Go to your own Instagram profile. Tap the outline of a person with a plus (+) to the right of the “Edit Profile” button. Tap See All to check out your suggestions. Check out the profiles to see if any of them look like they belong to your friend. You’ll want to look at their bio, photos, reels, and location for content that looks similar to what you see on their main account.
Go to your own profile and tap the three horizontal lines at the top. Tap Settings. Tap Account. Tap Contacts Syncing. Tap the switch next to “Connect Contacts. " Once connected, Instagram will start recommending any of your contacts who are on Instagram. You can check your recommended friends list or just wait for notifications from Instagram.
If you got a strange friend request or message from an account you don’t recognize and want to know if it belongs to one of your friends, check to see if anyone you know is already following that account. You can send a mutual friend a quick message to ask if they know who the account belongs to.
If you got a strange friend request or message from an account you don’t recognize and want to know if it belongs to one of your friends, check to see if anyone you know is already following that account. You can send a mutual friend a quick message to ask if they know who the account belongs to.
Try searching for the person’s username, as well as the person’s real name (if you know it).
Type the person’s name (or anything else you think might appear in the person’s Instagram bio) into the search box. Type a space, and then type site:instagram. com. Press Enter or the search icon to see all results from public Instagram accounts that contain the name you entered.
The easiest way to reverse image search on Instagram is with Google Chrome on your computer: Sign in to https://instagram. com in Chrome on your computer. Go to one of the person’s posts or click their profile photo. Right-click the photo and select Search images with Google Lens. Click and drag a square around the image you want to search. Any matching photos will appear in the right panel. If you can’t use a computer, just open the person’s profile photo or one of their photo posts in the Instagram app and take a screenshot (they won’t know). Then, open the Google app on your phone, tap the camera icon, and select the screenshot to search.
If nothing shows up, you can tap Log in or create a new account at the bottom, and then select Log in to existing account to see if their phone prompts you to log in with a particular username and password.
