Hold down the Highlight on your profile and tap .

Tap and select your new image from your gallery.

in the video? (e.g., a travel clip, a pet, a person talking)

If your goal is to physically create an Instagram Story cover using a video file, here is how you can do it:

Once it's live, click the button at the bottom to save it to a collection. Set as Cover :

The you want for the story (e.g., funny, dramatic, professional) Who the audience is?

: Play your video and take a screenshot of the specific moment you want to use as your cover.