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How to Find Your Instagram URL on Desktop or Mobile

  • You can find your Instagram URL by opening Instagram in a web browser or mobile device.
  • Every Instagram account has a unique URL associated with it, and it contains your username. 
  • Your URL is comprised of Instagram's website address and your username, separated by slashes.

Instagram is perhaps one of the most mobile-friendly social networking platforms. 

Because Instagram is so attuned to mobile devices, it doesn't operate like a traditional website, making it sometimes difficult to track down the URL for your Instagram account.

Fortunately, the process isn't as difficult as you might think.

How to find your Instagram URL on your computer

Finding your Instagram URL is quite straightforward if you are using a traditional web browser to view Instagram.  

1. Go to instagram.com.

2. Click on your profile photo at the top-right of the screen. If you're on someone else's Instagram page, click the profile icon in the menu on the left side.

With the new Instagram update, there are now two ways to get to your profile. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

3. Your Instagram URL will now be in the search bar.

Instagram URLs follow a general format that includes a user's Instagram handle. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

Quick tip: To copy your URL, hold down command + C on your Mac or Ctrl + C on your PC keyboard. To paste, hold down command + V on your Mac or Ctrl + V on your PC.

How to find your Instagram URL on your mobile device

If you aren't able to open Instagram on a web browser and can only access it via the app, you can still find your URL by piecing it together manually.

1. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone or Android and login. 

2. Tap your profile photo in the lower-right corner of the bottom menu bar.

If you need a refresher on your Instagram username or handle, this step is key. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

3. On your profile page, take note of your Instagram username located at the top of the page. 

4. Your Instagram URL is made up of two components: Instagram's website address and your Instagram username, separated by slashes. The general URL format is instagram.com/username. 

@insider's Instagram URL is instagram.com/insider. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

Quick tip: Some Instagram accounts are private and may not be visible even if you have their exact URL. Deactivated Instagram accounts are also not visible.

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How To Find an Instagram Account’s Profile or Post URL

Whilst the Instagram desktop is slightly different than the mobile versions, functionality is primarily the same. However, some exceptions exist, such as navigational menus and options. Regardless, you can still find an Instagram URL using a PC if desired. Both mobile and PC options allow you to access Instagram account URLs whenever you want, and you can share them wherever you need.

Here’s how to find, send, and manage URLs for profile accounts and posts on Instagram.

Finding Your Instagram Profile URL using a Browser

Whether you want to use Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, or any other browser on a PC, laptop, or mobile device, finding your Instagram URLs is fairly simple. Here’s how to do it.

  1. Click or tap on your “profile icon” in the top-right area of the screen.
  2. Choose on “Profile” from the menu list.
  3. Go to the address bar of the browser, highlight the URL, then copy it. Now, you can paste the URL where needed.

So, you could probably say that finding the URL of your profile is relatively easy using a browser on your PC, laptop, or mobile device. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people rarely use Instagram on their computers because they’re frequently on the go and have smartphones.

If someone happens to prefer checking the IG feed from a desktop unit, they’ll most likely use a desktop app. This is almost identical to the mobile app and features most mobile app functionality.

Regardless, you can’t find your Instagram profile URL directly when using an Instagram app. However, you can use your profile URL by manually typing it in. The URL pattern for Instagram profiles is as straightforward as they come. Every profile features the Instagram URL and the username combined. So, your Instagram profile URL would be “https://www.instagram.com/username_here.” In an instance where you want to send your profile URL to someone or paste it in a field on a website, the easiest way to do it is using the website version of Instagram. Still, you can manually type it in using the default URL structure above.

How to Get an Instagram Post’s URL and Share It

Instagram has made sharing photos and videos very simple. Below every single post, there’s a share icon, indicating the share feature. That option lets you send the post to any Instagram or Facebook contacts you choose. Yes, both Instagram and Facebook lists appear when using the mobile app. However, sharing an Instagram post’s URL to outside sources (Twitter, email, text message, blogs, forum comments, etc.) requires a different method. Here’s how to get the URL of any Instagram post.

Grab and Share an Instagram Post’s URL using the Android/iOS/iPhone App

  1. Find the post you want to grab the URL from, then tap or click on the “vertical ellipsis” (vertical three-dot icon) to open the post options.
  2. Tap on the “Share” option.
  3. Now, you can tap on “Copy” or browse and select from the sharing options, such as “SMS, Twitter, Facebook, Messenger, Skype, Gmail, etc.”
  4. Choose the posting or sending method and the recipient. Depending on the app and your chosen option above, you may need to paste the link.
  5. When sending to someone directly via Messenger, SMS, etc., the message will most likely include an image or thumbnail depending on the source.

Obtain and Share an Instagram Post’s URL using a Browser (Windows, Mac, or Linux)

If you’re using a browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux to access Instagram, finding and copying a post’s URL is very similar to the Android/iPhone process. However, there are more choices available when using the “ellipsis” menu option.

You can still use the “share icon” to send to Instagram contacts, but Facebook friends are not listed in the browser—they are an option when using the “ellipsis icon. ” To better explain the ways to share an Instagram post URL, follow the steps below.

  1. Browse for the Instagram post you want to copy the URL from, then click on the “horizontal ellipsis” (three horizontal dots).
  2. To copy the URL of the image or video, select “Copy Link,” and you’re done.
  3. To copy the URL/link for other actions, select “Share to…” and choose your option below.
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  4. To share to Instagram profiles, select “Share to Direct.”
  5. To share to your Facebook feed or story, select “Share to Facebook.”
  6. To include the URL in a Facebook message, choose “Share to Messenger.”
  7. To post the URL to Twitter, choose “Share to Twitter.”
  8. To send the post’s URL in an email, choose “Share via Email.”
  9. To add the post’s URL to a forum comment, blog, or any other option requiring a URL, choose “Copy Link” if you didn’t use the copy option in (Step 2).

Copying Instagram post URLs is as easy as it gets. Simply click the photo in question, access the options, and choose your method of copying/pasting/sharing/sending.

How to Get Someone Else’s Instagram Profile URL

You may want to copy someone’s Instagram profile URL to have for reference, or perhaps you want to send the URL to someone else. Regardless of the purpose, you can do it using a browser in Windows, Mac, or Linux. You can also do it using the Android or iPhone mobile app. Here’s how to copy an Instagram profile URL.

Copy Someone’s Instagram Profile URL using a Windows, Mac, or Linux Browser

  1. Go to the “Instagram profile” you want to copy the URL from.
  2. In the “Address Bar,” highlight the “URL” and copy it by right-clicking it and selecting “Copy.”
  3. Use “Paste” by right-clicking and selecting it wherever you need to send the URL.

Copy Someone’s Instagram Profile URL using Android or iOS/iPhone

  • Go to the “Instagram Profile” you want to grab the URL from, then tap on the “vertical ellipsis” (three vertical dots) in the top-right section to open the menu.
  • Select “Copy profile URL.”
  • The screen displays “Link copied” over the profile page.
  • Paste the “profile URL” wherever you need it, whether that is an email, a social media post, messages, a blog, a forum, etc.

Copying Instagram profile URLs is easy to do, and you can paste them wherever you need, whenever you need to.

As you can see, Instagram is a bit weird about URLs in general. Some URLs are easy to share and copy, while others (like your own profile URL) don’t come with a simple “copy” option. Copying your profile URL is only possible using a browser while other profile URLs are easily copyable using the mobile app and in a web browser on a PC or laptop. Posts, whether they include images or videos, are easily copyable in the app or a browser. You just need to know how to do it. If you don’t think you’ll ever need to copy URLs on Instagram, the time will come when you need one.

How to restore instagram: simple instructions

If you deleted your instagram or your account was hacked, you can return it. The editors of MC.today tell you how to restore Instagram and when you have to do it.

5 most common reasons why a page is restored

Here are five cases when you have to restore your Instagram profile.

Temporary blocking

If a user has violated the rules for using Instagram, then his page can be temporarily blocked. Access to the page is restricted when a person publishes prohibited content, spam (makes a mass mailing of promotional messages. - Note ed.) , violates copyright and so on. Another page is blocked when a person exhausts the limit of actions - the number of likes, subscriptions and comments.

One action can be blocked, for example, the ability to like or comment. And they can prohibit the use of the entire page. This will be announced in the notification.

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To find out what the restrictions are for, go to the Instagram settings on your phone. Select "Help" and then "Support Requests". nine0003

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Select the Violations section. There you can see publications that violate the guidelines of the social network.

Temporary blocking lasts from a few hours to three weeks.

If you get banned

Ban is also imposed for violations of the rules for using the social network, but it is not always possible to recover from it. If the user constantly violates the rules, then the page is blocked forever. It can also be affected by complaints from other users. nine0003

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If the profile owner proves that the hacker did the prohibited actions, then the page can be restored.

When they forgot their password or email

78% of users forget their passwords after 90 days. In this case, Instagram has a button "Forgot password" or "Help with logging in". Along with passwords, users forget what email they used during registration.

If you still have access to Instagram, then go to settings, select the "Security" section and change your password. An email will be sent to you to change your password. This way you will find the correct address. nine0003

Access can be restored through a Facebook profile if it is linked to an Instagram page. Next, we will tell you in more detail how to do this.

If you have lost access or forgotten your email password, please contact the technical support of the mail service. When the Instagram and Facebook profiles are not connected, and there is no access to mail or a phone number, then the page cannot be restored.

Other problems with instagram login can be found here.

If you were hacked

Instagram page can be hacked by ill-wishers or scammers. Accounts are stolen in order to: carry out financial fraud, steal personal data, view correspondence, send mailings and spam.

If the owner noticed that his page was hacked, then he needs to immediately change the password or contact the technical support of the site. If the moderators of the social network notice this, then they will change all the data. More such pages can be blocked.

If the page was deleted

An Instagram page can be deleted temporarily or permanently. In the first case, the profile becomes inaccessible to all users. But you can return it at any time. And an account that has been permanently deleted cannot be restored. Technical support and other methods will not help. You will have to create a new page.

How to restore the page through the phone and computer

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Through the login page

1. Log in to the application from your phone and enter your username and password. nine0003

2. If you don't remember your password, click the Forgot Password or Login Help button. If you have the data, then go directly to step 6.

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3. Enter your username, email, or phone number. Click next.

4. A link to reset your password will be sent to the specified address or contact. Follow it.

5. Update the password.

6. You will be prompted to restore your account. Press the confirmation button.

Via Facebook

If you don't remember your password, you can recover your account through Facebook.

1. Log in to the application from your phone and click on the "log in with Facebook" button.

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2. If Facebook asks, enter your login information.

3. You will receive a link to reset your password by email. Follow it.

4. Reset your password and create a new one.

Important! You can use this method if your Instagram and Facebook profiles are linked. nine0016

Computer

1. Log in to the Instagram website using a computer browser and enter your username and password. If you have the data, then immediately go to step 6.

2. If you do not remember the password, then click the "Forgot password" button.

3. Enter your username, email, or phone.

4. You will receive a password reset link by email or phone. Follow it.

5. Reset your password and create a new one. nine0003

6. You will be prompted to restore your account. Press the confirmation button.

How to recover an account that has been hacked and the login information has been changed

If your page has been hacked, try to restore access using the "Forgot Password" or "Help Login" button. Follow the same path when you recover your password. If you gain access to the page, then immediately change the password.

If you have not received access, you can go the other way:

1. Go to Instagram on your phone and click the "Forgot your password" or "Help signing in" button.

2. Enter your username, email or phone number and click on the Need More Help button. On the next page, click next.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen. Enter your personal information and other email.

5. An email will be sent to the post office asking you to verify your identity. They may ask:

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  • take a photo with the security code;
  • give information about the phone model from which you previously logged into your account;
  • specify the email of the hacked account;
  • send photos that were posted in the account.

Important! If there were your personal photos in the account, where your face is clearly visible, then the page recovery will be without problems.

Restoring a hacked page can be difficult: technical support does not always respond quickly, sometimes the answer comes after a few weeks. nine0003

How to recover your account if it has been banned

If your account has been banned, you will be notified by email. The letter writes the reason for the blocking and the number of the error. For a reason, it will become clear how you can restore Instagram.

For example, if the account was banned for copyright infringement, then the email will include the contact details of the content author. You can contact him. If you manage to agree with the author, then ask him to report this in support of Instagram. He needs to send a letter with the error number and his consent. nine0003

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Sometimes, in a letter, Instagram support immediately makes it clear that it will not work to restore the account.

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If at the end of the letter there is a link "let us know", then the page can be restored. Follow this link. There you will find detailed information about the bathhouse and instructions for unlocking it.

Some users find a way out even in this situation: they pretend that the page has been hacked, and all prohibited actions were done by hackers. So you can go through the path of recovering a hacked page, which we described above, and return your account. nine0003

9 tips to protect your Instagram page from being hacked

Here are nine rules to prevent your account from being hacked and data stolen:

  1. Synchronize Instagram with Facebook . Link your email and phone number to your profile. Use an empty SIM card and mail that is not linked anywhere else. They are not hacked, as they are practically inactive.
  2. Create a strong password for each account separately. This will reduce the chances that scammers will gain access to your profile if the page is hacked on another site. Write down the password so you don't forget. nine0164
  3. Save photos and videos you share on Instagram to your phone, computer or cloud. This way you can prove that the page is yours.
  4. Post at least twice a year personal photos that clearly show your face. So the identity of the owner is confirmed faster.
  5. Post only your own content. If you decide to use someone else's, then agree on this with the author. Screenshot the message with consent, mark it on the publication. nine0164
  6. Do not install suspicious applications on your phone. Such applications may request access to a social network. Fraudsters often use this to gain access to data. Read the service description and reviews.
  7. Do not access your profile from third-party gadgets. They may contain dangerous virus files and applications.
  8. Update the software version in time and check your smartphone for viruses.
  9. Find out more instagram rules so as not to violate them.

2 ways + guide to action

Working on an Instagram profile is a lot of work, a lot of time and money spent. An account can be a channel for promoting a business or connecting with customers, a way to sell, earn money from advertising, etc. And how sad it is when all the efforts made fly off in an instant - at the behest of the administration, or by their own decision. In the article I will talk about ways to restore an account on Instagram in all cases. nine0003

If you deleted it yourself

You can get rid of your Instagram profile on your own in two ways: temporarily disable or delete the page permanently.

Important. You can restore your account only in the browser version from a mobile or computer, you will not do this in the application.

If you slashed and deleted your profile permanently, you have 30 days to change your mind. Otherwise, everything that you have on Instagram will disappear forever without the possibility of recovery. In our other article, we have already talked in detail about ways to delete an account on Instagram and all the details related to this. To return the page within a month, simply log in with your profile name and password. You will see a window, select "Save account". nine0003

In the event of a temporary shutdown, there are no restrictions on the days for recovery. Just log in with your Instagram username and password.

If blocked by the administration

When you violate the rules of the social network (sometimes without knowing it), the profile can be blocked or deleted altogether.

In the first case, the administration will simply restrict some actions for you, for example, you will not be able to like posts or run targeted ads on Instagram - this will be displayed in notifications (“heart” tab). nine0003

How can this be avoided? Read the rules in the "Help Center" and do not break them :). But, since you are here, it means they have already been violated and the profile is blocked.

1. Through Instagram support

So, you go to Instagram and see a notification that your profile has been blocked. For starters, don't panic. Often profiles are blocked by mistake. So do nothing for a day and wait. After a day, try logging in with your username and password.

Important. Don't get fooled by offers to help you unlock your account. This can only be done in transparent ways through official sources. nine0278

If it doesn't work, then the account is really blocked. You will see such a window, and by clicking in more detail - approximately what you were "punished" for.

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Step 1. Completing the form

Reasons can be described in specific or water-general terms. But the essence does not change, you are blocked, so click "report this" - this is the first form that you can send to unblock.

Depending on the question, check the boxes and fill in your details. Choose the email that is listed in your Instagram account - it will receive a plan of what you need to do to unlock further.

Below you will be asked to upload an identity document - be sure to do so. Also, take your passport, unfold it so the data is clearly visible, put it next to your face and take a photo. Download it too, just in case. nine0003

And everything seems to be great, easy and simple. But, I'll upset you now. It may be that they will answer you not from the first time, but, for example, from the fifth. If after submitting the form nothing happens in the mail, send it again, change the mail when filling out. Yes, you’ll have to freak out, he’s such a confused Instagram, but don’t give up.

Step 2. Photo with data

When the coveted letter arrives in the mail, you will be asked to take a picture with your data on a piece of paper, namely, with the sent code, first and last name and the name of the profile on Instagram. nine0003

Also, whenever possible, when submitting the form, attach an accompanying letter with text in Russian and English with the deepest request to consider your application. Even if you are furious, write politely, treat with respect. For example, YouTuber Maxim Bondarenko in his video recommends using the following text:

Submit all forms, fill out forms until you receive some response from the administration. Be patient, unlocking may take more than 30 days, but you must admit that in order to return a full-fledged profile, you can wait. nine0003

2. Via Facebook support chat

I'll leave you a link to the page with it, but it's not a fact that the "Start a chat with technical support" button will appear, and it's completely unclear why. Somewhere there is information that the button appears only if you are generous with advertising, or you simply launch it through Facebook. It looks like this:

So, if you do not have this button, you need to find the person who has it. Yes, you will have to freeze. But this method of recovery is much faster and the probability of a result is many times higher. nine0003

As an advertisement

After clicking on the button you will be taken to the menu (screen below). In accordance with the problem, you need to select a section - in this case, account protection and security policy.

Next, the social network will again offer you help sections, but the same button will appear at the bottom. After filling out a standard form, you will be taken to a chat with a support representative. Just do not expect that they will really answer you in 3 minutes, as it is written.

And to make it easier to unlock.

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How to restore an Instagram account after deletion, she told, and now I will tell you about the moments with which there will be no problems with unlocking.

- Real photos

Put a photo on the avatar so that when checking it is clear that the owner is a real user. Look through the feed of your instagram account, note that your face should also flicker there.

- Linking mail and phone number

Be sure to link your real email and number to your Instagram account. It is desirable that the same mail be linked to your Facebook account. To bind the address and number, go to Settings-> Account-> Personal information. You will then receive a confirmation email to your inbox/phone. nine0003

- First and last name

In the name of the instagram account and profile name. I think everything is clear here, it will just be easier for the administration to understand by such a name that the account belongs to you.

If your account has been hacked

If you have a problem with logging in, first check if your account is found in the search at all in order to exclude the possibility of blocking it by the administration. If the profile is disabled - you are higher.

Important. Carefully check the address from which the letter comes, for example, about some problems with the account. It can only be similar to the Instagram helpdesk. Fraudsters use such letters with links, you click, find yourself on a fake social network page and, one might say, voluntarily leak your data to hackers. nine0278

1. If there are no problems with logging in

You are sitting in your profile and noticed some changes in your account - publications that you did not upload, deleted correspondence, etc., this means that someone is in your profile hosts. In this case, immediately change the password and reset the data to enter the linked mail and Facebook.

2. If the data has already been changed by crackers

Reset your password, changed two-factor authentication, changed the profile name, etc. When logging in, enter your new username and old password from the page. nine0003

Next, if you are asked for a two-factor authentication code (which you do not have), go down below and select the “Try another method” -> “Get help” button. After that, as in other methods, you need to fill out a form.

Specify the email address that was linked to the hacked account, check "Personal account with photos that have me". Below you need to insert your letter to the support service, preferably in English. Describe the situation in it, BUT, do not write that you were hacked. Just let them know that you can’t access your profile, indicate when you last logged in, where from, the attached phone number and mail. nine0003

After sending the request, you need to wait for an email, where you will be asked to take a photo with a code and information (I already talked about this in the blocking section). If everything is done correctly and the stars converge at this moment, you will be sent instructions to restore your account.

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BRIEFLY ABOUT THE MAIN

The key to account recovery is patience. Understand that you are not the only one who writes to the support service with such requests.

Whether an Instagram account will be restored depends on many factors. Show in your letters, when chatting, that your Instagram account plays a really important role in your life, but don't be unfounded, back it up with facts, for example, advertising costs.

You should also contact the support service if your data has already been changed by crackers and it is impossible to recover your password via mail. But the specific hacking form was removed from the appeals, apparently, there were too many similar questionnaires.

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