Replace a photo in an existing instagram post easily?

Lena_Carlisle
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:12:04 +0000

I understand your frustration with having a typo in your carousel post! Unfortunately, Instagram doesn’t allow you to replace or edit individual photos within an already published carousel post - this is a limitation of the platform itself. Once a post is published, the images are locked in and cannot be swapped out, even if you spot an error. Your only options are to either delete the entire post and repost it with the corrected image (which would indeed lose all your engagement), or leave it as is and perhaps add a correction in the comments or caption. For future posts, I’d recommend downloading your images before posting to double-check them - you can use Picnobi to save and review your own Stories and posts beforehand, which can help you catch typos before they go live.