{"id":25425,"date":"2026-09-22T19:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/why-does-instagram-ask-for-my-date-of-birth\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T19:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T19:41:08","slug":"why-does-instagram-ask-for-my-date-of-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/why-does-instagram-ask-for-my-date-of-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Instagram ask for my date of birth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram asks for your date of birth to know how old you are. Enter your real date of birth, not the date you created your profile. Check the day, month and year before confirming. Did you receive the question in a message or email? Open the Instagram app yourself and check whether the question appears there too.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you can read what the question means, what to look out for and what you can do if your date of birth is incorrect.<\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#geboortedatum-verplicht\">Is entering your date of birth on Instagram mandatory?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#leeftijd-en-tieneraccounts\">What do age verification and a Teen Account mean on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#geboortedatum-zichtbaar\">Who can see your date of birth on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#geboortedatum-aanpassen\">Can you change an incorrect date of birth on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#te-jong\">What if Instagram thinks you are too young?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#veilige-leeftijdscontrole\">What should you look out for during age verification on Instagram?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#meer-instagram\">Also read about your Instagram profile and app<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"geboortedatum-verplicht\">Is entering your date of birth on Instagram mandatory?<\/h2>\n<p>You cannot always skip the question. <a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2021\/08\/asking-people-for-their-birthday-on-instagram\/\">Meta wrote in 2021<\/a> that your date of birth could ultimately be needed to continue using Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>That announcement does not describe exactly the screen you see now. Therefore, read the notification in your app. Can you not continue without entering a date? Then enter your real date of birth.<\/p>\n<p>Do not choose a made up date just to get past the question quickly. You would be providing an incorrect age. You may have to get it corrected later.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"leeftijd-en-tieneraccounts\">What do age verification and a Teen Account mean on Instagram?<\/h2>\n<p>Entering your date of birth is not the same as proving your age. This is the difference:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date of birth:<\/strong> the day, month and year you were born. Your age can be calculated from this.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age verification:<\/strong> an additional check to determine whether your stated age is correct.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teen Account:<\/strong> an account for a young person, with protection for that age group. Instagram also calls this Teen Accounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2022\/06\/new-ways-to-verify-age-on-instagram\/\">Meta\u2019s explanation from 2022<\/a> the minimum age is usually 13, sometimes higher. Changing from under 18 to 18 or older may require additional age verification.<\/p>\n<p>The minimum age is therefore different from the threshold for an adult account. You may be old enough to use Instagram while your account still has settings for young people.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to know which protections apply to your Teen Account? Read the explanation Instagram displays with your account. The rules and available settings may change.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"geboortedatum-zichtbaar\">Who can see your date of birth on Instagram?<\/h2>\n<p>Giving Instagram your date of birth is different from putting it on your profile. If you add your birthday to your bio, the short text on your profile, or to a post, you are sharing it with the people who can view that content.<\/p>\n<p>Read the privacy information shown when entering your date of birth to see how Instagram uses it and who can see it. You do not also need to put your date of birth in a public post to respond to a check.<\/p>\n<p>Do you not want visitors to work out your birthday from your profile? Check your bio and public posts. Also pay attention to information that reveals more when combined. A day and month in your bio and an age in a birthday post can together reveal your full date of birth.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"geboortedatum-aanpassen\">Can you change an incorrect date of birth on Instagram?<\/h2>\n<p>Check your account information to see whether you can correct your date of birth. Do not assume that a mistake is permanent.<\/p>\n<p>Can you not change the date, or is Instagram refusing the change? Search Instagram\u2019s official help for \u2018change date of birth\u2019. The available steps may vary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suppose:<\/strong> you accidentally entered the wrong year of birth. Write down what is currently shown and what it should be. Do not try out all kinds of years. Instead, request that your real date of birth be set.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"te-jong\">What if Instagram thinks you are too young?<\/h2>\n<p>First, read exactly what Instagram is asking. A standard request for your date of birth is different from a notification that your account has been restricted because of your age. If there is a restriction, use the option to appeal if Instagram offers one.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Read the entire notification.<\/strong> Note the reason and the deadline for responding, if one is included.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check your information.<\/strong> Is the date of birth incorrect? Briefly explain what the error is.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow the provided steps.<\/strong> Use the instructions in the app or in the official help it refers to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep the confirmation.<\/strong> Note when you sent your request. Also keep a request number if you receive one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How you can prove your age depends on the options Instagram offers you. No fixed response time can be given. Appealing also does not mean that you are certain to regain access.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"veilige-leeftijdscontrole\">What should you look out for during age verification on Instagram?<\/h2>\n<p>Check a request in the app before sharing information. Pay attention to the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not send an identity document, password or login code to anyone who contacts you through a private message.<\/li>\n<li>Does the official verification request a document? First read what is needed and how it will be used.<\/li>\n<li>Do not pay anyone who promises to remove an age restriction.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use anyone else\u2019s information or documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you unsure about a link you received? Open the Instagram app yourself. This means you do not have to rely only on the message to determine whether the request is genuine.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"meer-instagram\">Also read about your Instagram profile and app<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/volgers-kopen.io\/wie-bekijkt-mijn-instagram-profiel\/\">Can you see who views your Instagram profile?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/volgers-kopen.io\/waarom-is-mijn-instagram-zwart\/\">Why is my Instagram black?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/volgers-kopen.io\/wanneer-is-instagram-opgericht\/\">When was Instagram founded?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read why Instagram asks for your date of birth, what age verification is and what you can do if your date is incorrect or your account is restricted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/folnova.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}