How to see who unfollowed you on Instagram — safely.

The short answer

1. Download your Instagram data (only Followers and following, format JSON).
2. Drop the ZIP into Unwrapped. You instantly see who doesn’t follow you back, and your list is saved as a private snapshot on your device.
3. A week or two later, download it again and drop the new ZIP. Everyone who disappeared from your followers in between is shown by name.

That’s the only method that is both accurate and safe. Here’s why.

Why most “unfollower apps” are a bad idea

Since Instagram closed its old API to third-party follower trackers, apps that promise live unfollower alerts usually work in one of two ways: they ask for your username and password and act inside your account, or they show estimated or invented data. The first kind risks your account being locked, rate-limited or even stolen; it also breaks Instagram’s rules. The second just isn’t reliable.

The official data download is different: Instagram generates it for you, it contains your real follower and following lists, and nobody else ever needs access to your account.

Step 1 — Request your followers list

1. Open Instagram → your profile → ☰ → Accounts Center.
2. Tap Your information and permissions → Download your information → Download or transfer information.
3. Choose your Instagram account → Some of your information → tick Followers and following.
4. Choose Download to device, date range All time, format JSON.

Instagram e-mails you when the file is ready — often within minutes. See our full download guide for screenshots-free, step-by-step help.

Step 2 — Find who doesn’t follow you back

Drop the ZIP on the Instagram tool. You’ll immediately see:

• Not following back — accounts you follow that don’t follow you, with the date you followed them.
• Fans — people who follow you but you don’t follow back.
• Mutuals and your follow-back rate.
• Pending follow requests you sent that were never accepted.

Step 3 — See who unfollowed you

Your first upload is stored as a snapshot in your own browser (it never leaves your device). Next time you drop a fresh export, Unwrapped compares the two automatically and lists:

• who unfollowed you,
• who newly followed you,
• and who you unfollowed in between.

Tip: repeat every one or two weeks. The shorter the gap, the more precise your unfollower history.

Already downloaded your data before?

If an older Instagram download is still on your computer — even from months ago — you don’t have to wait. Select the old ZIP and the new one at the same time. Unwrapped keeps them apart, shows your latest data and lists everyone who unfollowed you since the older download, right away.

What the results can and can’t tell you

An account that was deactivated or deleted also disappears from your followers, so it can show up as an “unfollow”. And the export reflects Instagram’s data at the moment it was created, which can lag a few hours behind the app. Check a profile before drawing conclusions.

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