How to see if someone viewed your story on instagram

Users add posts and Stories to their Instagram profiles not always for fun. Sometimes they want to share interesting moments and discoveries with their subscribers, or know their opinion on a subject. Of course, users want to be aware whether their relatives and friends watch their content, and whether there is a stalker keeping incognito. You can see who views your Instagram Story using the list of viewers. There you’ll get answers to all the questions above.

You can see who viewed your Instagram Stories, who reacted, and many more. The network tells you about almost every interaction with your content. Probably, the only exception is that they can screenshot your IG Stories without you knowing.

When you open one of your Instagram Stories, you can see who viewed it. There is a list of viewers and the Insights tab. If 24 hours since it was published haven’t passed, you can look at this information from your profile page. 

To see the list of the viewers: 

1. Open a Story.
2. Tap the users icons.
3. Switch to the tab with an eye icon.

There you see a list of people who viewed your Stories on Instagram. By tapping a profile photo, you can get to the viewer’s page.

You can get the list of the people who look at your Instagram Story if you use a computer. But there is no Insights' tab, there are only usernames. 

Here is how you can see who viewed your Insta Stories:

1. Open a Story. 
2. Tap the users’ icons.

You can tell who viewed your Instagram Story even if it has disappeared from your profile page. The list of viewers is available in your account for 48 hours since the content was published.

Stories go to Instagram Archive automatically after 24 hours since they were posted. Go there when the photo or video has disappeared from your profile to see the list of viewers. Note that you won’t find Stories that you deleted manually there. 

Here is how you can see the list of viewers in Instagram Archive: 

1. Open account settings. 
2. Choose Archive. 
3. Tap the menu.
4. Choose Stories Archive. 
5. Tap a Story. 
6. Tap the list of viewers.
7. Switch to the tab with an eye icon.

If there is no Story you need, check your Archive settings. 

Instagram Stories go to the archive only if you haven’t changed the default settings. Check whether the feature works, and turn it on if it doesn’t. 

1. Open your account settings. 
2. Choose Settings. 
3. Open Privacy. 
4. Go to Story. 
5. Tap the button near Save Stories to Archive if it’s gray. If it’s blue, the feature is turned on. 

If your profile is public, people can view your Instagram Stories anonymously, you will never know who they are.

Instagram Stories stalkers do it using online Instagram savers or viewers. People don’t have to authorize their IG accounts on such websites. So you will never know who saw your Instagram Story. Their username won't appear on the viewers list.

If you don’t want Instagram stalkers to watch your profile anonymously, make it private. Unfortunately, it will also disallow users to see your posts, Reels, IGTV if they are not following you. 

Now you know how to see who viewed your Instagram Story even when it disappears from your profile page. Open the list of viewers of a Story in the app or on the website using a computer. Go to the Archive to see the views of a disappeared Story, it’s available only in the app. 

If you can't see who watched your Instagram Story, nobody has viewed it yet. If you can't find a Story in Archive, check the auto-save settings.

• You can't see who views your Instagram profile, but you can see who views stories and videos. 
• For Instagram stories, you can see exactly who viewed your story while it's still live.
• For video posts, you can only see the total number of views and users who've liked the posts.

While you can't see who viewed your Instagram profile, there are two ways you can track the viewers of video content you post on Instagram.

To see who viewed a video on your Instagram story, you'll have to tap the story while it's still live. The total number will appear in the bottom left hand corner. Tap to scroll and view the names of all the users who've watched the story.

For a video posted to your profile feed, tap the label underneath the post. Unfortunately, you can only view the total number of views but not the individual user names. You can, however, view the users who have liked it and, thus, have viewed it.

Here's how to see who viewed your Instagram videos.

Can you see who views your Instagram? 

Instagram offers no way to see who has visited your profile. 

While the list of Instagram profile visits is hidden, you can get a pretty good idea of who has been checking you out when they interact with one of your stories or video posts. 

How to see who viewed one of your Instagram stories

1. Open Instagram on your mobile device.

2. Tap on Your Story – the icon with your profile picture – in the top left hand corner. You can also access your story from your profile page. Both will show a colored ring around your circular profile picture.

3. Tap Activity in the bottom left corner.

4. You'll see a pop-up with the number of viewers and a list of the people who viewed the video. You can scroll through the list to see their names.

1. Open the Instagram app on your mobile device.

2. Tap the profile icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.

3. Find the video you want to see the views for and tap it.

4. Underneath the video, you'll see a total number of views as well as a few of the names of those who liked it. Tap on these labels to view more details.

5. In the details, you'll see the total number of views listed again at the very top; the individual viewers' names are not accessible. Scroll the list to see the names of everyone who liked the video, or use the search bar at the top to save time and search for a specific person.

Marissa Perino is a former editorial intern covering executive lifestyle. She previously worked at Cold Lips in London and Creative Nonfiction in Pittsburgh. She studied journalism and communications at the University of Pittsburgh, along with creative writing. Find her on Twitter: @mlperino.

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