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

Steps

  1. 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. 2
    Tap Your Story. It's the first story at the top-left corner of the screen.
  3. 3
    Tap on the photo or video. It's at the bottom-right corner.
  4. 4
    Tap Delete.
  5. 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.

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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 9,090 times.
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Article SummaryX

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

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