Delete Your Story on Instagram on iPhone or iPad

This article teaches you how to delete photos and videos from your Instagram story on an iPhone or iPad.

10 Second Summary

1. Open Instagram.
2. Tap Your Story.
3. Tap .
4. Tap Delete.
5. Tap Delete to confirm.

Steps

  1. Open Instagram. It’s the purple, orange, and pink camera icon on your home screen.
    • If you have multiple photos or videos in your story, you’ll have to delete them all separately. There’s no way to delete the entire story at once.
  2. Tap Your Story. It’s the first story at the top-left corner of the screen.
  3. Tap on the photo or video. It’s at the bottom-right corner.
  4. Tap Delete.
  5. Tap Delete again to confirm. This photo or video is now removed from your story.
    • Repeat this method until no photos or videos remain.