Where your Instagram story appears
When you post a photo or video to your story, it appears in the following places:
- On your profile: A colorful ring will appear around your profile picture, and people can tap it to see your story. Photos and videos from your story don't appear on your profile grid.
- At the top of Feed: Your profile picture will appear in a row at the top of your followers' Feeds, and they can tap it to see your story.
- In Feed next to posts you share: When you share a post, a colorful ring will appear around your profile picture in Feed. People can tap it to see your story.
- In Direct inbox: A colorful ring will appear around your profile picture in Direct inbox and threads, and people can tap it to see your story.
If your account is set to public, your story may also appear:
- In Search & Explore.
- In shared stories if you’ve added a sticker connected to a large moment or event (example: holiday, election) to your story.
Learn more about what happens when you share your story to Facebook.
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