# InstaVeil

> Anonymous Instagram Story Viewer — free, fast, public profiles only, no Instagram login.

InstaVeil (https://instaveil.com) is a free, speed-optimized viewer for available public Instagram stories, posts, reels, highlights, and profile information without requiring visitors to sign in to Instagram. InstaVeil does not ask visitors for an Instagram password or 2FA code and it does not claim to bypass private-account protections.

## Distinctive product features

- VeilPulse Daily Catch-Up: https://instaveil.com/pulse
  - A browser-local catch-up inbox for profiles a visitor explicitly saves.
  - Compares the current public profile state with the visitor's previous local snapshot.
  - Surfaces new available Stories, fresh posts, verified Story-expiry urgency, public bio/avatar/count changes, Activity Heat and Posting Rhythm when the required public data is available.
  - Watchlist, snapshots and streak state are stored on the visitor's device; VeilPulse is not a profile-visitor tracker and does not reveal who viewed an Instagram account.
- Instagram Activity Tracker explainer: https://instaveil.com/instagram-activity-tracker
  - Explains how VeilPulse tracks visible public-profile changes without claiming access to hidden visitors or private activity.
  - Covers browser-local baselines, public Story expiry signals and daily catch-up behavior.
- VeilDNA: a visual fingerprint and profile-intelligence view derived from available public signals.

## Product

- Available live public stories with a dedicated story viewer
- Verified Story expiry countdowns when a real posting timestamp can be resolved
- Public posts, reels, available highlights, follower counts, and engagement intel
- Public-profile viewing without an Instagram account
- Private accounts stay locked
- No visitor Instagram password or 2FA code requested
- Free to use with no subscription
- Optimized and cached public-profile lookups when available
- Device-only recent and saved profile shortcuts with erase/export controls
- Optional Google AdSense after cookie consent
- Support via PayPal donations

## Agent-native paid API (x402 / Solana USDC)

Autonomous agents can discover and buy structured public-profile data without creating an account or receiving an API key.

- Canonical x402 discovery: https://instaveil.com/.well-known/x402
- x402 JSON discovery alias: https://instaveil.com/.well-known/x402.json
- Machine catalog: https://instaveil.com/api/x402/catalog
- Agent commerce landing: https://instaveil.com/agent-commerce
- ARD discovery manifest: https://instaveil.com/.well-known/ard.json
- Legacy AI Catalog alias: https://instaveil.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json
- A2A v1 Agent Card: https://instaveil.com/.well-known/agent-card.json
- A2A JSON-RPC endpoint: https://instaveil.com/a2a/v1
- Remote MCP discovery: https://instaveil.com/mcp
- MCP Registry name: com.instaveil/agent-commerce
- OpenAPI 3.1: https://instaveil.com/openapi.json
- Settlement: USDC on Solana mainnet via x402 V2
- A2A payment discovery: x402 · inbound · solana:USDC · exact settlement
- Payment flow: call a paid endpoint without payment to receive HTTP 402 + PAYMENT-REQUIRED, then retry with a valid x402 payment signature.

A2A skills:
- recommend-product — describe a task and receive the smallest matching paid x402 capability
- discover-products — current products, prices and machine-discovery URLs
- purchase-instructions — accountless x402 Solana USDC purchase flow

Remote MCP tools:
- list_paid_products — current products, prices, schemas and examples
- get_product — one product in decision-ready form
- get_purchase_instructions — exact x402 purchase steps
- recommend_paid_product — choose the best paid product for an agent task
- build_purchase_request — return a ready-to-send paid request for the chosen product
- get_discovery_urls — canonical machine-readable discovery links

Paid resources:
- Public Profile Snapshot — POST https://instaveil.com/api/x402/profile-snapshot — $0.03
- Live Story Snapshot — POST https://instaveil.com/api/x402/story-snapshot — $0.05
- Profile Intelligence Report — POST https://instaveil.com/api/x402/profile-intelligence — $0.15
- Instagram Creator Comparison — POST https://instaveil.com/api/x402/creator-compare — $0.29
  - Compare 2–3 public creators or competitors for influencer shortlisting, creator due diligence and campaign research.
- Veil Lens Agent Analysis — POST https://instaveil.com/api/x402/veil-lens — $0.75

Successful paid calls include an optional machine-readable next-best-product suggestion for autonomous follow-up workflows.

These resources are intended for autonomous research, monitoring and public-data workflows. Private-account access is not offered.

## Primary viewer pages

- Anonymous Instagram Story Viewer: https://instaveil.com/instagram-story-viewer
- Anonymous Instagram Viewer: https://instaveil.com/anonymous-instagram-viewer
- Instagram Profile Viewer: https://instaveil.com/instagram-profile-viewer
- Instagram Highlights Viewer: https://instaveil.com/instagram-highlights-viewer
- Instagram Reels Viewer: https://instaveil.com/instagram-reels-viewer
- Instagram Story Downloader: https://instaveil.com/instagram-story-downloader
- Instagram Viewer Without Account: https://instaveil.com/instagram-viewer-without-account
- Instagram Activity Tracker Without Login: https://instaveil.com/instagram-activity-tracker

## Knowledge hub

- Instagram Viewer Guides: https://instaveil.com/guides
- How to view Instagram stories anonymously: https://instaveil.com/guides/how-to-view-instagram-stories-anonymously
- Viewing Instagram without an account: https://instaveil.com/guides/can-you-view-instagram-without-an-account
- Story screenshot privacy: https://instaveil.com/guides/does-instagram-notify-story-screenshots
- Anonymous viewer safety: https://instaveil.com/guides/are-anonymous-instagram-viewers-safe
- Public vs private Instagram accounts: https://instaveil.com/guides/public-vs-private-instagram-accounts
- Story viewer troubleshooting: https://instaveil.com/guides/why-instagram-story-viewers-stop-working
- Stories vs highlights: https://instaveil.com/guides/instagram-stories-vs-highlights
- Downloading public stories responsibly: https://instaveil.com/guides/how-to-download-public-instagram-stories
- Instagram viewer privacy checklist: https://instaveil.com/guides/instagram-viewer-privacy-checklist
- How Instagram profile viewers work: https://instaveil.com/guides/how-instagram-profile-viewers-work

## Core pages

- Home: https://instaveil.com/
- VeilPulse Daily Catch-Up: https://instaveil.com/pulse
- Instagram Activity Tracker Without Login: https://instaveil.com/instagram-activity-tracker
- Explore public profiles: https://instaveil.com/explore
- Instagram privacy tools: https://instaveil.com/tools
- How it works: https://instaveil.com/how-it-works
- FAQ: https://instaveil.com/faq
- About: https://instaveil.com/about
- Contact: https://instaveil.com/contact
- Privacy: https://instaveil.com/privacy
- Terms: https://instaveil.com/terms
- Disclaimer: https://instaveil.com/disclaimer

## Lookup

Public profiles: https://instaveil.com/p/{username}

Only a small curated set of profile pages is intended for search indexing. Arbitrary lookup pages remain functional but use noindex to avoid thin, duplicate, or scaled search pages.

## Boundaries

- InstaVeil is independent and is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta Platforms, Inc.
- The viewer is for public-profile information and media that is available to the service.
- InstaVeil does not unlock private-account media.
- Upstream availability can change as Instagram changes its public interfaces.