# Can I view instagram stories anonymously so the person doesn’t know I viewed it? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** instagram\ **Created:** [May 6, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377 "2026-05-06T23:44:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RosayRicky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@RosayRicky](https://community.redact.dev/u/RosayRicky)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/1 "2026-05-06T23:44:11Z")
Anyone know is it possible I can read IG stories anonymously? They make you sign in to watch, but once signed in can I change my privacy settings or something to prevent the person from knowing I saw their IG story? ---
**Author:** ![phillydoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@phillydoe](https://community.redact.dev/u/phillydoe)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/2 "2026-05-07T02:14:30Z")
Have you ever heard of the “airplane method”? It’s pretty simple, basically you load up IG, then view the story, then close instagram completely before turning airplane mode off again. I have not done this for nearly a year now, but it used to be how I got it done and always worked flawlessly. ---
**Author:** ![TimBuckToo420](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/timbucktoo420/32/200_2.png) [@TimBuckToo420](https://community.redact.dev/u/TimBuckToo420)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/3 "2026-06-22T14:31:48Z")
be a man and let her know you’re gooning ![images](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/redact/original/1X/7298341947f03f0ce227faac6867bea28a4c1368.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Openheem](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/openheem/32/216_2.png) [@Openheem](https://community.redact.dev/u/Openheem)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/4 "2026-07-13T15:03:44Z")
1. Use a site that lets you to view Instagram stories anonymously ( [Instagram Anonymous Story Viewer](https://insta-stories-viewer.com/en/) ) or ([https://inviziogram.com/](https://inviziogram.com/)) 2. Log into a different Instagram account that you don’t care about the person knowing like a burner or throwaway 3. Turn on airplane mode! (google about the airplane mode, there’s a way top use airplane mode so the person cant see you viewed the story) 4. Use a third-party app designed strictly for this purpose. 5. Wait for theirr story to expire and view it as a highlight if the user saves it that way. 6. view it from a friends IG account ---
**Author:** ![sheesh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/sheesh/32/248_2.png) [@sheesh](https://community.redact.dev/u/sheesh)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/5 "2026-07-13T19:50:56Z")
Just make a burner account and switch between your main account and the burner account as needed, way easier than replying on those 3rd party viewer sites. ---
**Author:** ![derekfrancisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@derekfrancisc](https://community.redact.dev/u/derekfrancisc)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/6 "2026-07-14T19:45:00Z")
I use [https://instastoryviewer.io/](https://instastoryviewer.io/) ---
**Author:** ![kittycat](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.redact.dev/kittycat/32/137_2.png) [@kittycat](https://community.redact.dev/u/kittycat)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.redact.dev/t/can-i-view-instagram-stories-anonymously-so-the-person-doesn-t-know-i-viewed-it/377/7 "2026-07-14T19:48:13Z")
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