How It Works

Find Who Doesn't Follow You Back. Step by Step.

Follow these simple steps to analyze your Instagram connections securely with FollowCheck.

No password requiredLocal browser analysisFree to use
Step-By-Step Guide

How FollowCheck Works

Follow these detailed steps to analyze your account connections safely without exposing your password.

1

Open Instagram in Google Chrome

Open Instagram in Google Chrome on your computer and sign in to the Instagram account you want to analyze. You must remain signed in while FollowCheck analyzes your connections.

Important: FollowCheck never asks you to type your Instagram password into our website or extension.

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Signed In
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Install the FollowCheck Extension

Install the FollowCheck browser extension and pin it to your Chrome toolbar for easy access. After installation, you will see the FollowCheck icon in your browser extensions area.

Add FollowCheck to Chrome

After installation, click the Extensions icon in Chrome and pin FollowCheck.

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Keep Instagram Open

Return to your Instagram tab and keep it open while using FollowCheck. The extension works with the Instagram account currently signed in within your browser.

Want to analyze another Instagram account?

Sign out of Instagram, sign in to the other account, and then restart FollowCheck.

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Instagram Feed Screen

Keep this tab active & focused

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Side Panel

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Click “Analyze My Account”

Open FollowCheck from your Chrome toolbar. The FollowCheck side panel will appear beside Instagram. Review the privacy notice and click “Analyze My Account” to start the analysis.

Privacy Note: Analysis only starts after you click the button. FollowCheck does not automatically scan your account when you open Instagram.

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Status

Instagram is ready

Analysis runs locally in your browser.

🔒 No password requested📦 No database💻 Local processing
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Keep Instagram Open During Analysis

FollowCheck will analyze the follower and following connection information available during the scan. Keep the Instagram tab open until the analysis finishes. Do not close the Instagram tab or refresh the page while analysis is running.

Please Note: Scan time may vary depending on the size of your follower and following lists and the information available during the browser session.

Analyzing ConnectionsScanning...
Followers2,431 scanned
Following821 scanned

Keep Instagram open while analysis is running.

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View Your Results

When the analysis is complete, FollowCheck organizes your Instagram connections into three simple categories.

Don't Follow Back

People you follow who are not identified as following you back in the completed analysis.

Mutual Followers

People where both accounts follow each other.

You Don't Follow

People identified as following you that you do not currently follow.

Example analysis previewDone

243

Don't Follow Back

891

Mutuals

102

You Don't

Search connections...
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alice_travels

Alice Smith

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fitness_dan

Dan Johnson

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Review and Clear Your Analysis

Use the result filters and search field to review your analyzed connections. When you are finished, you can select “Clear Analysis” to remove the saved analysis information from the FollowCheck extension's local storage.

Privacy Note: Clearing your analysis removes the stored analysis data used by FollowCheck on your device. This does not delete any information from Instagram.

FollowCheck Options
Analysis storage details

Clear analysis?

This removes the saved FollowCheck analysis from this browser.

The 30-Second Version

A quick overview of the setup flow.

1

Open Instagram

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Install FollowCheck

3

Open the extension

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Click Analyze My Account

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Keep Instagram open

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View your results

Having Trouble?

Check these common questions and details if you encounter issues during setup or scanning.

Make sure Instagram is open in a Chrome tab. Refresh the Instagram page, then reopen FollowCheck.
Confirm that you are signed in to Instagram in the same Chrome browser where FollowCheck is installed.
Keep the Instagram tab open during analysis. If the tab was closed or refreshed, reopen Instagram and restart the analysis.
The analysis depends on connection information successfully available during the scan. If a scan is incomplete, restart the analysis and keep Instagram open until it finishes.
Clear the previous FollowCheck analysis, refresh Instagram after switching accounts, and start a new analysis.
Open FollowCheck and select “Clear Analysis.” This removes saved FollowCheck analysis data from the extension's local storage on your browser.

What Happens to My Instagram Data?

FollowCheck is built with a local-first security architecture, meaning your connection files and credentials never leave your browser session.

Step 1

Instagram Browser

Step 2

FollowCheck Extension

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Local Analysis

Results

Your Results

FollowCheck is designed to process connection analysis within the browser extension. The website should not receive your follower or following lists as part of the local analysis flow.

  • We do not ask for your Instagram password.
  • Analysis starts only when you request it.
  • Saved analysis can be cleared from FollowCheck.

Ready to Check Your Instagram Connections?

Open Instagram, launch FollowCheck, and start your analysis.

Free to use • No Instagram password requested