What does the extension do?

It automates Instagram’s existing Story privacy controls so you can hide your Story from everyone, preserve a selected viewer group, or unhide everyone again.

Can selected people still see my Story?

Yes. Add their Instagram usernames to a viewer group and activate it before choosing Hide Users.

Where are my groups stored?

Viewer groups are saved in browser extension storage.

Hide your Instagram Story from everyone.Keep selected groups visible.

Q: Is this made by Instagram?

No. It is an independent browser extension and is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.

Get the browser extension

Add to Chrome

No Instagram password required. Viewer groups are saved in your browser.

Hide All From Instagram Story

1 · Build a viewer group

Close friends

Enter the usernames that should still be able to view your Story.

Can view

Interactive demo only — no Instagram account is connected.

How It Works

Set it up in under a minute

Install the extension, choose who should keep seeing your Story, and let it handle the repetitive work.

Install the extension

Add Hide All From Instagram Story from the Chrome Web Store or Microsoft Edge Add-ons.

Open Story privacy settings

Open the side panel and go straight to Instagram’s “Hide story and live from” screen.

Choose viewers and apply

Select a saved group, then hide your Story from everyone else. Restore access whenever you need to.

For your next Story

Browser extension

Control your Story audience

Use your own Instagram session to hide your Story from everyone except the people you choose.

Add to Chrome

Why the extension?

It works alongside Instagram in a browser side panel, keeps viewer groups in browser storage, and never asks for your Instagram password.

Features

Everything you need, nothing you don’t

Focused Story visibility controls, built around the workflow the extension actually performs.

Hide or restore everyone at once

Replace hundreds of manual taps with one Hide Users or Unhide All action.

Keep chosen people as viewers

Create reusable groups for close friends, family, clients, or any audience you want to preserve.

Automatically cover the full list

The extension moves through Instagram’s complete Story privacy list, including lazily loaded accounts.

Stay in your browsing flow

Use the extension from a side panel while Instagram remains open beside it. Groups stay in your browser.

FAQ

Common questions

It automates Instagram’s existing Story privacy controls. You can hide your Story from everyone, preserve a selected viewer group, or unhide everyone again without tapping each account manually.

Yes. Add their Instagram usernames to a viewer group and activate that group before choosing Hide Users. The extension leaves those accounts unhidden while processing everyone else.

The extension automatically advances through Instagram’s list and handles rows as they load. Instagram can still impose temporary limits or change its interface, so keep the tab open until processing finishes.

Viewer groups are saved in your browser’s extension storage. The extension does not ask for your Instagram password and only runs on Instagram’s Story privacy settings page.

No. Hide All From Instagram Story is an independent browser extension and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Instagram or Meta.