# How to Find Trending Audio on Instagram

To find trending audio on Instagram, look for the small upward arrow next to a sound's name while you scroll Reels, open the Trending tab in the music browser when you make a reel, or, on a professional account, check the Trending audio list in your Professional dashboard.

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**To find trending audio on Instagram, look for the small upward arrow next to a sound’s name while you scroll Reels, open the Trending tab in the music browser when you make a reel, or, on a professional account, check the Trending audio list in your Professional dashboard.** Tap any sound to see how many reels use it, which tells you whether it’s still early.

Audio is where Instagram trends move fastest, faster than hashtags. This guide covers where trending audio shows up, how to judge a sound’s momentum, and what business accounts can use. Hashtag trends are covered in [how to find trending hashtags on Instagram](/blog/instagram-trends/trending-hashtags/). To check several tags at once, see [how to search multiple hashtags on Instagram](/blog/instagram-trends/search-multiple-hashtags/).

## Where Can You Find Trending Audio on Instagram?

**Instagram surfaces trending audio in 3 places.** The table shows each one.

| Where | How to open it | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reels feed | Scroll Reels and watch the audio line at the bottom | An upward arrow beside sounds that are trending |
| Music browser | Tap +, start a reel, tap the music icon, open Trending | A list of trending sounds you can use straight away |
| Professional dashboard | Profile, Professional dashboard, Trending audio | A ranked list of trending sounds, on professional accounts where available |

Features like the dashboard list have rolled out by region, so if you don’t see one, use the other two.

## How Do You Tell If a Sound Is Still Rising?

**Tap the sound to open its audio page and check how many reels use it and how recent the top ones are.** A sound with a trending arrow and relatively few reels is early; a sound used in a huge number of reels is likely past its peak.

| Signal | Early trend | Peaked |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trending arrow | Shown | May still show, but less useful |
| Reels using the sound | Relatively few, growing | Very many |
| Newest reels with it | Hours old, from many creators | Older, or mostly large accounts |

## Can Business Accounts Use Trending Audio?

**Business accounts have a more limited music library than personal and creator accounts, because of music licensing, so some trending songs aren’t available to them.** If a sound isn’t available on your account, use an original sound or a track from the library your account can use. Check from the account you’ll publish with, not a personal one.

## How Do You Save Audio for Later?

**Open the sound’s audio page and tap Save; it goes to your Saved section under Audio.** Saving is the quickest way to build a shortlist of sounds while you scroll. Saved items are covered in [how to find saved posts and reels on Instagram](/blog/instagram-data/saved-posts/).

## How to Measure Audio Trends With apidojo

**To see how fast a sound is spreading, collect the reels that use it and count new ones per day.** apidojo’s [Instagram Scraper](https://apify.com/apidojo/instagram-scraper) on Apify accepts audio URLs, such as `https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/123456/`, and returns each reel with its `createdAt`, `likeCount`, `video.playCount` and owner (Apify, [Apify](https://apify.com/apidojo/instagram-scraper-api)).

```
{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/123456/"],
  "maxItems": 300
}
```

Replace the number with the ID from the sound’s audio page link. It costs $0.50 per 1,000 posts; the developer guide is [how to scrape Instagram reels and audio](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-reels-audio/). On TikTok the same search is [how to find trending sounds on TikTok](/blog/tiktok-trends/trending-sounds/).

## The scrapers behind this

-   [Instagram Scraper Posts and reels from profiles, hashtags, locations and audio URLs; 100–200 posts/sec $0.50 / 1K posts](/scrapers/instagram-scraper/)

## Questions people ask

### What does the arrow next to audio mean on Instagram?

It marks a sound that's currently trending.

### How often does trending audio change?

Constantly; most sounds rise and fade within days or weeks, so check before you post.

### Why can't I see trending audio?

Update the app, try the music browser's Trending tab, and check whether your account type limits the music library.

### Can you use TikTok sounds on Instagram?

Only if the same track exists in Instagram's library; search the song title in the music browser.

## More on Instagram trends

-   [How to Find Trending Hashtags on Instagram (5 Max) Instagram has no trending hashtags list. How to spot rising tags, why posts are capped at 5 hashtags, and how to measure trends.](/blog/instagram-trends/trending-hashtags/)
-   [How to Search Multiple Hashtags on Instagram Instagram can't combine hashtags in search. Workarounds in the app, and a data method that finds posts using all your tags.](/blog/instagram-trends/search-multiple-hashtags/)

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