Most people love to hide their personal lives from the eyes of the world, and for this purpose, they love to privatize all the personal aspects of their lives, even on social media.

As Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms, the question arises: how can you hide your personal life from people on Instagram? One solution is to make your stories private.

In this blog, we will cover all these methods in detailed steps, so keep reading till the end to find out! 

Method #1: Make Instagram Stories Private in Settings

If you’re looking to keep your Instagram Stories private, you can use a few handy settings. Here are the steps to make your story private on Instagram:

  • Open Instagram on your mobile device.Tap the profile icon in the bottom right corner.Tap the hamburger menu icon in the top right corner.Select “Settings.”Tap the “Privacy” option.Tap the “Story” button.Tap on the “Close friends” option.Select all the people you want to see your private story.Tap the “Done” button at the bottom.Now, create a new story and post using the “Close Friends” option.

This simple way, you can hide the stories from all Instagram users but one.

Method #2: Make Instagram Story Private Through the Story

This method is also known as the shortcut method for making an Instagram story private. And the reason is that you can quickly privatize your story just by clicking on the three dots present in the top right of your story.

To understand more in detail, follow these steps mentioned below:

  • Open Instagram on your mobile device.Tap on the “Your story” option at the top.By swiping up, you can see the number of those people who have viewed your story.Tap on the three dots.Tap on “Hide story.”Make a list of people you don’t want to show your stories to.

If you are using hashtags in your story and your account is public, then your story can still be seen by users who will search for that particular hashtag even if you hide your story.

How To Hide Your Story From Hashtag Page?

If you are too possessive about your images and videos and you want to privatize your story even from being shown on the hashtag page, then follow these steps:

  • Open the Instagram app on your mobile device.Tap on “Your story” in the top left corner.Swipe up on your story. You will see the hashtags which you have used in your story. Tap on the “X” icon, and the hashtags will be removed from your story.Search for the hashtags you have used in your story and check that your story has been removed from that specific hashtag.

Final Words

If you are like those who are conscious about their personal lives, the private story feature of Instagram is one of the best ways. 

Because some people don’t have enough knowledge about Instagram, thus we have made a guide on how you can create a private story on Instagram. 

By following the methods mentioned above, you can easily make your 1st private Instagram story hidden from all those you want.