How to Turn Off Instagram Story Comments: A Quick Guide

Instagram has introduced a new feature that allows followers to comment directly on your Stories. While this can boost engagement, there may be times when you want to disable comments for a particular Story.

Here’s how to do it in just a few simple steps.

• Method 1: Turn Off Comments Before Posting Your Story
• Method 2: Disable Comments on an Active Story
• Method 3: Disable Story Comments Permanently
• Pro Tip: Schedule Unlimited Instagram Stories with Preview App

Method 1: Turn Off Comments Before Posting Your Story

The simplest way to disable comments is right before you post your Story. This is great if you want to disable comments for some Stories only.

• Upload your photo or video to your Story as usual
• Look for the three dots (“…”) in the top right corner
• Tap on “Turn off commenting”
• Post your Story

Your Story will now be published without the commenting feature enabled.

Method 2: Disable Comments on an Active Story

Already posted a Story but want to turn off comments? No problem:

• Open your active Story
• Locate the three dots menu in the bottom right corner
• Select “Turn off commenting”

Your Story will immediately stop receiving new comments.

Method 3: Disable Story Comments Permanently

If you prefer to keep Story comments off by default:

• Open your Instagram settings
• Use the search bar to look for “comment”
• Select “Comments” from the menu
• Tap on “Stories”
• Toggle the switch to “Off”

This setting will ensure all your future Stories are posted without the commenting feature enabled.

Pro Tip: Schedule Your Stories in Advance

Want to take your Instagram Story game to the next level? Here’s a bonus tip that will revolutionize your Instagram strategy: you can plan and schedule unlimited Stories using the Preview App.

With Preview App, you can:

• Pre-plan your Story content days, weeks or months in advance
• Maintain a consistent posting schedule
• Design your Stories with a cohesive aesthetic
• Preview how your Stories will look (as if watching on Instagram)
• Save time by batch-creating content
• Get reminders when it’s time to post (or auto-post)

The ability to schedule Stories combined with strategic comment management gives you complete control over your Instagram presence.

That’s it!

Whether you’re Team Comments or Team Peace-and-Quiet, you can easily switch between the two whenever you want.

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Quick heads up: Instagram loves to keep us on our toes with updates, so if these steps look a tiny bit different on your phone, make sure you’ve got the latest version of the app installed!

Happy Storying! ✨