How-To Guide
How to Save Recipes from Instagram
Save any Instagram recipe to your Deglaze library in seconds. We read the caption, the audio, on-screen text, and even the video itself to pull out a clean, cookable recipe — no typing, no screenshots.
Tap share
On the Instagram post or Reel you want to save, tap the share (paper airplane) icon.
Open the share sheet
In Instagram's sharing menu, choose “Share To...” to open the system share sheet — that's where third-party apps like Deglaze show up.
Select Deglaze
Pick Deglaze from the share sheet. If you don't see it, scroll to the end of the app row, tap “More”, then tap “Edit” and add Deglaze to your favorites — it'll stay pinned for future shares.
Tap “Add to Your Library”
Tap “Add to Your Library” and you're done. Deglaze saves the recipe in under a second and processes the video in the background — no spinner, no waiting around. It'll be ready to cook when you come back for it.
Done!
Your recipe is now saved as a clean, structured card — a proper ingredient list and step-by-step instructions, ready to cook from. No scrubbing, no screenshots, no retyping.
Deglaze also auto-organizes your recipes, lets you build a categorized grocery list with one tap, makes meal planning easy, and keeps your time in the kitchen enjoyable with recipe scaling, unit conversion, one-tap timers, and inline ingredients.
How does it work?
Instagram recipes live in videos, not on a page with a neatly structured ingredient list. To pull a clean recipe out of one, Deglaze analyzes four different signals in every video:
- Caption — the text Instagram shows below the post.
- Audio — the creator's narration, transcribed in full.
- Text overlays — words layered on top of the video.
- Scenes — what's actually happening on screen, frame by frame.
All four get combined and reconciled, so you get a clean, cookable recipe even from silent reels where the ingredients only appear as on-screen text, or from fast-paced videos where the creator never says a word out loud. Most recipe apps only read one or two of these signals, which is why the same Reel can produce a full recipe in Deglaze and an empty one elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Does Deglaze work with Instagram Reels and videos?
Yes — Reels are the main use case. Deglaze reads the caption, transcribes the audio, reads any text overlays layered on the video, and analyzes the scenes themselves, so the recipe comes through cleanly even from silent reels where the ingredients only appear as on-screen text.
How does Deglaze compare to other Instagram recipe importers?
The practical difference shows up on video recipes. Most recipe importers only read the caption and sometimes transcribe the audio, so Reels where the ingredient list flashes on screen as text, or where the creator never talks, often come back empty. Deglaze also reads on-screen text overlays and analyzes the scenes themselves, then reconciles all four signals into one clean recipe — which is why the same Reel can produce a full recipe in Deglaze and nothing in other apps.
What if Deglaze isn't in my share sheet?
On iOS, scroll to the end of the app row in the share sheet, tap “More”, then tap “Edit” at the top and add Deglaze to your favorites with the green + — it'll appear first for every future share. On Android, open the share sheet and long-press the Deglaze icon to pin it.
Can I import recipes from TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, or Pinterest the same way?
Yes. Deglaze supports Instagram, TikTok, YouTube (including Shorts), Facebook, and Pinterest using the same share-sheet flow. It also works with any recipe website and with photos of cookbook pages.
Can I save recipes from websites and cookbooks too?
Yes. Deglaze imports from any recipe website or blog, photos of cookbook pages or recipe cards, and screenshots of recipes. Share from Safari or Chrome to Deglaze, or snap a photo of a cookbook page — Deglaze will extract the recipe and often identify the cookbook automatically and display its cover.
Can I import a recipe from an Instagram link instead of sharing?
Yes — paste any Instagram post or Reel URL into Deglaze's Add Recipe screen and we'll fetch and import it the same way. Handy if you've already saved a link in Notes or a group chat.
Is there a limit on video length?
Caption and audio transcription work on any length Instagram allows. On-screen text detection and scene analysis run on videos up to 10 minutes long; longer videos still import, they just rely on caption and audio for the extra length.
What happens if the recipe imports incorrectly?
You can edit any recipe after it's saved — open it and tap Edit — or tap “Report a Recipe Issue” to send the source video back to us so we can improve our model against the exact failure. Extremely fast cuts or stylized fonts occasionally trip us up, but accuracy is high for most creators.
Is Deglaze free?
Deglaze has a free plan that includes a limited number of imports per week. Deglaze Pro unlocks unlimited imports plus meal planning, smart grocery lists, inline ingredients, and recipe scaling. New users get a free trial of Pro.
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