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Open the account's profile
Search for the Instagram account whose Stories you want to mute.
Instagram Stories Guide · Updated September 2026
How to Mute Someone's Story on Instagram
Instagram lets you stop an account's Stories from appearing normally in your Story tray without unfollowing that account. Story mute is a separate content preference, so it does not automatically mute the account's feed posts.
Story-specific control
No unfollow required
Mute and unmute covered
Quick answer
How Do You Mute Someone's Story on Instagram?
Open the person's Instagram profile, tap Following, choose Mute, then enable the Stories control.
Instagram can move or rename interface elements between app versions, but Story mute remains separate from unfollowing and from the account's other available mute categories.
Step by step
How to Mute Stories on Instagram
Use the account's profile when you want a clear route to its Story-specific mute setting.
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Tap Following
Open the Following menu on the profile. This does not unfollow the account.
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Choose Mute
Open the account's Mute controls to see the content categories available in your current app version.
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Enable Stories
Turn on the Stories mute control. The account's Stories will no longer appear normally in your active Story experience.
Same Story control
How to Mute Someone Story on IG
These searches describe the same Story-specific setting rather than a separate Instagram feature.
How to mute someone's Stories on Instagram
Open the account's profile, tap Following, choose Mute, and enable the Stories option.
How to mute someone's Stories on IG
IG uses the same Story mute controls. Story muting does not require unfollowing the account.
How to mute someone's Instagram Story
Use the account's Story control inside its Mute settings. This is separate from muting its feed posts.
Can you mute someone's Story on Instagram?
Yes. Instagram provides a separate Story mute preference for accounts you follow when the control is available.
Reverse the setting
How to Unmute Someone's Story on Instagram
Story unmute belongs to the same setting. Return to the account's Mute controls and turn off the Stories option.
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Open the muted account
Visit the profile whose Stories you want to restore.
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Open Following → Mute
Return to the same account-level Mute controls used for Story muting.
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Turn off Stories
Disable the Stories mute control so future Stories from that account can appear normally again.
How to unmute someone Story on IG
Open the person's profile, go to Following → Mute, and turn off the Stories setting.
How to unmute Stories on Instagram
Story mute settings are managed per account. Restore the Stories control for each profile whose Stories you want to see normally.
How to unmute Story on Instagram
Find the muted account and disable its Stories mute control.
How to unmute someone's Story on IG
The IG process uses the same account Mute menu and Stories setting.
Effects
What Happens When You Mute an Instagram Story?
Story muting changes your viewing experience rather than removing your following relationship with the account.
The account stays followed
Muting Stories does not automatically unfollow the account.
Stories stop appearing normally
Muted Stories are removed from the normal active position in your Story experience rather than being treated like Stories from unmuted accounts.
The account is not directly notified
Instagram does not send the other account a direct notification announcing that you changed your Story mute preference.
Content controls
Muting Stories Is Separate From Muting Posts
Instagram provides separate mute categories. Changing the Stories control does not require changing the Posts control.
Mute only Stories
You can keep seeing an account's feed posts while its Stories are muted.
Unmute only Stories
Restoring Stories does not require changing other content categories that you intentionally left muted.
FAQ
Instagram Story Mute FAQ
How to mute someone Story on Instagram?
Open the account's profile, tap Following, choose Mute, and enable
the Stories control. This changes Story visibility without
requiring you to unfollow the account.
How to unmute someone Story on Instagram?
Return to the person's profile, open Following → Mute, and turn
off the Stories control so future Stories can appear normally
again.
How to mute someone's Story on Instagram?
Open the person's profile, tap Following, choose Mute, and enable
the Stories control.
How do you mute someone's Story on Instagram?
Use the account's profile and open Following → Mute, then turn on
its Stories setting.
How to unmute someone's Story on Instagram?
Return to the person's profile, open Following → Mute, and turn
off the Stories mute control.
Does muting a Story unfollow the account?
No. Story mute and following status are separate controls.
Does muting a Story also mute posts?
No. Stories and Posts are separate mute categories when those
controls are available.
Will Instagram notify someone when I mute their Story?
Instagram does not send a direct notification announcing that you
changed the Story mute setting.