How to check people you blocked on instagram


How to Find Your List of Blocked People on Instagram

  • You can find your list of blocked people on Instagram by navigating to the "Privacy" section of your profile settings.
  • Instead of searching for each blocked account individually, the list allows you to see all the accounts you've ever blocked quickly and easily.
  • Tap on any blocked Instagram account and you'll be brought to their profile page where you can unblock them. 
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Just like any social media platform, Instagram has a blocking feature that prevents accounts from finding your profile, story, or posts. 

There are myriad reasons why you might block someone, but they all get compiled onto a single list where they're out of sight and out of mind. 

Once you've forgotten them, how can you find them again if you decide you want to unblock someone? 

Here's how to do it. 

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How to find your list of blocked people on Instagram

1. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android device. 

2. Go to your profile page. 

3. Tap the Menu button in the upper right-hand corner 

Instagram's menu is represented by three horizontal bars. Marissa Perino/Business Insider

4. Tap "Settings."

You can find it next to the gear icon near the top of the Menu list. Marissa Perino/Business Insider

5. Tap "Privacy."

A padlock symbol represents Instagram's privacy menu. Marissa Perino/Business Insider

6. Tap "Blocked Accounts." 

Blocked accounts are listed under the Connections section next to an "X" icon. Marissa Perino/Business Insider

7. This will bring you to a list of your blocked accounts.

The complete list of your blocked accounts appears here. Marissa Perino/Business Insider

8. Tap an account and proceed to their profile to unblock their account.

Once on a blocked profile, you have the option to unblock them. Marissa Perino/Business Insider

 

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Marissa Perino

Marissa Perino is a former editorial intern covering executive lifestyle. She previously worked at Cold Lips in London and Creative Nonfiction in Pittsburgh. She studied journalism and communications at the University of Pittsburgh, along with creative writing. Find her on Twitter: @mlperino.

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How to Check If Someone Blocked You on Instagram: 7 Methods

Do you suspect that someone you recently quarrelled with has blocked you on Instagram? Instagram does not allow you to see a list of people who have blocked you by default. In fact, the platform won't even notify you when someone blocks you.

There are, however, some methods you can use to find out if someone has blocked you on Instagram. We'll discuss seven of those in this article.

Why Someone Might Block You on Instagram

People might block you on Instagram for several reasons, including:

  • Spamming their messages.
  • Tagging them in irrelevant posts.
  • Leaving inappropriate comments on their content.

If you've broken a real-life friendship or relationship, the other person might also have blocked you so they can move on.

Have I Been Blocked on Instagram?

So, how do you find out if someone you know has blocked you on Instagram? Below are seven methods you can try.

1. Search for Their Username

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If you search for someone's username or Instagram handle in the Instagram search bar, you will not see their account if they have blocked you.

You will be able to view their profile and all of their posts if you're not blocked. If they have turned their profile from public to private, you'll see the message: "This account is private."

If the profile does not appear on a search, the person has either deactivated their account or blocked you.

Remember, though, that people can change their usernames on Instagram. So, there is a possibility that the person you are searching for has done this instead.

2. Search Through Your Profile

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If you are blocked, you can't comment on the person's post or send a direct message to them. However, your previous comments and conversations do not disappear. So, if you remember commenting on any of their posts or exchanging conversations via DM, open it up and go to their profile.

If you see their profile with no recent posts, you have likely been blocked. Since you can find out if someone has changed their username in this way, you'll certainly have been blocked if their changed name doesn't show up in the search bar.

3. Use the Instagram Unique Profile Link

Upon setting up your Instagram account, you're assigned a unique URL that includes your username.

Replacing the username in the profile link with the account handle of the person who you suspect has blocked you should take you to their account—if it exists.

If you open Instagram in your browser and search for their profile with a direct link, you'll either see their profile directly, or the message: "Sorry, this page isn't available."

To confirm if the account exists or not, log out of Instagram and search the same URL in a new tab. You'll see the same message if the account is deactivated. If you see their profile this time, however, they have blocked you.

When someone changes their username, the URL name automatically changes too. So, if they have changed their username recently, this method won't help you locate their profile.

4. Check From Another Instagram Account

You can check whether the account you believe has blocked you exists by checking from other Instagram accounts. You can share the username with a friend to see if it shows up in their search.

If it doesn't show up, then the account is deactivated or they have changed their username; if it shows up with the same username, you have been blocked.

5. Look Through Shared Instagram Group Chats

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If you're in a group chat with the other person, you can see if they've blocked you through that channel.

The other user will show up in the list of chat members. However, if you can't access their profile, they've blocked you.

6. Try to Follow the Same Account Again

If the person you're searching for shows up without any recent posts and photos, try following them again.

The other person will not have blocked you—or might have unblocked you—if you can follow them again straight away. Alternatively, you either mistakenly unfollowed the profile or were removed from their list of followers.

If the other person has blocked you, you'll see an error message and cannot follow them again.

7. Mention and Tag the Account

When people block you on Instagram, you cannot mention or tag them in your posts or comments. That's another way to find out if someone has blocked you. Nonetheless, making an account private has the same effect.

If you cannot tag or mention someone in a post on instagram, search for their username or profile instead. If you see a message that says, "This account is private," rest assured that you have not been blocked. If the account exists but you cannot see any posts, there is a good chance you have been blocked.

Now You Know How to Check if Someone Blocked You on Instagram

Instagram doesn't notify you when someone blocks you on Instagram, but you can use some simple methods to check. If you discover that you were blocked by someone you're close with, ask and see if they'll unblock you.

If your relationship with someone is tarnished, or they refuse to unblock you, it's important to respect their decision—whether you agree with it or not.

Lastly, when someone blocks you on Instagram, the person gets automatically blocked from your side as well. So, you don't need to retaliate and block them back.

How to find out who has blocked me on Instagram

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  • 1 How to know if you have been blocked on Instagram
    • 1.1 Unfollowing
    • 1.2 Checking Followers, Follows and Posts
    • 1.3 Direct Message 9005
  • 2 Is it possible to see the full list of those who have blocked you? But what if you were on the other side of the barricades - blocked you? How to unambiguously recognize this on Instagram? There are a number of signs that indicate that you are blacklisted. nine0003

    How to know that you have been blocked on Instagram

    Unlike some other social networks (for example, VK or Facebook), Instagram does not give a blocked user an unambiguous indication that he is on the black list. If you, being blocked from someone, go to his page, you will see the "Subscribe" button and a message stating that there are no publications yet. Therefore, in order to verify our suspicions or dispel them, let's go through a number of signs that indicate that you are on the black list. nine0003 You won't see any posts on the page of the person who blocked you

    Unfollowing

    Did you previously follow this person, but was he following you? After you are added to the black list, this mutual subscription will stop. The user will automatically unfollow you and will also be removed from your subscriptions. Therefore, if you do not remember that you unsubscribed on your own, then this sign should already make you wary.

    Even though there is a "Subscribe" button on the page of the blocker, the actual subscription after clicking on it will not occur. The user won't even see your subscription request. nine0003

    Followers, subscriptions and publications

    On the page of the person who blacklisted you, you will see the number of publications, subscriptions and subscribers. However, this data itself will not be displayed - the publications feed will be empty, and if you try to tap on subscribers or subscriptions, then there will also be no one there.

    If you go to the list of subscribers of the blocked person, it will be empty there - even if their number was displayed on the main page, not equal to zero

    Direct message

    You can send a Direct message even if the person has blacklisted you. But it will not reach - the other user will not receive notifications about it, and it will not appear in his dialog. Therefore, you will never see "Read" marks next to the message.

    Checking the profile for existence

    But sometimes all these "symptoms" can only indicate that a person's profile is in the process of being deleted. To make sure that the user has not deleted his page, you can use third-party services, for example, the web.stagram website. It copies data from Instagram and allows you to watch publications without registration. nine0037 If the profile is deleted from the social network, then it will not be displayed on the site in the search.

    By the way, this method will allow you to follow the publications of the person who blocked you without creating a second account, but only if the profile you are interested in is not closed.

    Is it possible to see the full list of those who blocked you

    Unfortunately, Instagram does not provide such an opportunity. To find out that you are a person on the black list, you need to look at his page. Therefore, you may not even know that some person who is not very interesting to you was offended by you. The only way to check is to go to his page from your account. nine0003

    Even though Instagram doesn't show a message about adding you to the emergency, you can easily identify the blocker by empty lists of followings and subscribers.

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