How to Hide Story from Someone on Instagram

Want to hide Instagram stories from select followers? Maybe you don’t want your friends or ex to find out about the recent outing photos. These people are important enough to stay on the followers’ list, but at the same time, you don’t want them peeking at the latest Instagram stories. Here’s how you can hide a story from someone on Instagram.

Hide Story from Specific Followers on Instagram

When you post a story on Instagram, all your followers can see it on the social platform. Using a privacy add-on in the app, you can only limit the Story viewing to specific users.

Follow the steps below to restrict Instagram Stories from specific users.

Step 1: Open Instagram on iPhone.

Step 2: Go to your Instagram account tab.

Step 3: Tap on the three-horizontal bars (hamburger) menu in the top-right corner and go to Settings.

Step 4: Select Privacy and find Story under the Interactions menu.

Step 5: Tap on Hide story from.

Step 6: It will open your followers’ list.

Select your Instagram followers from which you want to hide all photos and videos you add to your story on Instagram. This also hides your live videos.

Step 7: Once you select people from the list, hit Done at the top.

Instagram will take you back to the Story menu and you will see the number of people that you hide story from.

That’s it. You have successfully hidden stories from specific people on Instagram. Note that hiding a story from someone is different than the Instagram block. These people can still see your profile and posts.

Share Instagram Story with Specific Group of People Only

Instagram offers a function called Close Friends. Using it, you can share your Instagram story with a group of people only. This is quite useful for those with thousands of followers on a social network.

Using the Close Friends function, you can directly share your latest Instagram stories with selected users. Here’s how you can set up and use Close Friends on Instagram.

Step 1: Open Instagram and go to Account.

Step 2: Navigate to Instagram Settings.

Step 3: Go to Privacy and tap on Story. Select Close friends.

Step 4: Select Close friend from the following menu and hit Done at the bottom.

You have successfully created close friends circle on Instagram. From now on, you can share your Instagram story with close friends and leave others. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open Instagram and tap on the + icon at the top.

Step 2: Tap Story and go through the usual editing features.

Step 3: Tap Close Friends button at the bottom and Instagram will share the story with selected people only.

Unhide Store from Someone on Instagram

Maybe you have a change of heart, and now you want to unhide stories from select people on Instagram. You can easily do so from the Settings menu.

Step 1: Launch Instagram and tap the account icon in the bottom-right corner.

Step 2: Select Settings after hitting the hamburger menu in the top-right coerner.

Step 3: Go to the Privacy menu and select Story.

Step 4: Select Hide story from menu and uncheck people.

Hit Done in the top-right corner. After this everyone can see your Instagram stories.

FAQ: Hide Story from Someone on Instagram

What About Current Instagram Stories?

When you hide a story from someone on Instagram, the change applies to all your upcoming Instagram stories. Your current story will be visible to all followers. You can simply delete the current story and repost it on Instagram to hide it from others.

Can Hidden Users See My Instagram Posts?

Yes, the change only applies to Instagram stories. The users will continue to see your profile and posts.

Will Users Get Notification When I Hide Them from Stories?

No, this is a privacy add-on from Instagram. Others won’t get any notification about the change. They can only make an educated guess when they don’t see your Instagram story in a long time.

Does the User Remain Follower on Instagram?

The hidden users will continue to remain your follower on Instagram. You won’t notice any dip in your Instagram followers count.

Enjoy Privacy on Instagram

It’s good to see Instagram offering privacy functions to hide stories from specific users on the platform. Alternatively, you can always restrict these users from your account.