Can you tag someone in an Instagram Story if your account is private?

Yes, you can tag someone in an Instagram Story even if your account is private. Your account's privacy settings won't affect your ability to tag other users in your stories.

However, there is one important consideration:

1. **They need to follow you back:** If your account is private and you want to tag someone in your story, that person must already be following you. Otherwise, they won't receive a notification about the tag and won't be able to view the story where they are tagged.

As long as the person you want to tag follows you back, you can tag them in your Instagram Story regardless of whether your account is private or not.