Have you ever tried to just copy a link from an Instagram post caption, only to realize Instagram doesn’t allow clickable links in the caption? For most users, this limitation is more than just annoying, especially when you want to quickly open a link someone shared in a post, while don’t want to get distracted too much.

Instagram’s design forces users to go through several steps just to extract a link — if it’s even possible at all. But don’t worry! I’m going to show you how to simplify this process using AWS Lambda and iOS Shortcuts. Best of all, you can set this up yourself with just a few steps, and it won’t cost you much, thanks to the efficiency and low cost of AWS’s Serverless services.

Read further in my original article on Dev.to.