Does Snapchat notify shared story?

Snapchat is a popular social media platform that allows users to send photos, videos, and messages that disappear after being viewed. One of Snapchat’s key features is Shared Stories, which let users contribute Snaps to a collection that can be viewed by everyone in that Story. This raises the question – does Snapchat notify you when someone views your Snap on a Shared Story?

What are Snapchat Shared Stories?

Snapchat Shared Stories allow groups of friends or communities to contribute Snaps to one story that can be viewed by everyone who can access that story. For example, you can create Shared Stories for your family, a group of friends, an event, or a location. When you post a Snap to a Shared Story, it will appear in the story for 24 hours so that anyone who has access can view it. You can also view Shared Stories that Snapchat creates around holidays, events, or locations.

Shared Stories make it easy to share moments with a specific group in one place. Rather than sending the same Snap individually to family members or ten friends, you can post once to the Shared Story. You can also view a collective narrative of an event or location through the Snaps others contribute to public Shared Stories.

Does Snapchat notify you about Shared Story views?

Snapchat does not notify you when someone specifically views your Snap in a Shared Story, even if you created the Shared Story. The only exception is if you are the admin of a private Shared Story – in that case, you can see analytics about who has viewed the overall story.

For public Shared Stories and those you’ve contributed to but don’t administer, there is no way to get a notification about individual Snap views. Snapchat designed Shared Stories this way intentionally to create a seamless, collaborative viewing experience. Notifications about individual views could disrupt the curated flow of snaps in a Shared Story.

Some key reasons why Snapchat does not notify about Shared Story views include:

• The collaborative, crowd-sourced nature of Shared Stories – they are meant to be public collections of snaps rather than personal interactions.
• It would clutter users’ screens with notifications if they had to get an alert every time someone viewed their snap in a potentially large Shared Story.
• Viewing Shared Stories feels more anonymous, like viewing IG Stories. Notifications would take away from that vibe.

While you don’t get view notifications, your friends can see that you’ve contributed to a Shared Story. When your Snap appears in the story, friends will see your name and Bitmoji if you have one linked.

What notifications can you get from Shared Stories?

Though Snapchat doesn’t alert you about individual views, there are some Shared Story notifications you may get:

• Screenshots – Like normal Snapchat, you’ll get notified if someone takes a screenshot of your Snap in a Shared Story.
• Replies – If another Snapchatter replies to your Snap in the Shared Story, you’ll get notified.
• Story updates – For private Shared Stories you created, you can opt in to get notifications when new Snaps are added.
• Being added – When a friend adds you to their Shared Story, you’ll get an alert.

So while Snapchat wants to maintain an uninterrupted viewing experience for Shared Stories, you’ll still get notified about significant interactions like replies and screenshots on your snaps. Admins of private stories can also customize notifications to stay updated.

How to see analytics for your private Shared Stories

As mentioned above, the admin of a private Shared Story can see analytics about views and interactions for the overall story. Here’s how to access analytics if you created a Shared Story:

1. In Snapchat, tap on your profile icon in the top left corner.
2. Tap the gear icon to access Settings.
3. Scroll down and select “My Stories.”
4. Tap on the Shared Story you want to view analytics for.
5. You’ll see metrics like total views, screenshots, replies, and more for that Shared Story.

These analytics only provide high-level data about the full story, not individual snaps. But they can still provide insight into how your private Shared Story is performing and being engaged with.

Conclusion

Snapchat does not send notifications when someone views your specific Snap within a Shared Story. This is by design to create an uninterrupted flow as users view crowd-sourced snaps. You also can’t see individual snap analytics for public Shared Stories.

However, Snapchat will notify you about screenshots, replies, and being added to Shared Stories. Admins of private stories can access overall performance metrics. So while you won’t get viewed-by alerts, you can still understand broader engagement on your Shared Stories.

At the end of the day, Snapchat wants Shared Stories to feel fun, collaborative, and community-focused. Keeping things notification-free for individual snaps allows users to just view, share, and react in the moment without disruptions.