We’ve all been there. You’ve spotted an Instagram post from someone you know that needs some instant analysis from friends.
But after taking a screenshot, or saving the post for later viewing, you’re suddenly struck with the paranoia that person has just been notified – especially if you’ve been lurking at odd hours, or are five years back in their photos.
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Or maybe you’ve shared a video or photo you wish you hadn’t on your direct messages (DMs), and you want to know if anyone’s taken a hard copy.
But how can you know if Instagram has notified the other person that you saved their post, or if someone has taken a screenshot of your DMs? Here’s everything you need to know.
Will instagram notify the person if I screenshot or save their post?
At the moment, Instagram does not notify users if someone has taken screenshots of (or saved) their posts, stories, reels, or permanent DM conversations.
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This is also the case if you take a screen recording of a user’s post, allowing you to creep in peace.
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If someone has a business or creator account, then Instagram will let them know how many people have saved their post – but not the individual users.
However, Instagram will notify someone if a screenshot has been taken of a disappearing picture or video sent in a private DM.
A disappearing photo or video is one that has been taken with the camera button in a DM chat, and is deleted after a user has viewed it once.
If someone screenshots a disappearing photo or video, a small dashed circle will appear next to it.
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But a user won’t be notified if someone screenshots a photo or video shared from their camera roll in a DM thread.
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