Guides

Guides

How the Instagram data export actually works — where the follower files live, what the numbers mean, and how to check unfollowers without giving anyone your password.

July 27, 2026
Do Unfollower Apps Get You Banned? What Instagram Actually Prohibits
Instagram's Terms don't mention unfollower apps by name — they restrict how most of them work. The exact wording, the real risk, and the method with none.
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July 27, 2026
How Long Does the Instagram Data Export Take (and How to Make It Faster)
A followers-and-following-only export in JSON is usually ready in minutes. Full exports take hours or days. The two settings that decide which one you get.
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July 27, 2026
How to See Who Unfollowed You on Threads (2026)
Threads never tells you who unfollowed you. Here's how to get the data from Meta's own export — and the mistake that makes most tools show wrong names.
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July 27, 2026
How to See Who Unfollowed You Without Giving Anyone Your Password
Three ways to find your Instagram unfollowers, ranked by risk. The safe one uses Meta's own data export — no password, no login, no account access.
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July 27, 2026
Instagram Changed Its Export Format — Why Your Unfollower Tool Broke
Instagram began rolling out a new export format in May 2026. Old and new files now coexist, and tools that handle only one of them quietly return nothing.
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July 27, 2026
Where Are Followers and Following in the Instagram Data Export?
Followers and following live in connections/followers_and_following/ — followers_1.json, following.json and nine more files. Here's what each one holds.
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July 27, 2026
Who Doesn't Follow Me Back on Instagram? How to Check Free, Without Logging In
Find who doesn't follow you back on Instagram using Meta's official data export — free, no password, no login. Step-by-step, plus an instant browser check.
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July 27, 2026
Why Is My Following Count Higher Than Instagram Shows?
Your export lists more accounts than the app does. That's normal — since October 2025 Instagram's export includes deactivated and deleted accounts.
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Check your own export

Drop the file Instagram gave you into the free browser checker. No login, no password, and nothing is uploaded.

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Do Unfollower Apps Get You Banned? What Instagram Actually Prohibits

How Long Does the Instagram Data Export Take (and How to Make It Faster)

How to See Who Unfollowed You on Threads (2026)

How to See Who Unfollowed You Without Giving Anyone Your Password

Instagram Changed Its Export Format — Why Your Unfollower Tool Broke

Where Are Followers and Following in the Instagram Data Export?

Who Doesn't Follow Me Back on Instagram? How to Check Free, Without Logging In

Why Is My Following Count Higher Than Instagram Shows?

Check your own export