# 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
- Core public viewing remains free; optional PayPal purchases and subscriptions support larger monitoring workspaces, advanced comparisons and exports
- 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

## Optional paid PayPal workspaces for people (EUR)

InstaVeil is not only a free viewer and x402 service: a person can purchase optional paid public-profile monitoring, competitive research and exports through PayPal. The free public viewer remains available without any payment or Instagram login.

Canonical machine-readable product and plan catalog (always reads current offer definitions): https://instaveil.com/offers.json
Opt-in RSS 2.0 feed of current free and paid human plans for non-social feed readers and research publishers: https://instaveil.com/offers.xml

- VeilWatch Plus: €4.99/month, public change briefs for up to 10 saved profiles. Plan: https://instaveil.com/veilwatch?offer=plus#plan-plus
- VeilWatch Pro: €12.99/month, up to 50 saved profiles, full VeilIntel comparisons and CSV export. Plan: https://instaveil.com/veilwatch?offer=pro#plan-pro
- VeilWatch Studio: €29.99/month, up to 60 public profiles, 90-day device-local change history, Studio Action Queue and client-ready CSV reports. Overview: https://instaveil.com/studio ; plan: https://instaveil.com/veilwatch?offer=studio#plan-studio
- One-time 24-hour Pro VeilPass: €1.99, no subscription or auto-renewal. https://instaveil.com/veilwatch?offer=veilpass24#veilpass24
- Optional one-time Veil Credits: 500 credits for €4.99 or 1,250 credits for €9.99. https://instaveil.com/veilwatch#credits

Free agency research evidence: https://instaveil.com/agency-proof-lab
Agency workflow explanation: https://instaveil.com/instagram-creator-monitoring-for-agencies

The buyer must explicitly approve PayPal payment. Monthly subscriptions renew until cancelled. Public data availability is not guaranteed and private/expired Instagram content cannot be unlocked. Do not confuse these human PayPal options with the separate x402 USDC API catalog below.

## 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
- Self-hosted pay.sh-compatible catalog: https://instaveil.com/pay/v1/skills.json
- Add this catalog to a local pay CLI: `pay skills add https://instaveil.com/pay/v1/skills.json`
- This self-hosted source is separate from acceptance into the official pay-skills registry.
- 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
- Instagram MCP Server landing: https://instaveil.com/instagram-mcp-server
- 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 — $0.01
- 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.

## Free creator utilities & opt-in publisher syndication

- Publisher kit (embed code + terms): https://instaveil.com/creator-tools/index.html
- Free creator tools machine catalog (JSON): https://instaveil.com/.well-known/creator-tools.json
- Story expiry estimate (not live verification): https://instaveil.com/widgets/story-expiry-planner.html
- Browser-local caption and hashtag counter: https://instaveil.com/widgets/caption-counter.html
- Browser-local per-post engagement rate calculator: https://instaveil.com/widgets/engagement-calculator.html
- Seven-day browser-local posting planner: https://instaveil.com/widgets/content-calendar.html
- RSS 2.0 guide updates: https://instaveil.com/feed.xml

These utilities are free and independently useful, do not request Instagram login details, and may be embedded by publishers who choose to do so. Embedding a tool does not require a backlink. They are not Instagram products.

## 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.