How to Save Instagram Stories as Drafts
Instagram Stories are a great feature to temporarily post photos and short videos that will expire automatically expire after 24 hours. WhatsApp stories are used mainly when people do not want to post images and videos to their feed. Instagram business accounts actively use the Stories feature to advertise their products and services.
Is it possible to create an Instagram story that you will post later? Yes, it is. Instagram has a feature that allows users to create stories and save them as drafts for later posting. The saved draft stories will remain saved for seven days before they are automatically deleted. This feature is very important for social media managers who have to prepare content in advance. In a previous related article, we highlighted how you can find and use hidden filters on Instagram stories.
Previously it was possible to download your stories to your gallery before posting them. This method worked fine, only that it was not very convenient as not all stories could be downloaded. To curb this problem, Instagram introduced the “Save as draft” feature in stories. This piece highlights how you can save Instagram Stories as drafts.
To save Instagram stories as drafts:
- Launch the Instagram app on your Android device
- While on the Home page, tap the “Your Story” button that appears at the top left side of the screen
- On the page that appears, start customizing your story by adding all the content that you require
- Once you are done editing your story, you will notice an X button at the top left side of the screen. Tap on it
- A pop-up menu titled “Discard edits” will appear. Tap the “Save Draft” option from the available options
- Your story will be processed and saved as a draft.
To access your saved draft story:
- Navigate to the Stories page by tapping the “Your Story” button
- Tap the gallery button located at the bottom left side of the page
- Under gallery, tap the drafts tab at the top of the page.
- All your saved draft stories will appear. Tap one of them to continue editing or to post them.
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