How to View Old Instagram Stories 2023
Instagram Stories have become one of the most popular features of the social media platform, like Snapchat Stories, Instagram Stories only appear in your feed for 24 hours, or until the person who posted the story deletes it.
How to View Old Instagram Stories
However, unlike Snapchat stories, Instagram stories don't completely disappear after 24 hours. Although Instagram Stories disappear from your feed after 24 hours, they are archived in the app. So, if you post a story but the video expires before you get a chance to save it, don't worry, you can still retrieve it.
Like many users, you may not even know this feature exists, let alone how to access it. Let's see how you can view old Instagram stories.
Accessing Your Expired Instagram Stories
As Instagram Stories grew in popularity, more and more users started asking Instagram to access their stories outside of the regular 24-hour time frame.
In response, Instagram added Highlights and Archive features in 2017 Highlights allow you to group story elements and post them to your profile as a regular post They're labeled as highlights, but they behave just like regular Instagram posts.
Another feature, Archive, saves your stories for future use. It is important to note that your stories are archived for your use only. For other people, they will disappear after 24 hours as usual.
The archive feature should be turned on by default, but if it's not, you can turn it on in the settings. Find the Stories panel in your privacy settings and toggle the option that says Save to archive.
To view your old Instagram Stories, navigate to your profile screen and tap the hamburger icon in the top right corner. Instagram profile screen
From that menu, you should tap on Archive to access your Stories archive. Instagram menu screen
From there, you can reshare, highlight, and otherwise interact with your stories This is the gist of accessing your old stories but viewing other people's old stories is an entirely different matter.
Can you see someone else's expired Instagram stories?
By design, stories are only viewable for 24 hours, and there's really no way around it. However, if you know the person who created the story, you can request that they save it from their archives and share it with you.
In terms of seeing stories of other users who have already expired, that's as far as you can go. This feature was always intended to be as ephemeral as Snapchat Stories.
However, if you frequently find yourself seeing other users' stories expire, there are some proactive steps you can take.
Saving other users' stories
The good thing about stories is that they last a full 24 hours. This gives you plenty of time to decide if you want to make a reservation.
Some websites are designed to save Instagram Stories. The most minimalist and approachable of these is Storiesog.
All you have to do is enter someone's username and the website will find all their active stories.
From there, select the story you want to save and click Download.
This is not the only option, many other websites can do the same. However, this is the most hassle-free way to do it. Also, it won't give you access to expired stories, but if you catch them within 24 hours of them being published, you're good to go. This website also works on mobile devices, but there is another option for your phone.
There are screen recorders for both Android and iOS newer versions. You can also get a screen recorder app and simply record the story. AZ Screen Recorder is a good option for both Android and iOS. All you have to do is start recording, watch the story and then save the recording.
Again, these methods don't give you access to past stories, but they do allow you to retain active stories on your device for future use.
Screen Recording Instagram Stories
If you want to save someone else's Instagram story for future reference, you can always screen record or screenshot the content during the 24-hour active period. You may think that Instagram will notify other users that you have captured the content.
There is a lot of debate about this, but until now you can take screenshots of Instagram Stories without being recognized. It won't work with DMs, and Instagram has changed it several times over the years, so you'll want to test it on another friend before you screenshot your actions with someone you want to remain anonymous.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I watch a story more than once?
Absolutely! You can view the story as many times as you like as long as it stays within 24-hours. Instagram tells creators that you've viewed their content, but doesn't tell them how many times you've viewed it. Just be careful, if you view their story repeatedly, they will see the view count increase and you may be the only person who saw it. This is a sure-fire sign that you're watching their stories, a lot.
Can I republish old Instagram stories?
Yes.
1. If you have a favorite story, you can repost it by navigating to your archive folder as described above, then tap the story you want to repost.
2. Tap the three vertical dots in the lower left-hand corner to access the sub-menu.
3. Then, tap on Repost.
4. Follow the prompts and your story will be live on others' feeds for another 24 hours
5. If you want to repost another person's story, you can do that too. All you need to do is tap on the paper airplane icon and share
If you don't see the option, it's probably because another user has a private account. A private account means you can't share their content for anyone else to see.
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