Instagram allows you to garner a following of like-minded individuals who appreciate (or despise) your posts. Looking forward to sharing your story with the world? The default settings for Instagram are set to public which means that anyone and everyone is allowed to see what you’ve posted. Show Not quite ready to put yourself out there? No worries. You can change your account from public to private and prevent unwanted eyes from ogling your photos at any time. The caveat is that when you set your account to private, any individuals wanting to follow you will have to make a request first. If you’ve decided on keeping your Instagram account set to private, you’ll need to know exactly where to look for any incoming follow requests. If interested in learning how, continue to follow along and you’ll be an expert in no time. Setting Your Profile To PrivateSetting your profile to private is an important feature to know how to use on Instagram for your safety and privacy. Luckily, it is as easy as following these steps:
Approving or Denying Instagram Follow RequestsTo approve or deny a potential follower:
If you rejected a request by accident, it cannot be undone. The requester will need to re-request a follow in order for you to accept it. An accept or reject processes instantly, so be sure you choose correctly the first time in order to avoid this in the future. Mass ApprovingSwapping your Instagram account from public to private means that you must approve or deny each follow request individually. However, there is an easy workaround to minimize the time required to accept large amounts of followers. To accept all requests you can swap your private profile to public. You can then reset your account back to private if you so wish. Be mindful; it is definitely best to look through the list of follow requests before using this trick Checking the Status of your Own Follow RequestIf you’ve sent someone a request, you can easily figure out if it’s been accepted or denied. If it’s been accepted, you should now be able to see their posts on your primary feed. You’ll also receive a notification in your Activities feed (the heart icon). A denied request takes a little more detective work but not much. All you need to do is navigate over to the user’s profile page. From here, the follow button will read as one of three things that provide the status of your request:
Wrapping UpHopefully this article has made the process of making your profile private and accepting follower requests a little more clear. If you have any experience, tips or questions regarding follower requests, leave a comment in the section below!
Disclaimer: Some pages on this site may include an affiliate link. This does not effect our editorial in any way. Send To SomeoneMissing DeviceHow do I see my follower requests?In the top menu, tap your profile icon. Tap Follower requests. You'll see a list of all follower requests. Tap the checkmark to approve the request, or tap the X to deny it.
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