Account safety
Most account problems on Instagram start with a message: a fake copyright warning, a brand deal that wants your login, a friend's account that was taken over first. Knowing what Instagram will and won't ever ask you for stops most of them.
These guides cover the official ways back into a hacked account, the scams that show up in DMs, and the controls for keeping unwanted people at a distance.
3 guides in this topic.
Restrict vs block vs mute on Instagram
Mute changes what you see. Restrict quietly fences off someone's comments and messages. Block cuts contact. What each does, and what the other person can tell.
How to download your Instagram data
Export a copy of your photos, videos and messages from Accounts Center. The steps, HTML or JSON, why it can take up to 30 days, and the 4-day download window.
Can you view a private Instagram account?
Not without being an approved follower. What a private profile shows to anyone, what it hides, how private viewer sites make money, and the one real leak.