What are reels on Facebook?
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Reels on Facebook is a video format complete with music, audio, AR effects and other options. You can also view public reels from Instagram, if the creator chooses to recommend it on Facebook. Reels are recommended based on what may be relevant to you and may appear in places such as your Feed and in Video.
Learn more about Reels and how to create a reel.
What are the differences between reels created on Facebook and reels created on Instagram?
- Instagram names: Reels from Instagram have the creator's Instagram username instead of their Facebook name (if they have a Facebook account). You'll also see
next to their username.
- Comments: You can view comments on reels created on both Facebook and Instagram. Leaving comments is different depending on where the reel was created.
- Facebook Reels: If you're watching a reel created on Facebook, you can leave comments and reply or react to comments.
- Instagram Reels: If you're watching a reel created on Instagram, you can leave a comment and reply or like comments if you've added your Instagram account to Accounts Centre. Your comment, reply or like will be posted with your Instagram profile.
- Likes: You can see how many people have liked a reel. You can also see who on Facebook has liked a reel, but if it's a reel created on Instagram, you can't see who on Instagram liked it. You can only see who liked the reel on Instagram in the Instagram app or on Instagram.com.
- To see a list of who on Facebook liked the video, in the bottom right-hand corner, tap the number under
.
- To see a list of who on Facebook liked the video, in the bottom right-hand corner, tap the number under
- Plays: The number of times your reel starts to play or replay after an impression has already been counted. This is defined as plays of 1 ms or more. Replays are counted after the initial play in the same reel session.
- To see the number of plays, in bottom right-hand corner, tap the number under
- To see the number of plays, in bottom right-hand corner, tap the number under
- Initial plays: The number of times your reel starts to play for the first time in a reel session. This is defined as plays of 1Â ms or more and excludes replays.
- Replays: The number of times your reel starts to play again after an initial play of your reel. This is defined as replays of 1 ms or more in the same reel session.
- Creator Page: When you're watching a reel created on Facebook, you can see other reels they've created by tapping on their name. If you're watching a reel created on Instagram, you'll be directed to their profile on Instagram instead.
Note:
- You may also see other videos when you watch reels on Facebook. These are public videos created by creators or other Pages, and they are also available in the Video tab..
- You won't see plays when watching short videos from Pages.
- When commenting on an Instagram reel with your Instagram account, your comment will be visible on both Facebook and Instagram.
- You can change the Instagram profile you're using to comment on Instagram reels by visiting the Accounts Centre
- You can find comments that you've left on Instagram reels in Your Activity on Instagram. They won't appear on your Facebook activity log.
- Comments left on Instagram reels can only be deleted on Instagram. If you delete the comment on Instagram, it will be removed from both Instagram and Facebook. Learn more about how to delete comments on Instagram.
Learn more on the Instagram help centre about creating an Instagram reel and sharing it to Facebook.
