How to hide your Instagram story from someone

If you want to share a story without one specific person seeing it, you can add that account to Instagram’s exclusion list. I’ll guide you through the setting on a computer and show you how to let that person see your stories again.

This setting keeps selected people from seeing what you add to your story in the future. Instagram says hiding your story from someone is different from blocking them, and it does not stop them from seeing your profile or posts. Your account’s privacy settings also affect where your story appears. Read Instagram’s help on hiding stories.

Choose who cannot see your stories

1. Click More in the bottom left of Instagram, then click Settings.
2. Under Who can see your content, open Story, live and location.
3. Click Hide story and live from.
4. Select the people you want to hide your stories from.

The selection applies to future stories. To show your stories to someone again, open Hide story and live from, select Selected, and uncheck that account.

Check the setting’s scope

The list controls who can see your stories and live videos; it does not hide your profile or posts from those people. If you mean to block someone, Instagram describes that as a separate control. Return to the list and check that the accounts you chose are still selected.