Highlights let you showcase your personality and make highlights out of your past stories.
You can share the interests and activities that you care about the most right on your profile.
However, a common mishap that Instagram users face is that they accidentally viewed someone’s highlights.
If you’re one of them, you might be wondering if the person knows that you’ve seen their highlight.
In this article, you’ll learn if someone can see that you viewed their Instagram highlights (after 24 hours or 48 hours).
- Can Someone See That I Viewed Their Instagram Highlight?
- Can I see who viewed my Instagram story after 24 hours?
- Who can see Instagram highlights?
- How long do Instagram highlights last?
- I didn’t watch someone’s Instagram story but I watched the highlight can they see that I viewed it?
- How to see who viewed your Instagram highlights after 24 hours
- Why can’t I see who viewed my Instagram highlights?
Can Someone See That I Viewed Their Instagram Highlight?
Someone cannot see that you viewed their Instagram highlight if their story has been up for more than 48 hours.
However, they will be able to see that you viewed their highlight if they posted the story before 48 hours (e.g. 12 hours ago).
For example, if someone posted an Instagram story an hour ago and added it to their highlights right away, they will be able to see everyone that viewed that highlight.
The person will be able to see everyone that viewed their story within 48 hours.
You can tell how old the story is by looking at the top left corner (e.g., 20w, 10w, 3d).
That said, most people add old stories to their highlights, so there’s a high chance that they won’t know that you viewed their highlights.
If someone added an old story to their highlight (after 48 hours), they won’t be able to know people that viewed it as Instagram will stop updating viewers.
This is because when they tap on their highlights, the list of viewers will be disappeared.
Can I see who viewed my Instagram story after 24 hours?
Yes, you can see who viewed your Instagram story after 24 hours.
Instagram changed the timeframe you can see who viewed your story from 24 hours to 48 hours.
In other words, you’ll be able to see who viewed your Instagram story within 48 hours (if you’ve added it to your highlights).
Your story will disappear after 24 hours, and you won’t be able to see them on your profile picture or direct messages.
However, you can still view your old Instagram stories via the “archive” section in your settings or by tapping the “+” icon below your bio to add them to your highlight.
If you posted a story and immediately added it to your highlights, you can see who viewed it before 48 hours.
After 48 hours, the viewers’ list (activity) will disappear.
Who can see Instagram highlights?
Everyone can see your Instagram highlights if your profile is set to public and if you didn’t hide your story from anyone.
However, if your profile is set to private, only your followers will be able to see your Instagram highlights.
In addition, if you hide your story from someone, that person will not be able to see your highlights.
You can hide your story from someone by navigating to the person’s profile, tapping on the three dots, and tapping on “Hide your story”.
When you hide your story from someone, they will not be able to see your highlights as well.
If the person that you hid your story from visits your profile, the highlights section below your profile won’t be visible to them.
How long do Instagram highlights last?
Instagram highlights last forever on your profile unless you remove them.
Unlike Instagram stories, Instagram highlights will last forever on your profile.
This means that if you have an old Instagram story that you want to showcase, you can add it to your highlights.
Instagram highlights are a great way to “extend” the duration of your story infinitely.
To add a story to your highlight, tap on the “+” icon under your bio and select the story or stories that you want to add.
After that, you need to edit the cover and name your highlight.
If you can’t see the Story Highlights section on your profile, pull down to refresh and it should re-appear.
After you added a highlight, it will be displayed under your bio.
Your highlights will be visible to your followers and anyone if your profile is set to public.
The privacy settings for your Instagram stories are the same as your highlights.
I didn’t watch someone’s Instagram story but I watched the highlight can they see that I viewed it?
If you didn’t watch someone’s Instagram story but watched their highlight, they will only be able to see that you viewed it if the story is posted before 48 hours.
They won’t be able to see that you viewed their story if they added an old story to their highlight.
However, if the story is a new one (that is posted before 48 hours), the person will be able to know that you viewed that particular story on their highlight.
How to see who viewed your Instagram highlights after 24 hours
Instagram changed the timeframe you can see who viewed your story from 24 hours to 48 hours.
To see who viewed your Instagram highlights after 24 hours, the story needs to be added to your highlights before 48 hours.
If you added an old story to your highlights (e.g. posted a week ago), you won’t be able to see who viewed it.
Why can’t I see who viewed my Instagram highlights?
If you can’t see who viewed your Instagram highlights, it’s because the story has been posted for more than 48 hours.
You can only see who viewed your Instagram highlights if you added a brand new story to it.
Instagram will stop updating new viewers after the story has been up for more than 48 hours.
Conclusion
In this article, you’ve learned whether someone is able to see that you viewed their Instagram highlight.
The key point to remember is that the person won’t be able to see that you viewed their Instagram highlights if the story is up for more than 48 hours.
For example, if the dates in the top left corner of their highlights are 4d, 1w, 5w, or older, the person won’t be able to know that you viewed their highlights.
Typically, people tend to add old stories to their Instagram highlights, so they won’t be able to know if you viewed their highlights.
If you want to play it safe, you can use a secondary account to watch someone’s highlights.
Further reading
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