Inspector
Free anonymous Instagram story viewer
Watch Instagram stories anonymously
Type any public username to view and download their stories anonymously. No login, no follow, no seen receipt — they never know you looked.
Recent searches
Active stories
This account is private
Only a private account's followers can watch its stories. This is an Instagram restriction.
Stories are just the start
The Inspector app is a full Instagram follower tracker — it logs every follow and unfollow, new posts and stories, and pings you the moment anything changes. It can even break down the people a profile follows by gender.
Instant alerts on every follow & unfollow
See the gender breakdown of who they follow
No Instagram account or login — 100% anonymous
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Inspector lets you view any public Instagram story anonymously — your visit leaves no trace on Instagram and your name never appears in the viewers list. When you watch a story while signed in to Instagram, you show up in that list; with Inspector you never do. Instagram has even begun testing its own paid anonymous-viewing feature — Inspector does the same for free.
Yes. You never sign in, and Inspector holds no data about your own profile, so viewing is completely anonymous — we don't know who you are, and Instagram never tells the other person you looked.
No. Inspector works right in your browser — just paste the username of a public profile and watch, with no account and no login. The Inspector iOS app is optional and adds alerts and profile tracking on top.
Yes — viewing and downloading stories on the website is completely free and needs no sign-up. If you search very often, we may ask you to confirm you're human or to come back later. The optional iOS app adds tracking features, some of them by subscription.
Any public Instagram profile: paste the username and Inspector shows its active stories anonymously. Instagram itself limits a private account's stories to its approved followers, so no anonymous viewer — Inspector included — can show them.
Yes. On the website you can download any active story and the HD profile photo of a public account straight to your device — just as anonymously as viewing, since you never log in.
Usually 24 hours, the same as on Instagram. Accounts on the paid Instagram Plus plan can keep a story up for up to 48 hours, so some run longer.
No. Inspector doesn't ask you to sign in and keeps no history of what you view — your recent searches are saved only in your own browser. As on most websites, our servers keep short-lived technical logs. See our Privacy Policy for the details.
Inspector only shows stories that are already public on Instagram, over a secure connection, and never asks for your Instagram login or password. Rules differ between countries, so use what you see responsibly and respect people's privacy. All stories, media, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
Open the Remove Profile page, tell us which profile, and we'll remove it. After that, the profile and its stories can no longer be looked up on Inspector. This only affects Inspector — it doesn't change anything on your Instagram.