How to turn off your Instagram activity status

If you want to use Instagram without showing when you are online, you can turn off activity status for your account. I’ll walk you through the setting on a computer and explain what you will stop seeing when it is off.

Instagram says people you follow and message can see whether you are active or when you were last active. You can turn activity status back on at any time. Read Instagram’s activity status help.

Turning it off also stops you from seeing other people’s activity status. Check that this is what you want before changing the toggle.

Turn off activity status

1. On Instagram, click More in the bottom left, then click Settings.
2. Under How others can interact with you, open Messages and story replies.
3. Click Show Activity Status.
4. Click the toggle next to Show Activity Status to turn off the setting.

Return to Show Activity Status and check that the toggle is still off. If you want to show your activity again, turn the same toggle back on.