How to Find Someone on Instagram by Phone Number [Quick Guide]

This post from MiniTool official web page explains how to find someone on Instagram by phone number and analyzes possible reasons for Instagram not letting you follow people on Instagram.

These years, Instagram has been a popular social media app where people share life moments and make new friends. Generally speaking, you have two quick ways to find people to follow on Instagram.

The easiest way is to search for the username in the Search box if you know someone’s Instagram username. If you don’t know the username, try the second way. Find accounts on Instagram by phone number.

How to Find Someone on Instagram by Phone Number

With Instagram’s built-in contacts syncing tool, you can easily find Instagram account by phone number on your phone.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to find someone on Instagram by phone number.

Step 1. Open the Instagram app on your Android phone or iPhone.

Step 2. Tap your profile picture icon at the bottom right corner.

Step 3. Tap the three-line icon at the top and hit on Settings from the pop-up menu.

Step 4. From the Settings page, click Account. From the Account page, scroll down and click Contacts syncing.

Step 5. Toggle the button to sync up the phone number on your device to your Instagram account. You might be asked to allow Instagram to access your contacts.

Step 6. Go back to your Instagram profile page. Next to the Edit Profile button, you’ll see an account icon with a plus, and tap this button. Then you’ll see several accounts, and tap Follow to follow an account.

Also, you can click See all next to Discover people to see all available accounts. You can scroll down to find mutual connections and new accounts.

How to disconnect contacts syncing from your Instagram app

If you want to stop Instagram from syncing your contacts, follow the steps below, and it won’t remove previous contacts you’ve synced.

Tap on your profile picture, click the three lines icon at the top, and choose Settings.
Click Account > Contacts syncing.
Toggle off the button next to Connect Contacts and click Disconnect to confirm.

Follow the steps to delete your previous synced contacts:

Note: Instagram lets you delete all synced contacts at once and it doesn’t allow you to remove individual contact.

Go to your Instagram profile page and click Edit Profile.
Tap Manage contacts on the left.
Hit on Delete all and click Delete to confirm.

Why Can’t I Follow People on Instagram

It must be annoying when you fail to follow people on Instagram after you find their accounts. Why can’t you follow people on Instagram? In other words, why is Instagram not letting you follow people on Instagram.

This problem might be due to many reasons. If you’ve followed 200 accounts that day, you cannot continue to follow more because you’ve exceeded the limit.

If your account has been blocked by Instagram, you can’t follow people for some time, and you can’t comment on and like posts or stories.

Another reason is your Internet connection. When you can’t follow people on Instagram, you should reconnect your network. Other causes may include app glitches. Try to log out of your Instagram account and back in or re-launch the app to solve this issue.

Conclusion

It’s simple to find someone’s Instagram by phone number without knowing the username. Repeat the above steps to follow more people on your Instagram app.

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