# Who Unfollowed Me on Instagram

> Find out who unfollowed you on Instagram. No login, no password: drop your Instagram data download and compare two exports to see who stopped following you.

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## Frequently asked questions
### How do I see who unfollowed me on Instagram?

Request your data download twice on different dates (Accounts Center → Your information and permissions → Download your information, choosing Followers and following in JSON), then drop both zips into the checker above using 'Compare with an older download'. The 'Unfollowed you since the older export' tab names everyone who followed you then but doesn't now.

### Can I see who unfollowed me with just one download?

Not reliably. One download is a snapshot of the present, and Instagram doesn't publish a history of who stopped following you. The only honest method is comparing two exports from different dates.

### Will Instagram tell me who unfollowed me in the app?

No. Instagram doesn't notify you when someone unfollows you, and there's no built-in list. That's exactly why the data-download method exists.

### Are 'who unfollowed me' apps safe?

Most aren't. They usually ask for your Instagram password and scrape your account, which breaks Instagram's terms and can get your account locked. They also keep your login on someone else's server. The data-download method needs no password and nothing leaves your browser.

### Do I need to unzip the downloads?

No. Drop the .zip files as they are. You can also drop just followers_1.json (plus extra chunks like followers_2.json), or the HTML versions.

### Will someone know I checked whether they unfollowed me?

No. The checker only reads the files you downloaded; nothing happens inside the Instagram app, so nobody gets a notification.

### How far back can I compare?

As far back as your oldest saved download. The checker compares the two files you give it, so if you kept a download from a year ago, you'll see every unfollower since then.

### Why is someone listed as an unfollower when they still follow me?

They probably re-followed you after your newest download was built. The lists are snapshots from when Instagram generated each file, so request a fresh download if the newest one is old.

### Does it also show who followed me in between?

Yes. The 'New followers since the older export' tab lists accounts that weren't following you in the older download but are now.

### Does recently_unfollowed_profiles.json show who unfollowed me?

No, and the name is misleading. That file lists the accounts you recently unfollowed, not the people who unfollowed you. The real answer comes from comparing the followers lists of two exports.

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