Instagram: How to see a private account in 2021

Instagram is not just about sharing your awesome pictures but also stalking people, and none of us are ashamed to admit it. From exes to new acquaintances that’s just how things roll on social media.

And if you could learn how to see a private account, you would, right? Well, join the club, because we did all the legwork for you so you don’t have to. In 2021, you can check everyone’s private account without following them. So, here’s how!

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it’s 5 am..
i woke my mom up to kill a fat spider in the bathroom and now she’s looking to see if her instagram is private or not and asking me how to check it cuz she doesn’t want a fake account pretending to be the lead singer from one republic to follow her

— carlie 🌈 (@obsessivecarls) August 18, 2020

What is a private account

On Instagram, there are three types of accounts – private, public, and business. In private, only the people you allow to follow you can see your pictures.

If you have made your account public, anyone with your username can check your pictures. Creating a business account is to get access to more features like how many people saw the post and how many of those came to the profile, etc.

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Don’t put your instagram account in private mode because when you die, people will like to check you out & see how you looked & there will be no one to accept their requests.

— sotrixbax (@sotrixbax) December 21, 2018

So normally, if you want to see someone’s post from a private account, you would have to follow them and once they accept your follow request, you can like and comment on them. You can also share those pictures on Instagram with other friends who are also following that same account.

The question is, how can you see someone’s images without sending them a request and we are here with answers.

The other day I unlocked my Instagram account so it wasn’t private anymore and I thought to check and see who was watching my story.. saw some weird ass people keepin tabs on my shit (that don’t even follow me) and I can’t help but think how silly.

— ◯ (@OCARINA0FTIME) February 11, 2020

How to see a private Instagram account in 2021

You probably did not need this tip but let’s start with the obvious trick. Create a fake account and put some scenery in the display picture. You can post some pictures daily of memes or nature or pets to look authentic.

Then do the most obvious part – send a request and cross your fingers and hope it gets accepted.

If that doesn’t work you can use a third-party application like IGLookup and start spying. All you will need for this is the username of the account you want to look at.

•Business

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Have a business account so you can check how many people have viewed your account, and saved your posts! Go to settings on Instagram and press switch to business profile, and then do what it says. To have a business account you can’t have a private account 💛

— simplygirlythreads (@simplygirlythr1) January 14, 2019

A simple way to look into someone’s private account

This solution is for most of the problems you encounter in your daily life – just Google it. Okay, that was an oversimplification.

Find the user ID of that person and copy-paste it into Google. Even if their account is private, Google will still have some pictures of them that you will be able to see.

If you have any other tricks up your sleeve, mention them in the comments for our readers.