How To Create Custom Or Private Stories On Snapchat? [Updated 2022]

Snapchat is one of the most used and popular social media due to its exciting and cool features. On Snapchat, we can see different and unique features than other social media apps. And the features are a must to attract youth and hold the users on its app. Similarly, Snapchat has focused on its features and keeps updating the components of features.

Talking about the Snapchat story, it’s not unique features because we can see the same features on Instagram, Facebook messenger, etc. However, we get different options and methods to share the story on Snapchat.

On Snapchat, we can share our story to My story, Our story, Custom story, private story, and Geo story. We can see My story and Our story in the profile, but we have to create Custom or private Snapchat stories on Snapchat. After that, you can share your snaps as your story.

But everyone doesn’t know how to create a custom or personal story, so we are here with some informative guide on how to create custom or private stories on Snapchat and share snaps as a custom or personal story. If you are ready to customize and share pictures and videos as a custom or personal story, then follow the titles mentioned below in this article.

[Note: Both the Custom and Private story you created will disappear if you didn’t update any Snapchat story for 24 hours. So make sure you share a post in the customized stories within 24 hours.]

How to Create Custom Stories and Share them as Story on Snapchat?

In the custom story, you can customize the setting and select the friend from whom you want to get the post and see your story. But if no one adds any snap to custom stories within 24 hours then, it will be deleted.

To create custom stories on Snapchat, follow the steps mentioned below, and create your own custom story.

How to Create Custom Stories?

1. Open the Snapchat app on your device.
2. After that, you will see the Snapchat camera.
3. Now, tap on the Profile icon/Ghost icon.
4. Under your profile, you will see several options like Stories, Friends, Bitmoji, and SnapMap.
5. Now, just right to Stories, you will see +New Story in the small font and box.
6. Click on the + New Story.
7. After that, you will see two options (Custom and Private Story).
8. Click on the Custom Story (Friends can post).
9. Now select the username of the friends who can see your story and post.
10. After you choose the username of your friends, click on the Create Story.
11. After that, type the name for your custom story.
12. Finally, click on the Save button.

There you go; you have successfully created a custom story. But do you know how to share your snap to the custom story? No! Don’t worry, follow the straight forward steps mentioned below to share your snaps as a custom story.

How to Share Live Snap to Custom Story?

You can also create a custom story while sharing a live snap to the story, but it better you make a custom story and follow these steps mentioned below.

1. Go to the Snapchat camera.
2. And take a snap(photos or videos).
3. After you take the snap for your custom story, click on the Send button from the bottom right on your screen.
4. Now under Stories, select the name that you gave for your custom story. (Example: Pawan’s story)
5. Finally, click on the Send button from the bottom navigation bar.

Or,

1. Open the Snapchat app.
2. From the Snapchat camera, tap on the Profile icon/Ghost icon.
3. After that, tap on the custom story just below My Story.
4. Now, take a picture or video.
5. Finally, click on the white share icon button.

There you go now, you have created your own custom stories, and you even know how to share your story as a custom story. Enjoy sharing your snaps to the custom story.

How to Share Saved Snaps to Custom Story?

Please make sure you have already created the custom story; otherwise, you won’t be able to share your saved snaps as a custom story. And make sure you have saved snap that you want to use as a story.

1. Go to the Snapchat camera.
2. From the Snapchat camera, tap the gallery icon just left of the capture button.
3. Now, choose snaps from saved snaps or camera roll.
4. After you open snap, click on the white share/send icon from the bottom right on the screen.
5. Now you will see options My story, Our Story, and Custom Story.
6. Select the name that you gave for your custom story, just below My Story (Example: Pawan’s story).
7. Finally, click on the Send button from the bottom navigation bar.

Now you know to share saved snaps as the custom story. So don’t forget to update a piece of information in the custom story; otherwise, it will disappear after 24 hours.

How to Create Private Stories and Share them as My Story on Snapchat?

In the private story, you can customize the setting and pick the friend with whom you want to share your stories, but in private, you don’t get a post from your friends; only you can post. To create private stories, follow the steps mentioned below, and create your own custom story.

1. Open the Snapchat app on your device.
2. After that, you will see the Snapchat camera as default.
3. Now, tap on the Profile icon/Ghost icon from the Snapchat camera.
4. Under your profile, you will see several options like Stories, Friends, Bitmoji, and SnapMap.
5. Now, just right to Stories, you will see +New Story in the small font and box.
6. Click on the + New Story.
7. After that, you will see two options under it.
8. Click on Private Story (Only I can post).
9. Now select the username of the friend, who can see your story.
10. After that, click on the Create Story.
11. And give the Name, type name for your Private story.
12. Finally, click on the Save button.

There you go; you have successfully created a private story. Now you can share your snaps and post as a private story, and the friends whom you add to the private story can only see your story.

But do you know how to share your snaps as a private story? – No! Don’t worry. I will guide you on how to share snaps with your private story.

How to Share Live Snap to Private Story?

You can create a private story and share a live snap, or you can also make a private story while sharing a snap. But I suggest you create a private story and follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Open the Snapchat app on your device.
2. Now from the Snapchat camera, tap on the Profile icon/Ghost icon.
3. After that, under Stories, you will see the name of the private story (you gave).
4. Click on the Private Story name.
5. Now, take a snap from the Snapchat camera.
6. Finally, click on the white share icon button from the bottom right on the screen.

Or,

1. Go to the Snapchat camera.
2. And take a snap.
3. After you take a snap, click on the Send button from the bottom right on your screen.
4. Now, please tap on the Private story name below My Story.
5. Finally, click on the Send button from the bottom navigation bar.

There you go now, you have created your own custom stories, and you even know how to share your Snapchat story as a custom story.

How to Share Saved Snap to Private Story?

Before following the steps mentioned below, make sure you have already created a Private story, and don’t forget to add your best friends to the private story.

1. Open the Snapchat camera, and tap the gallery icon just left of the capture button.
2. Now, choose snaps from camera roll or snaps.
3. After you open snap, tap the share/send icon button from the bottom right on the screen.
4. Now you will see options My story, Our Story, and Private Story.
5. Tap Private story (the name you gave for private story).
6. Finally, click on the Send button from the bottom navigation bar.

There you go, now you know how to create and share snaps on the private story, but don’t forget that if you didn’t update your private story within 24 hours, it would collapse automatically.

I think now you are able to create custom or private stories on Snapchat by yourself, if you are confused with the steps then you can come back anytime and read the article.

In Conclusion

Snapchat story is just not used for fun and sharing your snaps, but sometimes Snapchat story helps to provide information to the users, and you can also promote anything with the help of a Snapchat story. Rather than that, you can create custom and make a personal story so that only the people you wish could see it and comment on it.

So here in this article. I have mentioned every method to share your snaps as a story and how to create custom or private stories on Snapchat. I hope every step is clear and understandable. If you have any queries or suggestions regarding this article, then you can leave us a comment in our comment box below.

For more tricks and guides on Snapchat, go to the link Snapchat Tips.

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