What are archived instagram accounts?

Laureanoisaac
Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:09:18 +0000

It looks like within Instagram, “archived” typically applies to individual posts or stories rather than entire accounts. When you archive a post or story, it’s hidden from your profile and followers, but only you can see it in your Archive section. To view or restore your archived posts, you go to your profile, tap the menu, then Archive, where you can toggle between stories or posts. To restore one, open it, tap the options, and select “Show on Profile.”

However, viewing someone else’s archived posts is not possible through Instagram. Maybe you should just respect their privacy? If they wanted you to see it, they wouldn’t have archived it in the first place.