Does Instagram notify you when you screenshot a story? No, Instagram currently doesn’t notify others when you screenshot a story. While the notification feature for story screenshots was present, which notified users of you taking a screenshot of their story for short during 2018, it has been removed since.
So you can rest assured about taking a screenshot of a Reel, a story or an Instagram post. However, take a screenshot of an Instagram DM (Direct Message) while you are in vanish mode (you can access it by swiping up from the bottom of the screen while in DM). You will get a notification that you have taken a screenshot of the DM and sent the same notification to the other user you have a DM with.
This is why it is essential to know when you take a screenshot and where precisely on Instagram; otherwise, you could be in a potentially embarrassing situation.