No, you cannot unblock yourself if someone else has blocked you on Instagram. Only that person can remove the block. However, you can remove a block that you set yourself. To do this, check your own list of blocked accounts. Is that person listed there? Then you can remove your block, but the other person’s block will remain.
Below, you can read how to remove your own block and what you can check if it does not work.
What can you do if someone has blocked you on Instagram?
You cannot change the other person’s block through your settings. Have you blocked each other? Then these are two separate blocks.
| Situation | What can you do yourself? |
|---|---|
| You blocked the other person. | You can remove your block. |
| The other person blocked you. | You cannot remove that person’s block. |
| You blocked each other. | You can only remove your own block. |
Suppose you blocked each other after an argument. You decide to unblock the other person. This does not change the block that the other person set.
Cannot find a profile? That alone does not prove that you have been blocked. Read how to tell whether someone has blocked you on Instagram if you are unsure.
A website or app that promises to unblock you for someone else cannot change that person’s choice on their behalf. Do not give such a service your password.
How do you unblock someone on Instagram?
You can unblock someone you blocked yourself through your list of blocked accounts. The Path Social explanation of unblocking describes this general route:
- Open your own Instagram profile.
- Open the menu.
- Find the list of blocked accounts.
- Find the correct account and choose the option to unblock it.
The names and locations of the options may vary by version. Cannot find the list? Search the settings for a section about blocking. If necessary, use Instagram’s help function to find the steps for your version.
Check the username before unblocking someone. This is especially useful if accounts have the same profile picture or almost the same name.
Is the person not in your list? Then you have no block of your own to remove. This still does not tell you whether the other person has blocked you.
Does someone get a notification when you unblock them on Instagram?
It cannot be said with certainty whether Instagram sends a notification after unblocking. The general safety information from Meta says that blocking does not send a notification. This is not confirmation about unblocking on Instagram.
Even without a notification, someone may notice a change, for example by looking up your profile themselves. Do you want to send a follow request or contact them afterwards? That is a separate action and is not part of unblocking.
What should you do if unblocking does not work on Instagram?
First check what is going wrong. Is the button not responding, or can you still not view the profile after unblocking? These are different problems.
- You do not see an option to unblock: check that you are using the correct account of your own and that the person is in your list of blocked accounts.
- The button does not respond: close Instagram and open it again. Check your internet connection and try once more. These are general checks for a technical problem. They do not remove the other person’s block.
- You still cannot view the profile: that does not necessarily mean that unblocking failed. If the other person has also blocked you, that block remains.
- You receive an error message: write down what it says. Does the problem persist? Use that information to report the problem through Instagram’s help function.
Do not assume that after unblocking you automatically follow each other again or that an old conversation will return. Check separately what you can still see and do.
Can you not follow afterwards? Read why you cannot follow someone on Instagram. Cannot mention someone in a photo? Then see why you cannot tag someone on Instagram. Once your account is working as intended, you can explore our Instagram services to compare packages for followers and likes for your public profile or content.
