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Virtual Try‑On on Instagram and TikTok: Link in Bio to Buy

Key takeawayYou can offer virtual try-on on Instagram and TikTok without building an effect: give each product a try-on link that opens straight into the live camera try-on in the browser. Put it in your bio, stories, posts and DMs; followers try the product on, save a photo or clip to share, and tap Buy now to go to your shop, cart or marketplace listing.

Social apps have their own effects and filters, but building one per product takes time, and a filter doesn’t take anyone to the checkout. A try-on link does both jobs: it opens the live try-on in the browser and ends with a Buy now button.

With TryItOnMe, every product you upload gets a link like:

app.tryitonme.com/tryon/your-store/RING-07

Several products in one link let followers swipe between them:

app.tryitonme.com/tryon/your-store/RING-07,EAR-02,NECK-05

And your store try-on page — all your products in one place — works as a link in bio:

app.tryitonme.com/tryon/your-store
  • Bio: your store try-on page, or this week’s collection in one link.
  • Stories and reels: “Try it on yourself” with a link sticker to the product.
  • DMs and comments: when someone asks “would this suit me?”, reply with the product’s link.
  • WhatsApp and other chats: links show the product’s picture and name when pasted.
  • Marketplace listings and packaging: add the link, or its QR code.

What followers can do in the try-on

  • See the product live on their own face, hands or wrist — or on a photo.
  • Switch colours and shades, and swipe between products.
  • Save a screenshot, or hold the button for a 10-second clip with your store and the product’s link on it — ready to post and tag you.
  • Buy now: to the product page, the cart, or wherever else you sell it — a marketplace shop or a chat.

If Instagram’s or TikTok’s built-in browser blocks the camera, the try-on offers to open in the phone’s browser, copy the link, or use a photo — so nobody hits a dead end.

See which posts sell

Add ?src= to a link — ?src=instagram-bio, ?src=tiktok-reel-12 — and your analytics show visits, try-ons and Buy now clicks for each one. On Growth and up, links can use your own web address, such as try.yourstore.com/RING-07.

Do I need a website?

No. Many brands sell mostly through social media and chat. TryItOnMe works without a website: upload your product photos, copy the links, and share them. When you do have a site, the same products get a “Try it on” button there too — see integrations.

Start free — the Free plan has unlimited products and 100 try-ons a month, forever.

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