Archive and unarchive Instagram posts

To manage a post you shared from your own account, use the Instagram mobile app; Instagram’s Help Center says archiving and restoring are not available on computers. Make sure the account that published the post is selected before you continue.

Remove a post from your profile

1. Open your Instagram profile and tap the post you want to hide.
2. Tap Options in the top right.
3. Select Archive. The post disappears from your profile and other people can no longer see it. Instagram keeps its likes and comments.

Return to your profile to check that the post is gone. If it still appears, confirm that you opened the right post and check the message in the app.

Show it on your profile again

1. From your profile, tap Menu, then open Archive.
2. At the top, switch from Stories archive to Posts archive.
3. Open the post you want back, tap Options, and choose Show on profile.

Instagram says the post returns to its original spot on your profile. It does not create a new post.

Fictional example

A coffee shop archives a post about a seasonal promotion after the offer ends. Later, when it wants that same post back, it finds it in Posts archive and taps Show on profile. This example is illustrative and does not describe a real account.

If you cannot find the post

• You only see Stories: tap the selector at the top of Archive and switch to Posts archive.
• The post is missing from your profile: look in Archive first. If you deleted it instead of archiving it, follow the steps to restore a deleted Instagram post.
• The section is missing: check that you opened the right account and update the app. Instagram notes that Stories Archive and Highlights are not available to every account; that note refers to Stories and does not by itself explain a missing Posts archive.

Before you finish, check that the post has left your profile and appears in Posts archive. After showing it again, check that it has returned to its original spot. See Instagram Help for archiving a post and showing an archived post again.

If a Story you shared is missing, see what to check when it does not appear in Stories Archive, including the archive setting.