iOS · iPhone & iPad

Block or Unblock Someone on Instagram

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Answer

Open the person’s Instagram profile, use the profile menu to block or unblock them, and choose the offered account scope carefully before confirming. Blocking is private, but it changes how you can interact.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Open the person’s profile
  2. Choose Block or Unblock
  3. Confirm the account scope
  4. Verify the result
  5. If it still does not work

Open the person’s profile

Use Instagram search or an existing conversation to open the correct profile.

Choose Block or Unblock

Open the profile menu and select Block or Unblock, depending on the action you need.

Confirm the account scope

Read Instagram’s confirmation choices before completing the action, especially when it offers related accounts.

Verify the result

Refresh the profile and confirm the intended account's visibility, following relationship, messaging, tags, and mentions match the chosen block state.

Video walkthrough

If it does not work

  • If the wrong account was changed, reverse it from Instagram's blocked-account controls. For harassment, preserve evidence and use reporting and safety tools before unblocking.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: iPhone & iPad.

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