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How to Export Your Instagram Data in 2025 (Step-by-Step)

2025-09-22

If you want to see who follows you back (and who doesn’t), you’ll need your Instagram data export. Instagram doesn’t show this directly in-app—but they do let you download all of your account data.

This guide walks you through the exact steps in 2025. Screenshots included.

Why Export Your Instagram Data?

  • Track who unfollowed you
  • See your followers vs. following list side by side
  • Back up your account connections
  • Use tools (like Don’t Follow Back) to analyze instantly

How do I get my Instagram data export?

Follow these steps inside the Instagram app. Each screen you see will look like the screenshots below.

Step 1 — Open Settings

Instagram Settings Screen

From your profile, tap Settings & privacy.

Step 2 — Go to Accounts Center

Instagram Accounts Center

Scroll down and tap Accounts Center.

Step 3 — Your Information and Permissions

Your information & permissions

Choose Your information and permissions.

Step 4 — Export Your Information

Export Your Information

Tap Export Your Information.

Step 5 — Create Export

Create Export

Tap Create export to begin.

Step 6 — Select Profile

Choose a Profile

If you have more than one Instagram account linked, select the profile you want to export. Otherwise, you’ll skip straight to the next screen.

Step 7 — Choose Where to Export

Choose Where to Export

Select Export to device.

Step 8 — Customize Information

Customize Information

Tap Customize information to choose which categories of data you want to include.

Confirm Your Export

On the Confirm your export page, Instagram preselects almost everything. You don’t need it all.

Here’s what to do:

  • Customize information → Deselect everything
  • Your Instagram activity → Clear all
  • Personal information → Clear all
  • Connections → Check only “Followers and Following” (you can uncheck “Contacts”)
  • Logged information → Clear all
  • Security and login information → Clear all
  • Apps & websites off of Instagram → Clear all
  • Preferences → Clear all
  • Ads information → Clear all

Important: By default, Instagram selects nearly everything.
You only need Followers and Following for this process.

After You Export

  • Instagram will prepare your file.
  • You’ll get an email (or notification) with a download link.
  • Save the ZIP file to your device.

That’s it—you don’t need to unzip or search through files yourself.

What To Do Next

Now that you have your export, the easiest way to analyze it is to upload the ZIP directly to Don’t Follow Back.

Our tool instantly shows you:

  • Who doesn’t follow you back
  • Who your true fans are
  • Who recently unfollowed

No digging through code or JSON files required.

Wrap-Up

Exporting your Instagram data is quick once you know where to tap.
Do it once, and you’ll have a clear snapshot of your audience. Do it monthly or quarterly, and you’ll be able to track unfollowers over time.

Ready to see your results? Upload your export here and find out who’s really following you back.