Check your Instagram Account Status

Before you start, sign in to the Instagram account you want to check. The steps below use a desktop browser; if you manage several accounts, check that you have opened the right one.

Open Account Status on Instagram

Instagram documents this route for desktop:

1. Open Instagram in a browser and sign in to the account you want to check.
2. Select More in the lower-left corner, then select Settings.
3. Under More info and support, select Account Status.

These are the labels shown in the English Help Center capture. If you use the app or another interface language, look for the equivalent labels; their location may vary.

Check recommendation eligibility

For a public professional account, Account Status can show whether its content may be eligible to reach people who do not follow it. Instagram may recommend content in places such as Reels, Feed Recommendations, Explore, Search and Suggested Accounts. Eligible means Instagram may recommend it; it does not promise that a post will appear there. Instagram explains recommendation eligibility.

If Instagram says the account is not eligible, open the detail. The status may show a sample of content that does not follow the Recommendation Guidelines or a profile element such as the photo or bio. Read the reason shown before changing anything.

• If the issue is with the photo, bio or a post and you agree with the assessment, edit or remove that item using the control Instagram shows.
• If you think Instagram made a mistake, choose Request a review when the option appears. Review requests depend on the case; sending one does not guarantee a different decision.

Fictional example

A café’s public account opens Account Status and sees its bio flagged. The person reads the reason and compares the bio with the guideline Instagram shows. If they agree the bio conflicts with that rule, they edit it and check the status again. If they disagree with the assessment, they request a review if Instagram offers that option. Neither step guarantees recommendations or reach.

Tell a recommendation limit from a removal

Account Status can also show posts removed for violating the Community Standards, features you can no longer use, and options to request a review. Instagram’s Help Center describes what appears in the status and how to request a review.

A post removed by Instagram and an account that is not eligible to reach non-followers are different signals. Follow the detail Instagram shows for each one. If Account Status does not show a restriction, a drop in impressions alone does not prove Instagram limited the account. Compare performance in Insights before assigning a cause.

If you deleted the post yourself and want to restore it, follow the steps to restore deleted Instagram content. That is a different process from appealing an Instagram removal.

If someone changed your login details and you cannot sign in, start with Instagram’s hacked-account recovery options. Account Status requires account access.

If the sign-in screen says Instagram suspended or disabled your entire account, see how to request a review of that suspension. That access notice has its own process.