We’ll show you a few different methods and walk you through the setup process for each one in this post. Although the online version of Instagram does not allow you to access your DMs, there are three ways to use Instagram’s DM functionality on a desktop computer. For such a significant feature, it’s a little surprising. It’s almost as if the direct message function doesn’t work at all. The biggest drawback is that you can’t create or read direct messages on the web version they don’t even show up on the interface. Instagram on a desktop is rather basic compared to the app. Instagram’s website currently has several major limitations.
