Instagram can see who views your story

• You can't see who views your Instagram profile, but you can see who views stories and videos. 
• For Instagram stories, you can see exactly who viewed your story while it's still live.
• For video posts, you can only see the total number of views and users who've liked the posts.

While you can't see who viewed your Instagram profile, there are two ways you can track the viewers of video content you post on Instagram.

To see who viewed a video on your Instagram story, you'll have to tap the story while it's still live. The total number will appear in the bottom left hand corner. Tap to scroll and view the names of all the users who've watched the story.

For a video posted to your profile feed, tap the label underneath the post. Unfortunately, you can only view the total number of views but not the individual user names. You can, however, view the users who have liked it and, thus, have viewed it.

Here's how to see who viewed your Instagram videos.

Can you see who views your Instagram? 

Instagram offers no way to see who has visited your profile. 

While the list of Instagram profile visits is hidden, you can get a pretty good idea of who has been checking you out when they interact with one of your stories or video posts. 

How to see who viewed one of your Instagram stories

1. Open Instagram on your mobile device.

2. Tap on Your Story – the icon with your profile picture – in the top left hand corner. You can also access your story from your profile page. Both will show a colored ring around your circular profile picture.

3. Tap Activity in the bottom left corner.

4. You'll see a pop-up with the number of viewers and a list of the people who viewed the video. You can scroll through the list to see their names.

1. Open the Instagram app on your mobile device.

2. Tap the profile icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.

3. Find the video you want to see the views for and tap it.

4. Underneath the video, you'll see a total number of views as well as a few of the names of those who liked it. Tap on these labels to view more details.

5. In the details, you'll see the total number of views listed again at the very top; the individual viewers' names are not accessible. Scroll the list to see the names of everyone who liked the video, or use the search bar at the top to save time and search for a specific person.

Marissa Perino is a former editorial intern covering executive lifestyle. She previously worked at Cold Lips in London and Creative Nonfiction in Pittsburgh. She studied journalism and communications at the University of Pittsburgh, along with creative writing. Find her on Twitter: @mlperino.

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Instagram borrowed the “Stories” feature from Snapchat in 2016, and it became an essential part of the platform. Now more than 500 million Instagram users use Instagram stories every day. With stories, you can share photos and videos that disappear from your profile after 24 hours. You can see who has viewed your stories by just swiping up from the story panel. When the story disappears from your story tab after 24 hours, you can no longer access this data from there. But actually, you can see the list of story viewers up to 48 hours after you post it using Instagram's archives feature. Read this wikiHow to learn more!

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   Open the Instagram app on your smartphone. It’s the purple, pink, and orange icon with a white camera inside that you'll find on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.

   • Login with your account, if you haven't already done so. Also, make sure that the archiving feature is not disabled on your account.

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   Go to your profile page. Tap on your profile icon at the bottom-right corner of the app.

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   Tap on the ≡ button. This will be located at the top-right corner of your screen. The menu tab will show up, after doing so.

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   Tap on the Archive option. It will be the second option on the list.

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   Navigate to the "Stories archive" section. Tap on the Posts archive option at the top then select "Stories archive".

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   Select a story from there. Remember that you can only see the viewer info up to 48 hours after you post it.

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   Swipe up on the story. Now you can see the number and the usernames of the people who have viewed your story. That's all!

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• This function is also available on the Instagram highlights feature. If you have been added your stories to highlights, you can see the viewers details from there. Note that the 48 hours limit is also applied here.

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