Steps to View Pending Follow Requests on Instagram

Monitoring your followers and those you’ve followed is straightforward, yet managing follow requests can become a challenge due to their less visible placement within Instagram’s layout.

Download Your Instagram Followers

To begin, navigate to your profile on the Instagram app. Tap the hamburger menu icon located at the top-right corner to access the Settings and Activity section. Here, you can adjust various settings, including privacy controls. Tap on Accounts Center / Accounts Centre.

Next, select Your information and permissions, followed by Download your information.

Choose Download or transfer information to review all your Meta accounts. Ensure the box for Instagram is checked, then click Next to access your profile.

Afterward, select Some of your information to explore the options available for download. Scroll down to the Connections category and select Followers and following -> Next. This screen also allows you to download all your Instagram chats, including media files.

To complete the process, click Download to device, specify your preferred Date range, hit Save, then select Create files at the bottom of the screen.

Be aware that it may take a few hours for the file preparation to conclude concerning your pending follow requests on Instagram. In the meantime, explore other features available in the app, like the Notes on Instagram.

Find Pending Follow Requests

Once your download is complete, return to the Accounts Center. Click on Your information and permissions -> Download your information. Under the section labeled Available downloads, press the Download button adjacent to the file, and enter your password when prompted.

After that, select Files under Save in. Navigate to your downloads directory, locate the. zip file you just acquired, extract it, and open the folder that appears.

Open the start_here document, then click on Pending follow requests.

You’ll find a comprehensive list of users who have yet to accept your follow requests on Instagram. If desired, you can click on their profiles via the provided links to retract your pending requests.

Check Who Has Not Followed You Back

Beyond just checking for pending follow requests, you can uncover more insights about your followers on Instagram.

Inside the start_here file, select Followers. Copy the complete list of your followers, then do the same with the accounts you are following by clicking on Following. It’s essential to manually remove the timestamps next to each account, which can be conveniently handled with AI tools.

Visit Compare Two Lists. Paste your Followers list into List A and your Following list into List B. Click on Compare Lists.

In the section titled Only in list A, you’ll find Instagram accounts that follow you but whom you don’t follow back. Conversely, the Only in list B section will reveal accounts that do not follow you back.

This approach not only helps you identify all your pending follow requests on Instagram but also highlights those who haven’t reciprocated your follow. After all, if someone hasn’t engaged with your stories while you are sending them likes, it might be time to reconsider your following choices!

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