If you see an Instagram story you love, you may want to keep it on your phone by recording it. However, the one thing that may stop you from doing this is you likely don’t want to be found out. So, does Instagram notify someone if you screen-record their Instagram story?
No, Instagram does not send someone a notification if you screen-record their Instagram story. In 2018, Instagram tried rolling out notifications for screenshots or screen-recordings of Instagram stories, but they quickly removed the feature with no word on it ever coming back.
This means you can easily screen-record someone’s Instagram story without them knowing, but what if you don’t know how to do it? Let’s go through this topic in more detail, including how to screen-record, so you can keep your favorite Instagram stories forever.
Are You Notified if Someone Screen-Records Your Instagram Story?
Currently, the answer to this question is a simple no. Instagram does not notify you if someone else screen-records your Instagram story.
This can be comforting news for those who want to secretly record other peoples’ Instagram stories and uncomfortable news for people who don’t want their Instagram stories to be recorded.
So, if you do not want their Instagram stories recorded without your knowledge, what are you supposed to do to prevent this? The disappointing answer is that there’s not anything you can do.
The only thing you can do to prevent sensitive stories you post from being recorded is to not post those sensitive stories in the first place. Do not post stories on Instagram that you are not okay with being recorded.
How to Check
If one of your Instagram stories is recorded and you find out about it later, you can narrow down who did it at least a little bit by checking who viewed the story.
To check this:
- Tap your Instagram story and swipe up.
- After this, you should have the option to view either analytics or the viewers’ list.
- Click the eye icon, and you’ll see a list of everyone who viewed the story.
How to Screen-Record Someone’s Instagram Story
It is very simple to do if you’re the type who would like to record someone’s Instagram story. However, the steps will vary depending on what phone you have. Let’s go through how to screen record on both iPhone and Android.
How to Screen-Record on iPhone
To screen record a story on iPhone:
- Get to the screen right before the story you would like to record starts playing.
- Then, swipe down from the top of the screen to open the control center.
- Here, you should see an icon that looks like a record button on a TV remote. (if you do not see it, you may need to add it to your control center via the control center settings)
- Select the Record icon, and your phone will start recording your screen after a countdown of three seconds.
- Now, just view the Instagram story while the screen is recording, open the control center, and tap the Record icon again to stop recording.
- After this, your video recording should be located in your phone’s picture gallery.
How to Screen-Record on Android
To screen record a story on Android:
- Get to the screen right before the story you would like to record starts playing.
- Then, swipe down from the top of the screen twice to open the control center. Here, you should see an icon that says Screen Recorder.
- Select the icon, and your phone will start recording your screen after a countdown of three seconds.
- Now, just view the Instagram story while the screen is recording and tap the Stop button in the top right to stop recording.
- After this, your video recording should be located in your phone’s picture gallery.
What About Screenshotting Someone’s Instagram Story?
As of the time of writing, no, Instagram does not notify the poster if you screenshot their Instagram story. This means you can screenshot pretty much any Instagram story you want, and as long as you don’t share this information, you’re not very likely to get caught.
In 2018, Instagram tried rolling out notifications for users that notified them whenever their Instagram stories were screenshotted. However, the feature was removed shortly after, with no word on it ever returning.
Private DMs are the only things Instagram does notify someone if they get screenshotted. So, if you screenshot a private DM from someone, that person will get a notification on their device letting them know you took a screenshot of the chat.