How to get to stories on Instagram — where stories are

Download the app, sign up or log in. Stories: camera icon top left or swipe right — capture or choose from gallery. Add text, stickers, then publish.

Creating an Instagram account

Sign up with email or phone, name, username, password, profile photo. Set profile details and link to Facebook if you want.

Features and creating stories

Capture photos and video, filters and editing, comments and likes. For stories: camera or gallery → edit → Your story or Send.

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Q&A:

Where are stories on Instagram?

At the top of the feed — circular avatars; your story is created by tapping the camera or swiping right.

How to create my first story?

Tap the camera icon or swipe right, take or select photo/video, edit if needed and publish.

Who sees my stories?

By default all followers; you can limit viewers in settings.

How long do stories last?

24 hours in the main feed; you can save them to Archive for yourself.