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How You Fit Stop to Dey Follow Plenty Instagram Account Without Dem Blocking You
Instagram no get "unfollow everybody" button. To unfollow plenty accounts, na either you remove them one by one from your Following list, or you use tool wey go help you do the same taps slowly and steadily. Whichever one you choose, the safe way na to share the work across several days.
This guide explain the two ways, plan for each day for 300, 1,000 and 3,000 accounts, wetin you suppose avoid, and wetin to do if you unfollow person by mistake. If na only people wey no follow you back you wan remove, na the same steps you go follow.
Main things to know
- Instagram no get button wey you fit use unfollow everybody at once. Na either you tap Unfollow for one account at a time, or you use tool wey go do am for you.
- Share the plenty accounts wey you wan unfollow across different days. The range wey people dey commonly see as safe na 100 to 150 accounts per day, with small pause between each one.
- No ever give your password to app wey say e go help you unfollow people, and avoid scripts wey dey rush work and to dey unfollow people follow them again over and over.
- First protect the accounts wey you wan keep. If you wan reverse plenty unfollows, you go need follow each account again by hand.
Why button to unfollow everybody no dey
Instagram only allow you unfollow one account each time you tap. No official way dey to do plenty at once inside the app or for instagram.com, so any method to "unfollow everybody for Instagram" na really way to repeat that tap plenty times.
Instagram still get limit for how fast you fit do am. Dem no publish any official number, but wetin people commonly report na about 100 to 200 unfollows a day and 10 to 20 an hour, with 30 to 60 seconds between each action. For accounts wey never reach six months, the rules usually tight pass, often 30 to 50 a day.
If you pass wetin Instagram fit allow, dem fit block you from doing some actions. This kind block usually dey last 12 to 48 hours. To understand everything, see our guide on Instagram limit for unfollowing.
Method 1: Unfollow plenty accounts for Instagram by hand
To do am by hand no cost anything and you no need extra software. E work well for a few dozen accounts. Menu names dey change, so take the names below as wetin dey correct as of October 2026.
Steps to follow
- Open your profile and tap People wey you dey follow.
- Use the options to arrange the list. You fit arrange am by As e normally dey, Date wey you follow: Newest first, or Date wey you follow: Oldest first. Oldest first go put accounts wey you don follow longest for top, and na often those ones don go stale.
- Open the category for People wey you interact with least . Na accounts wey you hardly like their posts, comment for them or message them, so dem fit be good ones to remove.
- Tap You dey follow beside one account, then confirm Stop to follow.
- Pause from time to time. Try do only a few accounts per minute at most, and stop for the day when you reach around 100.
Wetin you go expect
To unfollow by hand slow, but the risk low because your own tapping no go naturally follow one exact timing. To clear 100 accounts dey take roughly 10 to 20 minutes of steady tapping. For several hundred or more, na the number of days wey e go take be the main cost.
Some accounts fit still see category wey dem call "Accounts wey you no follow back" for the list of people wey dem dey follow. Instagram don dey release this feature for Android and iOS small small, so you fit never see am yet. If you see am, na quick way to find people wey no follow you without extra tools.
Method 2: Use igbento unfollow plenty accounts for Instagram
For hundreds of accounts, tool wey dey unfollow plenty accounts go save you all that tapping. igbento na Chrome extension for Chrome, Edge and Brave wey dey computer. E dey work inside the Instagram wey you don already log in for, so e no ever ask for your password.
As tool to unfollow plenty accounts for Instagram, e dey line up the unfollows, put natural pauses between them, and stop when Instagram start to resist. Your lists dey stay for your browser; dem no dey upload them.
One step after another
- Install the extension and open instagram.com while you don log in. Then open the tool to unfollow accounts.
- Run the check. With one click, igbento go read the list of people wey you dey follow and people wey dey follow you, then show everybody wey no follow you back, together with how many followers dem get and their verified badges.
- First build your List of accounts to keep . Add friends, family, clients, creators wey you like pass and anybody else wey you wan protect. Accounts wey you keep dey save with their user ID, and the queue go skip them.
- If you like, hide verified accounts so celebrities and brands wey you follow on purpose no go enter the ones wey you select.
- Select accounts. You fit tick them one by one, select the page wey you dey now, or select all. Check wetin you select before you continue.
- Choose the speed. Safe na the slower setting and Normal fast pass. The two no dey pass the daily limit wey dem dey count for every moving 24-hour period.
- Start the queue and leave the Instagram tab open. The queue go continue to work as long as the tab remain open.
Daily limits and plans
Plans wey you pay for fit unfollow up to 100 accounts a day for Safe and 150 a day for Normal. The Free plan allow 25 unfollows for every moving 24-hour period and 100 a month, and e allow you take action on everybody wey e find wey no follow you. See prices for the current details of the plans.
Wetin dey happen when Instagram start to resist
If Instagram start to reject actions, igbento go pause the queue by itself instead of forcing am to continue. That one dey protect your account. You fit continue later when the block don ease.
For accounts wey get very plenty followers, Instagram fit refuse to release the full followers list. If that one happen, igbento go check each account wey you dey follow one by one. E slow pass, but e still dey work.
Plan across several days for 300, 1,000 or 3,000 accounts
To unfollow plenty accounts for Instagram na work wey need time planning. Divide the number of accounts by your daily limit and you go get the number of days. See the calculation for 100 and 150 per day.
| Accounts wey you wan unfollow | At 100 per day (Safe) | At 150 per day (Normal) |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | 3 days | 2 days |
| 1,000 | 10 days | 7 days |
| 3,000 | 30 days | 20 days |
How to use the plan
- Start with Safe. If your account still new, or you don get warning before, start below the limit.
- Start with accounts wey matter least to you. Start with big accounts wey no dey active and strangers; leave people wey you know till last. If you change your mind halfway, you no go lose much.
- Expect some breaks. If Instagram start to resist, the queue go pause. For big jobs, add one or two days to wetin dey the table.
- No rush the last part. You fit feel like increasing speed when na only a few hundred remain. Maintain the same speed.
Wetin you no suppose do when you dey unfollow plenty accounts
No give your password to any app
Plenty apps wey dey unfollow people dey ask for your Instagram username and password. Instagram help pages list giving your login details to another company app or website as one reason why e fit show warning for "behaviour wey look automated". If you don already do am, change your password, turn on security wey need two ways to confirm say na you, and remove the app under Apps and websites.
Tools wey dey run inside your own browser wey you don log in for, like igbento, dey avoid this problem because dem no ever see your password. Read more for tool wey dey track Instagram unfollows safe?
No run scripts wey dey rush work
To paste script inside browser console na common way to unfollow quickly. Some wey their source code dey open to everybody dey well built and get list of accounts to protect. You still need technical sabi to use them, and any script wey dey remove accounts back to back fit trigger Instagram limits. If you use one, set am to the longest pause wey dey available.
No dey unfollow and follow again over and over
To unfollow people then follow them again, or to dey switch between following plenty people and unfollowing plenty people, na one of the patterns wey make automation easy to notice. E no go help your account, and e still dey count towards the same hourly and daily limits.
No pile other actions join for the same day
Follows, likes and comments all dey count as activity for your account. For day wey you dey unfollow plenty accounts, reduce the other things wey you dey do.
How to correct mistake after you unfollow plenty accounts
Instagram no get way to undo unfollow. If you remove person wey you wan keep, the only way to correct am na to follow the person again by hand. For private accounts, that one mean say you go send new follow request wey the owner must approve.
Prevent am before you start
- Add every account wey matter to you to the List of accounts to keep for igbento before you select anybody.
- Check the accounts wey you select one more time before you start the queue, especially after you select all.
- Start with small batch of 20 to 30 and confirm say na the correct people you remove.
If you don already unfollow person
- Search for the username for Instagram and tap Follow.
- For private account, wait make dem approve you. You no fit make am happen faster.
- Instagram dey keep list of accounts wey you recently unfollow inside the data wey you download. E fit help you find names wey you don forget.
You wan see who you remove as time dey go? Download your data before and after, then compare the two files inside the free checker. To see another explanation of how e dey work, read how to see who unfollow you for Instagram.
Questions wey people dey ask well-well
Any way dey to unfollow everybody for Instagram at once?
No. Instagram no get button to unfollow everybody inside the app or for the website. You fit unfollow one account at a time, or use tool wey go repeat the action for you slowly. Whichever one you choose, expect am to take several days if you dey follow hundreds of accounts.
How many people I fit unfollow for Instagram per day?
Instagram no publish any official number. The safe ranges wey people commonly report na about 100 to 200 a day and 10 to 20 an hour, with 30 to 60 seconds between actions. For new accounts, dem often limit am to 30 to 50 a day. If you stay below these numbers, e go reduce the chance say dem go block your actions.
Dem fit ban me because I unfollow plenty people?
Wetin dey happen more often na temporary block on your actions, and e usually dey last 12 to 48 hours. Instagram never publish rule wey specifically name unfollowing plenty people as reason for ban. To go slowly, share the work across days and avoid apps wey ask for your password go keep the risk low.
How I fit unfollow everybody wey no follow me back for Instagram?
First get list of people wey no follow you back, either from Instagram own category if e show for you, the free tool to check who unfollow you, or the igbento extension. Then protect the accounts wey you wan keep and unfollow the rest in daily batches of 100 to 150.
I need leave the tab open while igbento dey unfollow?
Yes. The queue dey run inside your Instagram browser session wey you don log in for, so e go continue to work as long as the tab remain open. If Instagram start to resist, the queue go pause by itself. You fit continue later when the limit don ease.
Apps wey dey unfollow plenty accounts safe?
E depend on how dem dey work. Apps wey ask for your Instagram password get more risk, because Instagram list sharing your login details with another company apps as one cause of warning for behaviour wey look automated. Tools wey use your own browser session and dey go slowly get safer design.
People go get notification when I unfollow them?
No. Instagram no dey notify person when you unfollow them. Dem fit notice later if dem check their followers list or if your posts disappear from their feed. Private accounts go need approve you again if you wan follow them again.
I fit use my phone unfollow plenty accounts?
For Instagram app, na only by hand you fit unfollow accounts. The igbento extension need Chrome, Edge or Brave for computer. For phone, you still fit use the free checker find people wey no follow you, then unfollow them by hand from the list of people wey you dey follow inside the app.
See who no dey follow you back for Instagram
Free Chrome extension. No need password, daily limits wey safe, and your lists no dey ever comot from your browser.
- No need password
- Your lists dey stay inside your browser
- Daily limits wey safe