diff --git a/instagrapi/config.py b/instagrapi/config.py
index 02fe686b..e87d6c55 100644
--- a/instagrapi/config.py
+++ b/instagrapi/config.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 SIG_KEY_VERSION = "4"
 IG_SIG_KEY = "a86109795736d73c9a94172cd9b736917d7d94ca61c9101164894b3f0d43bef4"
-
 API_DOMAIN = "i.instagram.com"
-API_URL = "https://{domain}/api/v1/".format(domain=API_DOMAIN)
 
 # Instagram 134.0.0.26.121
 # Android (26/8.0.0;
diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/media.py b/instagrapi/mixins/media.py
index 78105882..f853f892 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/media.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/media.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import random
 import time
 from copy import deepcopy
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Dict, List
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -526,3 +527,41 @@ def user_medias(self, user_id: int, amount: int = 50) -> List[Media]:
             #  it is better to try through a Private API)
             medias = self.user_medias_v1(user_id, amount)
         return medias
+
+    def media_seen(self, media_ids: List[str], skipped_media_ids: List[str] = []):
+        """
+        Mark a media as seen
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        media_id: str
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            A boolean value
+        """
+
+        def gen(media_ids):
+            result = {}
+            for media_id in media_ids:
+                media_pk, user_id = self.media_id(media_id).split('_')
+                end = int(datetime.now().timestamp())
+                begin = end - random.randint(100, 3000)
+                result[f"{media_pk}_{user_id}_{user_id}"] = [f"{begin}_{end}"]
+            return result
+
+        data = {
+            "container_module": "feed_timeline",
+            "live_vods_skipped": {},
+            "nuxes_skipped": {},
+            "nuxes": {},
+            "reels": gen(media_ids),
+            "live_vods": {},
+            "reel_media_skipped": gen(skipped_media_ids)
+        }
+        result = self.private_request(
+            "/v2/media/seen/?reel=1&live_vod=0",
+            self.with_default_data(data)
+        )
+        return result["status"] == "ok"
diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/private.py b/instagrapi/mixins/private.py
index 26eab96c..bbb7a5e3 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/private.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/private.py
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ def _send_private_request(
         self.last_response = None
         self.last_json = last_json = {}  # for Sentry context in traceback
         self.private.headers.update(self.base_headers)
-        if endpoint.startswith("/"):
-            endpoint = endpoint[1:]
         if headers:
             self.private.headers.update(headers)
         if not login:
@@ -183,6 +181,9 @@ def _send_private_request(
         if self.user_id and login:
             raise Exception(f"User already login ({self.user_id})")
         try:
+            if not endpoint.startswith('/'):
+                endpoint = f"/v1/{endpoint}"
+            api_url = f"https://{config.API_DOMAIN}/api{endpoint}"
             if data:  # POST
                 # Client.direct_answer raw dict
                 # data = json.dumps(data)
@@ -192,11 +193,10 @@ def _send_private_request(
                     if extra_sig:
                         data += "&".join(extra_sig)
                 response = self.private.post(
-                    config.API_URL + endpoint, data=data, params=params
+                    api_url, data=data, params=params
                 )
             else:  # GET
-                response = self.private.get(
-                    config.API_URL + endpoint, params=params)
+                response = self.private.get(api_url, params=params)
             self.logger.debug(
                 "private_request %s: %s (%s)", response.status_code, response.url, response.text
             )
diff --git a/instagrapi/mixins/story.py b/instagrapi/mixins/story.py
index 1ac335b9..eb5b0d29 100644
--- a/instagrapi/mixins/story.py
+++ b/instagrapi/mixins/story.py
@@ -126,3 +126,21 @@ def user_stories(self, user_id: int, amount: int = None) -> List[Story]:
         """
         # TODO: Add user_stories_gql
         return self.user_stories_v1(user_id, amount)
+
+    def story_seen(self, story_pks: List[int], skipped_story_pks: List[int] = []):
+        """
+        Mark a story as seen
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        story_pk: int
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            A boolean value
+        """
+        return self.media_seen(
+            [self.media_id(mid) for mid in story_pks],
+            [self.media_id(mid) for mid in skipped_story_pks]
+        )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 57fc62b4..d05924bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='instagrapi',
-    version='1.4.4',
+    version='1.4.5',
     author='Mikhail Andreev',
     author_email='x11org@gmail.com',
     license='MIT',