How to delete a story on TikTok

TikTok app on a phoneUnsplash: Collabstr

TikTok’s story feature is quite popular, but it can sometimes be confusing. If you’ve posted something to your Story that you want to delete from your TikTok account, you can easily do so with a few steps.

TikTok established its stories feature back in 2022. It has a similar concept to apps like Snapchat and Instagram, where you can post videos that only last for a certain period of time.

The feature has been super popular on TikTok among many users. You can post a story up to 15 seconds long, and each story published will be featured as an in-feed post along with the tag ‘story’ on it.

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Every story posted on the app within 24 hours will be displayed as segments in the story post. This means that if you want to post something longer than 15 seconds, you will need to split it up.

But what happens if you want to delete a story you’ve already posted? Here’s everything you need to know about how to delete stories on TikTok.

TikTok logo on a phoneUnsplash: May Gauthier
TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms.

Can you delete a story on TikTok?

Yes, you can delete a story from your TikTok account.

To delete a story on TikTok, you just need to follow these steps:

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  1. Open TikTok.
  2. Click on your profile in the bottom right corner.
  3. Tap on your profile picture to open your story.
  4. Click the Share button on the bottom right.
  5. Select the ‘Delete’ icon.
  6. Press ‘Delete’ again to confirm.

Stories are also automatically deleted after 24 hours.

If you want to learn more about how to use TikTok, you can check out our other guides including how to hide reposts and make them private on TikTok and how to turn off analytics on TikTok.