How to Download Your Instagram Followers List (Free Method)

Instagram lets you download a copy of your own data, including your followers and following lists. It's free and built into the app — here's the general idea, and what you can do with the file once you have it.

Requesting your data

The option lives in Instagram's account settings, under the section for downloading your information. From there you can request your followers and following and choose to have it sent to you. The exact menu names change from time to time, but it's always somewhere in your account and privacy settings.

How long does it take?

Instagram usually sends a download link a little while after you request it — sometimes quickly, sometimes after a longer wait for larger accounts. The link is only available for a limited time, so it's worth downloading it once it arrives.

What's inside

The download includes your followers and following. Comparing them shows who doesn't follow you back — but going through the raw files by hand is slow, and it's only a snapshot from the moment you asked for it.

Turn the file into real insights

Instead of digging through files yourself, FollowBackCheck can do the comparison for you and hand back a clean, readable report of unfollowers and non-followers. It's the fastest way to go from raw lists to answers.