To tell if someone has blocked you on Instagram, look for these key signs:
- You cannot find their profile by searching their username on Instagram, but others or your second account can. This is usually the clearest indication of a block.
- Their posts, stories, and tagged photos disappear from your view, but they remain visible to others.
- You cannot follow them again; tapping the follow button may instantly unfollow or not work at all.
- In direct messages, their name shows as "Instagram User" without a profile picture, and messages you send do not get delivered.
- Past tags, comments, and interactions with the person's profile vanish when you are blocked.
These signs help distinguish a block from account deletion or privacy settings. Checking the profile link on Instagram web or from another account can confirm if the profile exists or you are blocked by comparing visibility. Instagram does not notify when you are blocked, so these observations are necessary to find out.
