#5 Create a Disguised Account Posing As Someone the Creator Knows I can't stress enough how much I don't agree with this approach but.for the article, I must. Ok, now we're approaching the land of "kind of creepy." This is borderline unethical and definitely is against the terms of service of most platforms, including Instagram.Īccording to the "experts" across the internet, you have a much better chance of getting a fake account posed as a female approved than as a man. Be careful though, I haven't vetted those tools and can't promise that they aren't going to use spyware or do anything malicious with your data. These are really the best options if you can't get access to an account the white hat way. There are a number of 3rd party tools that can allow you to see private accounts. Only content that was created when the account was public will be visible though. Google keeps records of Instagram account content and simply searching the profile's handle into Google's search engine can find a lot of content from them. #2 Do a Google Search of the Profile's Handle If your request goes unaccepted, you can always try to DM (direct message) the creator to get their attention and hopefully get on their radar and have your follow request accepted. Depending on how often the account is monitored, acceptance of your follow request could take a few days. The only real white hat wait therefore is to send a follow request and have it accepted. They want only people they know to see their content. There's a reason people want their accounts kept private. #1 Send a Follow Request to the Private Account (and Hope It's Accepted)
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Tactic #5 is too extreme so I don't recommend that one.
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Let's start with the only "white hat" approach. Here are the only ways to currently view a private Instagram account (unless you work at Instagram).