https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYz123AbC/
After LinkCleanhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CxYz123AbC/?img_index=2
ig_rid
What is ig_rid on an Instagram link?
What ig_rid looks like
It shows up as ?ig_rid= followed by a value in the 8-4-4-4-12 pattern of a UUID. The name reads as "Instagram request ID", but Instagram publishes no description of it, so that reading is an inference from the name and the shape of the value.
What can be said for certain is narrower: the value is not the post and not the account. Those are in the path.
How it differs from igshid
igshid and its newer spellings igsh and igsi are share identifiers: they name the session that shared a link. ig_rid is a separate parameter with a different shape. A link can carry either or both.
How LinkClean removes it
Default-on, scoped to instagram.com. img_index, which picks the slide of a carousel post, is kept. AdGuard's filter, Brave and Firefox's Copy Link Without Site Tracking remove ig_rid as well.
Frequently asked
What does ig_rid stand for?
Instagram has not said. The name suggests a request identifier, and the value looks like one, but nothing official confirms it.
Does the post still open without ig_rid?
Yes. The post is identified by the shortcode in the path.
Is ig_rid the same as igshid?
No. igshid is a share identifier. ig_rid is a different parameter, and LinkClean removes both.
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