Can You See on Instagram Who Viewed Your Story?

Yes. Instagram's help page puts it plainly: open your story and swipe up, and you see the number and the usernames of the people who viewed each photo or video. Only you can see that list, and it stays open for 48 hours after you post. Each numbered part of the screen above has its own section below. This guide is part of the Stories section of the blog.

1 Opening the list

Open your story the way anyone would, by tapping your profile picture, then swipe up on the screen. The list belongs to the photo or video on screen, so a story made of several parts has a list for each part.

2 The count

The number at the top counts views, not people. Instagram's help page says the count includes all the replays of your story, so the number can be higher than the number of usernames when the same account watched more than once.

3 The names

Below the count are the usernames of the accounts that viewed the story, each listed once. Instagram has not published how it orders that list; the story viewer order page covers what the order does and does not tell you.

4 Viewers on Facebook

If you shared the story to Facebook as well, Instagram's help page says to scroll down the same list to see who saw it on Facebook.

5 After 24 hours

A story leaves your profile after 24 hours, but the list stays open for 48. Instagram's help page gives the route:

1. 1

   Go to your profile

   Tap Profile or your profile picture in the bottom right.

   In the appProfile
2. 2

   Open the menu

   Tap Menu in the top right.

   In the appMenu
3. 3

   Open Archive

   Below How you use Instagram, tap Archive.

   In the appArchive
4. 4

   Find the story

   Scroll to the story, tap it and swipe up on the screen.

What the list never shows

The screenshot question has its own guide: does Instagram notify when you screenshot a story. For stories you keep longer than a day, see Can You See Who Viewed Your Highlights on Instagram? and Close Friends on Instagram: Who Sees Your Green Stories.

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