With this comprehensive guide, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to find someone you know on Instagram without their username. Of course, asking the person about their Instagram account is the best way to figure out if someone has an Instagram account. However, there are other methods to find someone’s IG account without asking.
Try these ways:
There are 4 ways of finding people on Instagram that can be used by everyone. You don’t have to try them all; just work your way down the list until you find the one that works for you.
Way 3. Find the person from a mutual friend’s profile
This is the last option to find the person on Instagram when you don’t have the username and the correct phone number. It takes effort and is not very effective, but you can find the person’s Instagram profile if you two have common friends.
Follow your mutual friends’ profiles and check the followers and following list to find the person. Using the search feature wisely may save you a lot of time. Check out the posts, comments, and story highlights as well, you may find the profile tagged somewhere.
Way 4. Search someone’s Instagram account by photo
If you have the person’s ins photo you’re searching for on Instagram, you can use the Instagram reverse image search to find the source of a photo.
Google Image Search
1) Save the photo on your PC.
2) Open Google and click Images.
3) Click the camera icon.
4) Click Upload an image > Choose File.
5) After uploading the file, Google will show you the result.
Social Catfish
Social Catfish is a powerful dating investigation service that allows you to verify someone’s real identity via username on any social network including Instagram. Whether you’re looking to uncover the true identity of someone you met online or find someone on Instagram, Social Catfish can provide valuable information.
1) Visit the Social Catfish website.
2) Select the type of search (by name, phone, email, username, or photo). Then enter the required information and click Search.
3) Social Catfish will search for the match. Once it’s done, you’ll receive a full report that uncovers the person’s Instagram account including hidden information.
If you want a free search, you can try Google Images.
Reasons why you can’t find Instagram accounts
If you’ve tried everything and still can’t find the Instagram accounts, the reasons are varied. The account could be opted for privacy, deactivated, or changed their username, etc. Here are some common reasons:
- Wrong username: Spelling errors can lead you not to find the specific Instagram account. So double-check the username you entered. Also, if the person changed their username, you can’t find the account either.
- Deactivation: When an account is deactivated, you can’t find the account on IG.
- Banned by IG: If an account is suspended or banned due to violating Instagram’s community guidelines, even if you have the correct username, you’re unable to find the account.
- Network or IG glitches: Sometimes, network problems or IG technical issues can affect search results or the visibility of certain accounts.
- Blocked: If the user has blocked you, their account won’t be visible in your search results.
- Privacy Settings: If the user sets their account to private, you can’t find it on Instagram.
Another situation, as reported by forum users, involves being unable to search for or view the profile of someone you don’t know on Instagram. Strangely, your friends can access it without any issue.6 This odd scenario has been reported by users on various forums and Quora7. The cause of this situation remains unknown, and Instagram hasn’t provided any answers. If you find yourself unable to locate a specific account on Instagram, try having others search for the account to determine if the issue is specific to you or affecting everyone.
So that’s pretty much everything you need to know about this topic. We hope this post will help you find the person on Instagram.
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- Instagram. Help Center: Find people you know on Instagram. https://help.instagram.com/195069860617299 ↩︎
- Instagram [Alfa-dayi]. (2019, October 10). Can’t find contacts on instagram [Online forum post]. CCM. https://ccm.net/forum/affich-1095679-can-t-find-contacts-on-instagram#7 ↩︎
- r/Instagram [Dolly_amber]. (2023, October 22). How to stop friends/contacts finding me on insta? [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/17duls1/how_to_stop_friendscontacts_finding_me_on_insta/ ↩︎
- r/Instagram [Mrmamaman420]. (2022, November 24). How to find an account with only the phone number attached to the account [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/z3gyq0/how_to_find_an_account_with_only_the_phone_number/ ↩︎
- Instagram [Josip_pet]. (2023, October 25). Unable to find specific Instagram account [Online forum post]. CCM. https://ccm.net/forum/affich-1173573-unable-to-find-specific-instagram-account ↩︎
- Yash Chawla. (2017, October 16). My friend hasn’t blocked me on Instagram but I can’t search his profile or seem to find how to see his profile. How do I fix this? [Online forum post]. Quora. https://www.quora.com/My-friend-hasnt-blocked-me-on-Instagram-but-I-cant-search-his-profile-or-seem-to-find-how-to-see-his-profile-How-do-I-fix-this ↩︎
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