How to Know if Someone Blocked You on Instagram

Quick Tips

• Start by searching their profile on Instagram. If you can’t find their account, that’s strike 1.
• Use their Instagram profile’s URL to search for them on the web. If you can see the profile when you’re logged out and not when logged in, it’s strike 2!
• Strike 3 is when they’re not responding to your messages, and you can’t add them to a chat group.

Fix 1. Search for the Person on Instagram

The easiest way to know if someone blocked or restricted you is to look for their Instagram profile. Search their name or Instagram handle using the Instagram search, and if the account doesn’t appear under the search results, it’s deactivated (highly unlikely), or you are blocked.

In the rare chance that you can see the profile, one of these things will happen:

1. If you see the profile and the posts, you aren’t blocked in the case of public profiles. For private accounts, you may see the profile with the message ‘This Account is Private,’ then everything is fine. It’s possible that the person removed you from their followers and made their profile private.
2. If you see the profile and the post count, but the area displaying the posts shows No posts message, you have been blocked.

Fix 2. Check Profile

When someone blocks you, Instagram doesn’t delete their old comments or tags from your profile. If their profile isn’t accessible through search, use these old comments to visit their profile. If the profile shows the post count without the posts, you have been blocked.

Fix 3. Check Their Instagram Profile in Web Browser

You can view Instagram profiles by the link https://instagram.com/<username> using any browser. If you remember the username of the person who has blocked you (and I’m pretty sure you do), replace the term username in the link with the actual username of the profile.

Then, if you are logged in from your profile, you will get the error ‘Sorry, this page isn’t available’ if the person has blocked you.

There’s a slim chance that the person might have deactivated their account. To confirm that, log out from your Instagram profile on the browser or open the incognito mode and open their profile via the link. If the profile is accessible, the news is true, but if the profile doesn’t open for them, too, you are fine.

Fix 4. Try Sending Them a Message

Blocking someone on Instagram stops interaction between the two accounts, so you can’t send Direct Messages (DM) to each other. Try sending them messages; if they do not respond, you may have been blocked.

However, it could also mean that they are busy or something. If you’re in a group chat where you both are members, you can see if they reply to the chat. You can also try to add them to a group. If you’re blocked you can’t invite them to join an existing or new group chat.

Fix 5. Check From a Different Phone or Profile

Lastly, the undemanding and painless way is to check from a different account. If you have two Instagram accounts, open their profile from the second account. And, if you own a single profile, ask your close friend or a family member to look up the profile.

If the profile opens normally, it’s time to reflect on your bad deeds that made the person block you. *evil grin*

Fix 6. Try Following the Same Account Again

Lastly, if you can view their profile somehow, try following them by tapping on the Follow button. If you are blocked, you can’t follow the person. Tapping the Follow button will do nothing, and you will see the same button again. Instagram won’t notify them about it.

But if they haven’t blocked you, tapping the Follow button will make you follow that person, and Instagram will notify them about it. I know it’s risky, but sometimes, you must take extreme steps.

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