I don’t know about you, but I hate it when Instagram tells me, “Hey, this account is private.”
It makes me wanna scream, like, “Hey Zuckerberg, I need to view this profile right now.”
Once upon a time, I had this girl I was crushing on. I came to Instagram to look up her page, only to find that it was private. I was pissed to the teeth.
I’m guessing you, too, have had your fair share of run-ins with private accounts.
Don’t stress about it. Since my experience with that girl, I’ve dedicated my life to developing hacks to break into “private Instagram accounts.”
Read on to find out what I have for you.
By the way, you can check this site to buy Instagram followers. There you’ll find strictly genuine, human followers.
Hacks to view private Instagram accounts instantlyFirst of all, let’s go with the oldest trick in the book: to follow the person.
When you send a Follow request to a private account, you have to wait for the owner to accept the request before you can view their profile.
If you’re in luck, and the person happens to be online around the time you send the request, then they may accept, and you will be able to view their profile right away. If not, you may have to wait until they come online.
Personally, I don’t like this trick but let’s pretend to be good boys for a sec and play by Instagram’s rules. At least, this is how they would want us to view the profile of a private account.
Perhaps you’ve waited a few seconds, and the other person has yet to accept your request. No problem. Head to your Chrome or Safari and enter the person’s username into the search bar.
Usually, when an account owner makes their profile private, Google has a library of their old posts. That is, posts they made when their account was still public.
Once the search page loads, your search results will be displayed in terms of “All,” “Images,” “News,” and “Videos.” Click the image tab. This should display a collection of that person’s public posts and profile pictures.
If you’re simply looking for a photo of them to use in a picture frame or on a birthday cake, this trick seems like a good one to go with.
If someone has made their IG account private, and you’re serious about viewing their profile, then go ahead and check their Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, Pinterest, etc.
If you don’t know their full name, check their Instagram bio.
By scouring through other platforms, you just might find as many photos of the person or details about them as you need.
Often, you may have a friend (or a friend of a friend) who’s already following the person.
If you do, ask them if they can check out the account and then save and forward the person’s posts to you.
Simply ask via your Whatsapp status.
The fastest and surest hacks to view private accounts on Instagram
IGmods.com is one of several third-party apps you can use to view private Instagram accounts. Follow this step-by-step guide to make use of it.
For iPhone users:
Type the username of the account you’re trying to view into this box.The process is quite a bit easier for Androids. You don’t need to change any settings on your phone. Just go to the IGmods.com website and follow all the steps described above.
This site works directly for both iPhone and Android users.
Here are the step-by-step instructions.
View photos? This allows you to see only photos.
View followers? This allows you to see only followers.
OR
Unlock profile? This allows you to see the full profile.
It should be PUBLIC now, meaning that you can see everything on it.
The only setting you need to change for Androids is auto-rotation. Once you’ve successfully turned off auto-rotation, you can go to the HXTweaks.com website and use all the steps we mentioned above.
You should be able to view all private profiles easily afterward.
So far, we’ve been using web options. Now let’s see how we can unlock private Instagram accounts with a mobile app.
How to download the UnlockPrivate app on your iPhone
”That was ‘Blursome’ guys! I hope you enjoyed it. Now, no profile can hide from us on Instagram. Feel free to choose any hack that best interests you, and you should be able to view any profile you desire.
Don’t forget that site I told you where you can buy Instagram followers and likes.
Here are the only ways to currently view Instagram posts in a private account (how to see someone's private Instagram account) unless, of course, you work at Instagram 🙂
Let's start with the only "white hat" approach to viewing private Instagram accounts.
Tactic #5 on how to view private Instagram profiles is too extreme so I don't recommend that one... but have to share.
There are several private Instagram viewer apps that allow you to see private accounts. There are both free and pay to see private Instagram apps.
Here are some tools to view private Instagram accounts without following:
Any of those above should work if you want to browse Instagram privately.
Private Insta is the most popular option.
These are really the best options if you can't get access to an account the white hat way. Be careful though, I haven't vetted those tools and can't promise that they aren't going to use spyware or do anything malicious with your data.
There's a reason people want their accounts kept private and some people have a valid reason to see someone's private Instagram. They want only people they know to see their content.
The only real white hat way, therefore, is to send a follow request and have it accepted. Depending on how often the account is monitored, acceptance of your follow request could take a few days.
If your request goes unaccepted, you can always try to DM (direct message) the creator to get their attention and hopefully get on their radar and have your follow request accepted.
Remember, this is the only way to "unlock" a private Instagram account without possibly getting in trouble with Instagram.
Here's how to see Instagram private account posts using Google.
Google keeps records of Instagram account content,, such as one's Instagram website URL, and simply searching the profile's handle into Google's search engine can find a lot of content from them.
Only content that was created when the account was public will be visible, though. This would not be a good method for locating a particular Instagram story, however, which by definition disappears after 24 hours.
This makes this one of the easier ways to bypass private Instagram accounts. If one is interested in how to find Instagram account details of a general variety, Google might be the way to go.
What you look like if you use these last two methods...
DISCLAIMER: The Last Two Tips Are Black Hat/Weirdo Level Tactics
The last 2 tips are not cool and can get you kicked off Instagram if you're caught doing them.
I am only sharing them here for the completeness of the article so you know how to see people's posts on private Instagram in every way...
What you look like if you use these last two methods...
Ok, now we're approaching the land of "kind of creepy" ways to view private IG accounts. This is borderline unethical and definitely is against the terms of service of most platforms, including Instagram.
According to the "experts" across the internet, you have a much better chance of getting a fake account posed as a female approved than as a man.
I can't stress enough how much I don't agree with this approach but... for the article, I must.
This approach is not just against the terms of service, it's flat out creepy. I'm only sharing this method just for the sake of completeness. Don't do this unless you have a great reason for it (like finding evidence of a crime or something along those lines).
It's one way to see a private IG profile, but it is literally the last option.
The method is pretty simple. You find a person who the profile knows and you create a mock account that poses as them and then send your follow request like in step #1.
You can do this by following the person across other social media platforms like Facebook and finding a person who they regularly engage with.
Like I said, creepy, but apparently, it works.
There you have it, 5 ways how to see posts from a private IG account that work in 2022. Again, don't use these methods for deviousness. Don't be weird.
About the author, Nate McCallister
Nate is the founder and main contributor of EntreResource.com and the author of Evergreen Affiliate Marketing. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur who spends his time building businesses and raising his four kids, Sawyer, Brooks, Van, and Lua, with his beautiful wife, Emily.
His main interests include copywriting, economics, and piano.
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