Want to download a full list of your Instagram followers for safekeeping or analysis?
Follow this quick guide to retrieve your followers list directly from Instagram’s official data download tool.
✨ Why download your followers list?
If you’re planning to audit your followers to identify inactive or suspicious accounts, having this list ready will speed up the process significantly. At Social Audit Pro, we use this data to generate in-depth reports that help you keep your Instagram following engaged and authentic.
🔽 Step-by-Step Guide
Using the Instagram app (full app only, not Instagram Lite):
1)Tap 
2) Tap 
3) Go to “Accounts Center”
4) Go to “Your information and permissions”
5) Go to “Export your information”
6) Tap “Create export” and then “Export to device”
7) Under “Customize information” select only “Followers and following”, then tap “Save”
8) Under “Date range” select “All time”, then tap “Save”
9) Tap “Start export”. You will receive an email when it is ready to download.
10) You can send the zipped file directly to us, our system will extract your followers automatically.
💡 Quick Tip
If you intend to buy a follower audit from us, sending this downloaded list along with your order helps us complete your audit faster and with greater accuracy.
Using instagram.com on Desktop
1) First log into your Instagram account using the regular browser on your computer and then go to this URL:
https://accountscenter.instagram.com/info_and_permissions/dyi/
2) Click “Create export” and then “Export to device”
3) Under “Customize information” select only “Followers and following”, then tap “Save”
4) Under “Date range” select “All time”, then tap “Save”
5) Tap “Start export”. You will receive an email when it is ready to download.
6) You can send the zipped file directly to us, our system will extract your followers automatically.
🎯 Optimize Your Instagram Followers Today
Want to know which followers are inactive or suspicious?
We provide detailed Instagram follower audits to help you:
✅ Identify ghost and dormant followers
✅ Improve your engagement rate
✅ Strengthen your overall account quality
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❓ FAQs
Instagram will give you a download link usually within a few minutes to an hour, depending on your account size and Instagram’s processing time. Very large accounts can take a few hours.
Yes, in most cases. Instagram has started hiding the public follower lists of many large, verified accounts. For those, the downloaded list will be required.
Yes. After your audit, you can optionally use our Cleanup Tool to efficiently remove dormant or suspicious followers identified in your report.
Fake and dormant followers reduce your engagement rate, lower your visibility in Instagram’s algorithm, and can harm your brand credibility, especially if you work with brands or sponsors.
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