How to See a Private Instagram Account Without Following

How to See A Private Instagram Without Following

How to See a Private Instagram

Instagram is a mobile social media platform that allows users to share both pictures and videos with their followers, friends and family. The platform is very popular with businesses such as car companies and insurance agencies. Even television networks use Instagram to entertain and connect with their following.

Instagram is a great social media platform for anyone to use. Instagram has gained over 400 million users since its creation in 2010. This app allows users to connect with all of their friends and family, as well as celebrities and organizations they are involved with. As an added bonus in the privacy department, these users have the option to make their accounts either public or private.

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When a user makes their account public, anyone can view their posts just by tapping on their username. However, for those that are more wary about letting any random person see all of their posts, there is a private setting as well. When users make their profile private, you will only be able to see their profile picture and the number of followers they have and the number of users they follow. When a user is private you will not be able to view any of their posts, or see any of their follower usernames. You also will not be able to view posts that the private user is tagged in.

How to View a Private Instagram Account Without Following - See Private Instagram Profiles

How to View a Private Instagram Account Without Following 

There are ways to view a private users profile, of which are listed below:

One of the solutions is obvious. Simply, follow the private user. When you follow a private user, the user will receive a request. When the request is received, the private user has the option to either deny, approve or ignore the follow request.

If they deny the follow request you will not be able to follow the user unless you request again and the user approves. If they approve your request you will follow the user and you will now be able to view everything on their profile.

How to View a Private Instagram Account Without Following - See Private Instagram Profiles

Third Party Websites That Allow You to See a Private Instagram Account

There are also some websites and applications that allow you to view private Instagram profiles. These websites allow you to view both photo and video posts that are found on private Instagram profiles.

This website will allow you to see posts in a private Instagram accountThis website makes it extremely simple for you to view posts on any private Instagram profile. There are many other websites and applications that give you the ability to see a private Instagram account, however the one listed in the link above has given me the best results. 

How to View a Private Instagram Account Without Following - See Private Instagram Profiles

Finsta (Fake Instagram) Account Method

Another option you have to view a private Instagram account is a good option for  those of you who want to see the posts on the private Instagram profile, but either don’t want them to know you want to follow them, or you do not want to follow them on your main account for some other reason.

You can make a secondary account of a person who seems to be interesting in something that the owner of the private account would be interesting. Yes, this method is a little sketchy, but if you can create a convincing profile that the owner of the private account may be interested in, they will likely accept your follow request from the fake account and give you the ability to see posts on the private account.

Instagram also offers a feature that allows you to easily switch between your primary account and your fake account if you were to use this method to see a private Instagram account.

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How to See A Private Instagram Account

Another option to view a private Instagram account does not require you to follow the user. This is the method that few people have actually figured out. If you want to view a private users Instagram account without following the user, you will need to go to the “Activity” tab on the bottom of the screen. This is the button that looks like a speech bubble with a heart in it.

How to View a Private Instagram Account Without Following

When you tap this button on the bottom of the screen you will be presented with the activity on your posts. This is not where you want to be. At the top of the screen you will see the words “You” and “Following”. You will want to tap “following”.

How to View a Private Instagram Account Without Following - See Private Instagram Profiles

When you tap “following” you will be presented with the activity of the people you are following. You will see posts they like, posts they comment on and so on.

This is where you will be able to view private users accounts. If you tap a users picture that one of your friends liked, you will then be able to get to their full profile; even if it is private. You will be able to see their posts, their followers, who they follow, and any pictures the user is tagged in. All of this will be visible without following the user. You will only be able to do this if one of the users that you already follow likes one of the private users pictures. This is currently the only way to view a private profile without following the user.

Check out this link if you want to learn how to see a private TikTok account!

Here is some more information that I found helpful, watch the video down below.

Comment below what methods you have tried in the past to view a private Instagram profile.

8 comments

  1. Rachel Harrington

    I really need help hacking into an instagram account I’ve tried everything and everyone but no one seems to be able to help me

  2. hitora

    Me too…Im always stuck at the human verification…:(

    1. Mamma

      Yeah verification never works for me

      1. W

        They are making money off of you when you do that

  3. QueenK

    Lol okay why do you guys wanna try to hack an account?! That’s invading their privacy! Smfh weirdos…

    1. Anonymous

      Chill kim

  4. Anonymous

    Chill kim

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