Can I use this song in my reel or client video?

You found the perfect track. Before you build content around it, it is worth knowing what you are actually allowed to use, because the rules differ for personal accounts, business accounts and paid client work. This is a practical overview, not legal advice.

Personal accounts: the in-app library is for personal use

When you pick a song from Instagram's music library while making a reel, that use inside Instagram is covered for personal, non-commercial content. Meta licenses those songs from labels and publishers for exactly that purpose. The key word is personal: Meta's own help pages say the library is intended for personal, non-commercial use.

Business accounts: you may see a smaller library, and that is intentional

To keep commercial use out, Meta restricts the licensed library for certain business accounts and post types. Meta's alternative is the Sound Collection: a library of royalty-free songs and sounds that Meta says can be used commercially, including in ads. One catch: this clearance covers what you post on Meta's own apps. For YouTube, TikTok or a client's website, you need a licence that covers those platforms.

Original audio: a label, not a licence

Original audio simply means the sound was uploaded with a video. It does not mean the uploader owned the music, and it does not give you permission to reuse it. Someone else's original audio is theirs to allow or refuse.

Client work and ads: use music you have a licence for

For anything a brand pays for, use a track with a licence that names commercial use on the platforms you will post to, whether from a subscription library such as Epidemic Sound or Artlist, a direct licence from the artist, or Meta's Sound Collection for Meta-only posts. Meta warns that content with unauthorized music can be blocked, muted or removed, so keep the receipt or licence file: it is your answer if a video is ever challenged.

Finding the song is step one. If you need a name first, FindTune identifies songs from a line of lyrics at findtune.shop with a ₹100 pack of 10 lyric searches, valid for six months. What you may then do with the song depends on licences, not on knowing its name.

Common questions

Can a business account use songs from Instagram's music library?

Meta says the library is intended for personal, non-commercial use, and certain business accounts and post types do not get access. Meta's Sound Collection is the royalty-free alternative it offers, usable in Reels, Stories and ads on Meta's apps.

Does finding a song's name mean I can use it?

No. Identifying a song grants no rights. Using music commercially requires an appropriate licence, and Meta can block, mute or remove content with unauthorized music.

Is original audio free to reuse?

No. Original audio is only a label meaning the sound was uploaded with a video. It belongs to whoever made it, and reusing it needs their permission.