1. Check the audio label
At the bottom of a Reel, next to the music note, there’s a line with the sound. If the creator picked music from Instagram’s library, it shows the song title and artist. Tap it to open the track page, where you can save it in Instagram and jump to Spotify or Apple Music.
If it says “Original audio”, Instagram doesn’t know the name. We explain why and what to do in a separate guide.
2. Paste the link into Tunzy
Copy the Reel link (“Share” → “Copy link”) and paste it into the box at the top of this page. Tunzy downloads the audio, checks several fragments against music databases and shows the title, artist, music video and streaming links.
The upside: no second phone and no quiet room needed, because recognition runs on the original Instagram file. The downside: it only works with public accounts.
3. Shazam on a second device
Play the Reel on one device and run Shazam on another. Shazam also has Auto Shazam, which recognizes music from other apps on the same Android phone. It works but it’s fussy: you need quiet, loud playback and a moment where the music plays without talking.
4. Comments and caption
Creators often put the track name in the caption, and viewers ask about it in the comments. Open the comments and look for “song”, “track”, “music” or a note emoji. On popular Reels the answer is usually in the top comments.
5. Search the lyrics
If you can make out some words, search them in quotes on Google with “lyrics”. Google’s voice search can also identify a tune: tap the microphone, choose “Search a song” and hum it.
Which way to choose
- The label shows a title: way 1, it’s the fastest.
- “Original audio” or no label: way 2, and if that fails, ways 4 and 3.
- The song sounds familiar but you’re not sure: way 5 with the chorus lyrics.
Save the song you found
The easiest way to keep a track is to add it to your streaming app from the link in the result. If you need the Reel’s sound or the video itself, Tunzy has buttons under the result: audio as MP3 and M4A and video in HD up to 1080p.