{"id":5762,"date":"2026-03-04T22:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/?p=5762"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:01:06","slug":"how-to-mute-stories-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/how-to-mute-stories-on-instagram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to mute Stories on Instagram and hide your Story if needed"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"article-item\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/how-to-mute-stories-on-instagram\/\" class=\"article-item__img\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mute-Stories-on-Instagram-1-1024x635.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mute Stories on Instagram\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mute-Stories-on-Instagram-1-1024x635.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mute-Stories-on-Instagram-1-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mute-Stories-on-Instagram-1-767x476.webp 767w, https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mute-Stories-on-Instagram-1.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>            <\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"article-item-content\">\n                <ul>\n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/zeely.ai\/blog\/how-to-mute-stories-on-instagram\/\">\n                    <h4>How to mute Stories on Instagram and hide your Story if needed<\/h4>\n\n\n                    <p>How do you mute someone&#039;s Instagram Story without them finding out? I&#039;ll walk you through three ways to mute, how to unmute months later, what actually happens to muted Stories in your tray, and when muting is the right call vs restricting, blocking, or hiding your Story from someone.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"article-item-content-bottom\">\n                        4 Mar 2026                        <span><\/span>\n                        13 min read                    <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to mute Stories on Instagram and hide your Story if needed How do you mute someone&#039;s Instagram Story without them finding out? 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