How to Download Your Instagram Data
Follow these steps to get your followers & following data from Instagram.
The steps are identical on iOS and Android.
1
Open Instagram
Tap your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.
2
Open the menu
Tap the three-line menu (☰) in the top right corner.
3
Go to Account Center
Tap "Account Center" from the menu.
4
Your information and permissions
Tap "Your information and permissions".
5
Download your information
Tap "Download your information".
6
Select your account
Tap 'Create new export'
7
Choose what to download
Select 'Download to device', then in data settings check ONLY 'Followers and following' (uncheck everything else)
8
Set format and date range
Change format to 'JSON' (not HTML). Set any date range you want. Then tap 'Start export'
9
Request and download
Wait for notification, then tap 'Download'
Important: Make sure to select JSON format (not HTML). Our tool only supports JSON files.