Instagram on Tuesday enabled users worldwide to reorder images and videos in carousel posts after publishing through a long-press drag feature. According to the company, the update allows creators to change the sequence of their carousel content at any time to better reflect their creative vision.

The new feature allows users to rearrange images and videos within carousel posts by long-pressing an item and dragging it to a new position. Instagram officials said this update gives creators more control over how their content is presented on the platform. The company described the functionality as a “long press and drag” editing tool that can be used at any time after a post is published.

“You have the flexibility to change the order of your carousel content at any time, ensuring your post always reflects your creative vision,” the company stated.

According to Instagram, the update addresses a common user frustration with the previous inability to change the order of carousel posts once they were live. Social Media Today reported the announcement on Tuesday, highlighting that carousel reordering was among Instagram’s most requested features.

The reordering capability applies to both images and videos contained within carousel posts, but users cannot add new media to an existing carousel. Instagram officials clarified that adding new photos or videos requires creating and posting a new carousel altogether. The update focuses solely on rearranging the sequence of existing content, with no mention of changes to captions or other post elements.

This feature is designed to improve user experience by giving creators the ability to adjust their posts to better match their intended presentation, even after publication. Instagram did not specify any regional or account-type restrictions on the rollout, indicating the feature is available worldwide. No specific rollout date was provided beyond the announcement on Tuesday.

Historically, Instagram users have expressed dissatisfaction with the platform’s fixed carousel order, which prevented simple post-editing adjustments. Records show that this limitation was a frequent point of feedback from the community, prompting Instagram to prioritize reordering as a key update. The company’s statement acknowledged this history by emphasizing that the new functionality responds directly to user requests.

The update is part of Instagram’s broader efforts to enhance content management tools for creators, allowing greater flexibility and control over their posts. By enabling post-publishing edits to carousel order, Instagram aims to streamline the creative process and reduce the need to delete and repost content to fix sequencing issues.

While the feature enhances carousel post customization, Instagram has not indicated plans to extend editing capabilities to other post components such as captions or hashtags. For now, the reordering tool remains limited to adjusting the order of images and videos within existing carousels.

Meta announced Tuesday it expanded the Threads API to allow third-party apps to manage reply approvals and include text attachments in scheduled posts. According to company officials, the updates enable users to control which replies appear publicly and support enhanced content scheduling features like GIFs and spoiler tags.

The update introduces reply approvals, a feature that allows Threads users to moderate which replies become publicly visible before they appear to others, according to Meta officials. This capability, now accessible through the Threads API, enables third-party applications to manage pending replies and maintain conversation quality by filtering responses in real time. Meta described the feature as a tool for users to “set the tone of the conversation” with greater control over engagement, as reported by TechCrunch on Thursday.

The Threads Reply Management API requires specific permissions—`threads_basic`, `threads_manage_replies`, and `threads_read_replies`—and enforces a limit of 1,000 API-published replies per profile within a 24-hour period, according to Meta’s developer documentation.

Alongside reply approvals, the expanded API supports text attachments within scheduled posts, enhancing content creation options for social media managers using external platforms. These attachments can include GIFs and spoiler tags for text, images, and videos, allowing for richer and more diverse Threads content. Social Media Today highlighted that these additions facilitate integrated scheduling and posting capabilities, broadening the functionality of third-party tools.

Meta also extended developer options to pre-configure topic tags, set reply controls, and compose replies or quotes directly through the API. Developers can now embed public Threads posts on external websites without requiring an API access token, increasing the accessibility of Threads content beyond the app itself.

Further enhancements include real-time notifications for post publications, deletions, and reply management events, which improve the responsiveness of third-party applications managing Threads engagement. Analytics capabilities have been upgraded to allow searching public posts by media type or author username, and the follower threshold for profile discovery has been lowered from 1,000 to 100 followers, enabling broader access to third-party insights. Additional sorting options now allow filtering verified users or those with and without profile images, according to sources familiar with the update.

User controls have been refined with activity feed filters that now include views for replies from followed users or mentions, complementing existing filters for verified accounts, quotes, and reposts. Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted ongoing tests aimed at tuning the Threads algorithm based on topic interests, reflecting Meta’s continued efforts to optimize user experience across its platforms.

The API expansion supports Threads’ growth, which has reached approximately 400 million monthly active users, as reported by Global Dating Insights. These developments are designed to empower social media managers and developers by integrating posting, scheduling, moderation, and analytics tools into third-party platforms, according to company officials.

Meta’s announcement follows earlier API enhancements that introduced ghost posts and the ability to share Threads content to Instagram Stories via external applications. These updates collectively aim to strengthen the Threads ecosystem by enabling more robust third-party integrations, as outlined in Meta’s official release and corroborated by industry reports from TechCrunch and Social Media Today.

The company continues to refine its API offerings to accommodate the evolving needs of developers and users, positioning Threads as a more versatile platform within Meta’s social media portfolio.