google Drive in the app or on the Google Drive website:

Hooray, the file's been uploaded. You can copy its link now:

The link has been copied, and the file is now available to everyone who has its link. So let's give the link to your Instagram audience. Add it to your bio for this. Use one of the ways below.

The first way to add a PDF to your Instagram bio is to add its link in the profile settings. This way takes less than a minute. But it limits you greatly: you can share only one PDF file link, and above that, you can't share YouTube, WhatsApp, or other social network and instant messenger links in your bio anymore.

This is an example of a PDF link in an Instagram bio added in the first way. It looks messy, but it works:

And this is how you can add a PDF link to your Instagram bio in the settings:

01. Go to your profile page.

02. Tap Edit profile.

03. Select Add link.

04. Select Add external link.

05. Paste the link into the URL field.

06. Tap done.

The PDF link now appears in your Instagram bio.

The second way to add a PDF to your Instagram bio is to use a link in bio page. The way takes a little more time but it gives a lot more opportunities. Sharing an unlimited number of PDF files is one of them.

Here's how it works: you add PDF links to your Instagram link in bio page. Then, you add this page to your Instagram bio.

Look at an example in the screenshots below. When a user taps the link in your bio (screenshot 1), they get to your link in bio page with all PDF links (screenshot 2).

Using a link in bio page as a way to add a PDF to your Instagram bio allows you to:

Let's move on to practice and see how to get all these opportunities.

You can get your Instagram link in bio page from a link in bio tool. We use the Taplink tool and we recommend that you use it too. Read why we believe it is better than alternative link tree building tools.

Sign up on the tool's website.

Then, choose a page option. Choose Empty template if your priority is custom page design, or choose a ready-made template if your priority is to create a stylish page quickly. You can use the template of the page that we show in this article. 

We choose a ready-made template as an example. We are going to create an athlete's page. Instagram users will be able to download PDF guides and sign up for a training marathon on it.

Here's how to choose a page template:

Now let's move on to PDF links.

So, you have a PDF link and you need to add it to your Instagram link in bio page. You can do this by editing a link block that is already on the page or by adding a new one.

If the chosen template has a link that is perfectly designed for your PDF file, use it. You can specify your text and URL:

Edit all other blocks on the page in the same way so that the page becomes relevant to your brand. We edited photos and texts. Now the page looks like this in the edit mode:

You can add to your Instagram bio page as many PDF links as you want. Use the following blocks for this:

You can also use the Form and payments block to send PDFs to Instagram users on their email or other contacts they give. Use add-ons to set up automatic mailing. On Taplink you have MailChimp, ActiveCampaign, SendinBlue, and many more add-on options.

There are over 20 different blocks on Taplink. Add text, photos, videos, and more to tell about your PDF files and persuade Instagram users to download them. You can see the full list of blocks below.

All blocks can be added to your page in the same way. Select a block and fill in its fields. Below we explain how to do this, we add Image carousel as an example:

01. Tap Add block.

02. Tap Image carousel.

03. Tap Upload image and select an image on your device.

04. Optionally, add text. Tap the Add description button to activate it. Fill in the Headline and Description fields that have appeared then.

05. Tap Add link.

06. Specify the text to be displayed on the link button.

07. Paste a PDF link in the Website field.

08. Optionally, add more slides. Tap + New slide. Fill in the fields for each slide in the same way. We didn't add another slide.

09. Tap Save changes.

In the screenshot below, you can see how the carousel with a link and description looks on the page in the edit mode. In addition to the carousel, we also added three more PDFs using the Link blocks.

You can always delete a block if you don't need it. All blocks are removed in the same way:

Here is the Instagram link in bio page with multiple PDF links that we've got. You can see the full page here. We are sure your page looks even better!

Let's share the page in the Instagram bio.

First, copy the page link:

Add your page link to your Instagram bio in the way we described above. Use the page link instead of a PDF link.

Also, share the page link on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and other social networks so that more users go to it and download your PDFs.

Want even more PDF downloads? Link to the page in your Instagram posts and Stories:

Don't forget to share your page in posts on other social networks too.

If after reading the article you still have questions, then most likely you will find the answers in this section.

Instagram does not allow you to upload PDF files. So if you want to post a PDF on Instagram, you can:

Choose one of the following ways to post a PDF in Instagram Stories:

You can't attach a file to a message. However, you can still send a PDF file in Instagram DM:

If you need to add a PDF to your Instagram bio, you first need to upload this PDF to a cloud storage. Then you copy the PDF link. It must be added to your bio in one of the following ways:

Your bio is not the only place in your Instagram profile to share PDF files. You can also: