To know if someone has blocked you on Instagram, you can check several signs:
- Search for their profile in the Instagram app. If you cannot find their username in search, it might mean you have been blocked, or they deactivated their account. To confirm, try visiting their profile via a browser while logged out. If the profile is visible there but not on your app, you've likely been blocked. If it is not visible anywhere, the account is likely deleted or deactivated.
- If you can see their profile but there are no posts shown and a message says "No Posts Yet," even though you know they had posts previously, you have been blocked.
- Try to follow the account again; if the follow button instantly disappears or does not work, that's a sign of being blocked.
- Check your direct message conversation with them; if the chat thread disappears or their name changes to "Instagram User" with a blank profile picture, you might be blocked.
- If you previously saw their comments or tags on your posts but now you cannot interact with their profile or see those tags, this is another indicator of a block.
Instagram does not send notifications if you are blocked, so these manual checks are the best way to find out.
