Got multiple Instagram accounts?
Maintaining several accounts is a highly recommended tactic. Each different Instagram account can reach and delight a specific target audience!
Once upon a time, IGers had to sign out of one account to access another.
But no longer!
In this article, you’ll learn how to add and switch Instagram accounts in the app.
Here, we’ll cover:
- How to create a new IG account that’s linked to your current one.
- How to add account switching to existing accounts.
- How to unlink an account you’ve added.
- Posting to multiple accounts from scheduling tools.
- The latest on “one login” for 2023.
- Push notifications on multiple Instagram accounts.
The purple banners will help you find a specific section. Read on!
This article has been checked and updated for 2023.
How Many Instagram Accounts Can I Have?
You can easily manage up to 5 Instagram accounts on one device. This allows you to quickly switch between them without having to log out and log back in.
Can I have 6 Instagram accounts? How about 10 or 20?
There’s no specified limit to the accounts you can create, as long as they’re not being used for deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activities.
Because you can only link 5, more accounts will require either logging out, or using multiple devices where you can link up to 5 on each.
If you manage Instagram business accounts, you can add and switch Instagram accounts on computer.
How Can I Create Another Instagram Account?
You can create a new Instagram account while you’re logged into your current account. Note that this can only be done on the Instagram mobile app!
If you’ve already created multiple Instagram accounts, you can simply connect them, so skip to the next section.
Here’s how to create a new Instagram account that will instantly be connected to your current one.
There are 12 steps, but they’re really easy:
1 | Open your current Instagram account.
2 | Go to your profile.
3 | Tap the 3 lines at top right.
4 | Tap the gear icon at the bottom for Settings.
5 | Scroll to the bottom. Tap Add Account.
6 | On the next screen, choose Create New Account.
7 | Next, create a unique username. You can include dots, dashes, or numbers. If the one you want is taken Instagram will suggest alternatives, probably with a few numbers at the end of your choice.
8 | Create a password.
9 | You can choose Complete Sign Up, and your new account will be linked to your current account, phone number, and email.
OR tap Add New Phone or Email to have it linked to a different phone number or email.
10 | You can choose whether to Connect to Facebook to find friends to follow, or Skip.
11 | Same thing with your contacts: Search Your Contacts or Skip.
12 | Next you’ll add an Instagram profile photo for this new account.
You can skip the remaining steps for now. You’ll get another chance to Discover People by connecting to Facebook or your Contacts. Tap Next and you can manage your ad settings, or… start posting!
You’re logged in to your new account, and can switch to your original account at any time.
Can you have two Instagram accounts with the same email?
You can have multiple Instagram accounts on one email. An email address can be associated with up to 5 Instagram accounts in 2023.
It used to be that you couldn’t use the same email or phone for a second Instagram account. Readers who managed to do this found themselves permanently locked out of the second account when they forgot their password.
Now you do NOT have to enter a new email or phone number to create another account, if you create it when logged into another account, as described above. They can share the same email / phone, OR you add a different one under Step 9 above.
If you try to create an account with an email address and get a message that the email is already in use, double check your spelling, punctuation, and numbers. Here’s help if you can’t make it work.
Be sure to choose an email address that only you can access. If you log out and forget your password, you’ll need to access your email to get back into your Instagram account.
More about “one login” near the end of this article.
How to Add Instagram Account Switching to Existing Accounts
You can connect up to 5 Instagram accounts to switch between them without having to log out and log back in.
To add existing Instagram accounts:
- Go to your profile and tap your account name along the top.
- In the pop-up that opens, tap ‘Log Into Existing Account’.
- Once you have added the account, it will show in this pop-up (3rd pic).
- Tap the account you want to use to switch between them.
To switch between accounts you’ve added:
- Go to your profile.
- Tap your username at the very top of the screen.
- Tap the account you’d like to switch to.
- OR you can switch from any tab with a long-press your profile picture in the bottom left!
Note that you can add up to 5 accounts on one device. source
From now on, just tap your Instagram profile picture at the bottom of any panel to switch between accounts.
Once you have multiple accounts added, you’ll see your profile photo appear in places throughout the app so you can always tell which one you’re using at the moment. I noticed that my account name appears in the comment field so I’m sure which account I’m using. Nice!
Where do I add an Instagram account? I don’t have this option.
There’s another way to add an account to your existing one.
Tap the three lines in the top corner and then click ‘settings’.
Scroll all the way down. You’ll see an ‘add account’ option.
Tap, and you can create a new account or log into an existing one.
How Do I Remove an Instagram Account I’ve Added?
To remove an Instagram accounts you’ve added, you need to go to your profile.
Tap the three lines in the corner and then click settings.
Scroll right to the bottom and select ‘log out’.
It will give you the option to select the account you want to log out of. Select this and you will be logged out.
For more details and troubleshooting tips, read How to Remove an Instagram Account.
How to Permanently Delete an Instagram Account
There’s another option to removing an account, and that’s deleting it.
Deleting an Instagram account must be done via a browser. You can’t delete your account from within the Instagram app on your mobile device.
Permanently deleting your Instagram account cannot be undone!
When you delete your account, your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes and followers will be permanently removed in 30 days.
If you’d prefer to take a social media break, you can temporarily disable your account instead.
Because this is a big step, I recommend you read through this article on how to delete an Instagram account. It’ll cover when you should disable instead of delete, precautions before deleting, and more.
Posting from Scheduling Tools
When you use an approved scheduling tool like Tailwind or Later, it is important to be logged into the right account on your app for some types of posts.
For example, Instagram Stories and carousel posts still need to be posted manually. So, when you click a notification from the scheduling app to post, you need to be logged into the right Instagram account on the app first.
Check this before you tap on the scheduler app notification!
Can I Use One Login on Multiple Instagram Accounts?
The IG feature named One Login was deprecated in 2021.
You can no longer create one Instagram login for multiple Instagram accounts. If you’ve previously set up a single login for multiple Instagram accounts, you can continue to use this feature for those accounts.
You can’t add new Instagram accounts to a single login, but you can remove any previously added accounts at any time. If you remove an account from your single login, you can’t add it back. source
This is no great loss. I always recommended against it, since it permanently linked your accounts. It was tricky to separate them once linked.
But you can use the same email.
Can I disconnect a personal and business account on the same email address?
Here’s what one reader, Deanna, had to say. Please let us know in a comment if you try this and it no longer works in 2023.
I have a personal Instagram account and created a business account linked to it using my iPhone under the same email/password combo.
I can only access the business account through the personal account on my iPhone. On my Mac, I can log into my personal account, but it does not allow access to my business account.
I would like to be able to log into my business account on my Mac. Is there a way to create separate login information (username and password) for my business account now that it’s already established and linked to my personal account?
Another reader left this option on October 7, 2020. This worked for him, though I can’t vouch for it – and as social media always changes, we can’t rely on this to be available in the future.
According to Linoy:
You should log out from it and then try to reset your password. You’ll get an email to reset it, after you pick a new one a reset the password for this account, you’ll be able to access both accounts – just with username and different passwords, even if it’s under the same email.
Note that your accounts that had previously shared a password will be unlinked – BUT you can relink them with the new password. According to Deanna:
When I went back to my phone, because I had changed my business account password, I was notified that the business page was unable to be accessed. I unlinked the business account from my personal account and then relinked them following the prompts and using the new business account username/password. They linked up just fine.
Hope this helps.
What about push notifications on multiple Instagram accounts?
If you’ve added multiple Instagram accounts, you may get push notifications from any account that has them turned on. This depends on when you last logged in and the number of devices that are logged in to an account.
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We covered all this:
- How to create another IG account that’s linked.
- How to link existing accounts.
- Resolving problems with linked accounts.
- Push notifications on multiple accounts.
- How to unlink an account you’ve added.
- Posting to linked accounts from scheduling tools.
Here’s a quick summary of some key points.
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Jo says
Hi, a lady I work for has set up a secondary account for her business linking it to the original. I have access to the original but it isn’t giving me access to the new one. She says she doesn’t have log in details for the new one as it was “just linked”, any idea how I can gain access to it?
Louise Myers says
I’m pretty certain you would need the login info. Have you tried adding and logging into the second account with the username, then the PW of the first account?
If that doesn’t work then she may need to do a PW reset so she can share the correct PW with you.
Jennifer says
It works if it works, and if it doesn’t, you’re stuck, possibly without the ability to log in to one or more accounts. Instagram won’t help, or even respond.
This is a ridiculous system, with arbitrary rules they don’t even tell you you’re violating, or help you fix. And chances are, you’re not even violating any rules but being penalized anyway.
Louise Myers says
Interesting theory.
Deanna says
Thank you for reading my question about linked accounts. I managed to figure out a solution and can now access each account on my Mac separately. Thanks for being so informative on this blog!
Louise Myers says
Glad you found a solution! Is there a trick to it, or just log out of one to log into the other?
Deanna says
I clicked around a lot, but here’s what I think I did. Because of the way I started the business account through my personal account on my iPhone, both accounts were linked and logged in on the iPhone under the same email/password combo. I went to my laptop (Mac), searched Instagram and found my new, business Instagram account. I could see it, but I was not logged in and couldn’t access it. When I tried logging in under the same email/password combo I used on the iPhone account, it led to my personal account, so I still couldn’t access my business account on my laptop. Here’s what I tried: On the Mac laptop, I logged out of my personal account. I signed in again using my business account username (rather than the email used on my personal account), and clicked “forgot password”. Instagram sent prompts by email for me to make a new password for my account. I made a new password and I was able to log in to my business account on my Mac laptop. I tested to see if I could still access my personal account using the original iPhone email/password combo, and it worked just fine.
Note: When I went back to my phone, because I had changed my business account password, I was notified that the business page was unable to be accessed. I unlinked the business account from my personal account and then relinked them following the prompts and using the new business account username/password. They linked up just fine.
Deanna says
I have a personal Instagram account and created a business account linked to it using my iPhone. I can only access the business account through the personal account on my iPhone. On my Mac, I can log into my personal account, but it does not allow access to my business account. I would like to be able to log into my business account on my Mac. Is there a way to create separate login information (username and password) for my business account now that it’s already established and linked to my personal account? I’m afraid if I tinker with it, I will lose the account and I have about 100 followers so far that I don’t want to lose by starting over again.
Linoy says
You should log out from it and then try to reset your password. You’ll get an email to reset it, after you pick a new one a reset the password for this account, you’ll be able to access both accounts – just with username and different passwords, even if it’s under the same email. Hope I helped.
Linoy x
Evony Estrada says
Hi,
When i created my second account I clicked login instead of signup. Now my second account does not appear anywhere but when i type the second acct name in search my first accoutn appears with my first acct name.. Its like the second accoutn exist but you can see unless you type it in search which then the name appears under my first accoutn pic but when you go to the page its my First account info… Please Help!
Louise Myers says
You’ve probably already tried this, but… try to create the account with the new name again, if it indeed does not exist at instagram.com/newname. If that doesn’t work, then that name isn’t available any longer.
Naomj says
Hi, I have created a 3rd IG account & when I created it, I didn’t choose a password for it, I chose to use my main account log in details to create the new page. Now I can’t seem to find an option to create a new password as I’ve decided I don’t want the same log in details for these 2 pages. Can you help me at all? Thanks!
Louise Myers says
I’ve noticed there’s a new “one login” feature but haven’t figured out if you can disable it. I’ll let you know if I do.
Maryam says
Hi there,
I was hoping you may be able to help. I tried to set up a new username (which was available and the name of my new business) and was asked to register with an email or mobile number. As I’d already used my email for my main personal insta acc I decided to use my mobile number for this new one instead. I put my number in and was sent a code to verify it which I did, along with a new password which I added and that was the end. I expected to find a new acc created but have since learnt that I was only half way through the process. Since then I’ve tried to login and it states that the password is incorrect! I’ve then tried to put my mobile number in and found to my dismay that this number is already connected to an old (and unused) insta acc of mine created years ago so now the new reset code is sending me to my old insta acc rather than the newly created one today. When I’ve attempted to go back and start from the beginning the username I want now states ‘unavailable’..I’ve clearly claimed it but it’s stuck in the ether somewhere and I can’t get to it! It’s half registered with a number that is already in use with another acc!! What to do?! I can’t change the username as it’s the name of my business! Ive contacted instagram via the app and am hoping they will respond but any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
Louise Myers says
I’m so sorry but I don’t know of any way to recover that account or username. I would keep trying to login with the password… is it possible you got 1 digit or shift key incorrect?
Maryam says
Thank you. I will keep trying.
Sheryl Hamilton says
I just tried using my new business email (which I don’t believe I used here before to set up an additional account) and I got a message saying” the terms of use had been violated” and hence wouldn’t let me continue naturally.
I’m don’t recall trying to set this up previously for my business (maybe someone else has tried the same user name in the past), so I am wondering if I could have the login and set up the additional account I am wanting to create?
Louise Myers says
“I am wondering if I could have the login and set up the additional account I am wanting to create?”
I guess you could have the login? I don’t understand what you’re asking.
Hailey Ibarra says
hi, I just made a business account but unfortunately, I used the same email and phone is there a way to change it through the account. I am not having any trouble with passwords but just to be safe. Also, when I try to login in with my new business account through the Instagram login page it won’t work only when I am on my original and then switch from there. Any way I can log in with my second page from the Instagram login page? Thank you!
Louise Myers says
Q1, I don’t think so.
Q2, enter the username you wish to log into.
Jessica ? says
You know when you click on your username to switch to another account and it shows you the list of accounts, Is there anyway i can delete a deleted account off that list?
Louise Myers says
A deleted account shouldn’t be showing anywhere. This might be a caching issue.
Jodie says
Hi I want to create a new account to separate business posts from personal but I have a lot of photos and highlights on my personal account that I want to transfer over, is this possible? Hubby has suggested rename my current account, with the business name, then delete all the personal photos. (Which is really like to keep in a personal account) Help! Any suggestions??
Louise Myers says
No, you can’t transfer photos from one account to another. I would not use the existing account for business if the current followers are expecting personal stuff. If you create a new account, you’ll have content ready to post for a long time!
Betty says
Thank you for this article. I was trying to remove accounts that I didn’t need anymore so option #2 under the switching accounts section worked perfectly for me. Thanks again
Louise Myers says
Great!
Helen says
I have an IG account that my group uses. Some how my personal Facebook account was linked to the account and now I cannot attach the correct Facebook account. I have hit the “unlink” in the settings but when I go to link a different account I can only link my personal account again. Any help is appreciated.
Louise Myers says
You have to link to your personal account first and from there you should be able to choose any fan page you’re logged in as an admin of. I don’t know that you can link to a group though.
Unnur Leifsdóttir says
Thank you?
Liz Tomlin says
This was very useful, thank you. I have a problem which is related to this:
I created an account called T, late one night, I was tired so I didn’t finish it , in fact it barely exists, it seems to be a user name and an email. A couple of days later I tried to access the account but couldn’t and decided I must have remembered wrong so I created a second account.
I tried to use a user name of T but it said this name wasn’t available, which I thought was strange as it is fairly unique. So I used the name L .
Having got an account I could search for other so I searched for T and found it, it says no posts and it is obviously mine as the geo tag is for our house.
Since T is the name of our business it is important that the Instagram account is named this. So I attempted to log in to it but no password would work. I then asked for a password reset, It said that it was sending a mail to T@domain. This is not my email address, in fact it is someone else’s AND already associated with an Instagram account. This means the password reminder is going to her not me and she tells me she cannot log in to the T account – we thought she could follow the link and t then change the email associated with it to mine and all would be well. But apparently this doesn’t work, she can only make changes on her real account.
Instagram seems to have no real support so it is impossible to get any help from them.
This is important to me because the business is named T and that is what I want to see, otherwise it will be very confusing for customers.
Is there any way to fix this?
Thank you
Liz
Louise Myers says
I suggest you start an account with a longer username that relates to your business. “tproducts” or whatever. I would be amazed if IG will let you have a 1-letter username. In fact if you did set up an account that way, it’s been removed: “The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.”
Mel says
Hi Louise,
So i have 5 accounts. 2 are personal, 3 are for my online shops. 1 of online shop account is a business profile. As far as i remember, all of the accounts use different email address. My business account is linked to my phone number.
Now, I just factory reset my account. I can log back in to the business account and one personal account. But when i try to log in to the other accounts, the app keep directing me to the business account. (It doesnt say that the password is wrong too)
I have tried to log out to that business account and remove the login detail (it appeared when i log out)
What should i do? Should i temporarily change the business account to normal account? Will that help? Or should i delete the phone number? Is that possible? Thank you
Louise Myers says
Unfortunately I don’t know of a fix for this.
Christina says
Hello!
Some time ago, my friend gave me the password to her Instagram account. But now neither she nor I want me to have access to her account. It annoys me so much to have her account in the accounts that I have on Insta and I want it to not be there. However, I’ve tried all of the things stated in this site, but none helped and I think it has to do with the fact that she changed her password. I tried logging into her account so I could remove it, but it says I don’t have access to it and when I tried to hit the X next to Log In, it didn’t work.
How can I delete that account from my accounts without asking her for the password?
Thanks in advance.
Louise Myers says
That’s quite odd and I don’t know of a solution. Would b grateful to know if you find one.
Allison Lewis says
I can’t get into my second instagram account/page that I haven’t used in a long time, but want to access now. I don’t have the option of signing into it anymore.
Nancy Ehrlich says
Thanks for your useful info above! I created a second account for a non-profit I am helping.
2 questions – When I received the email to confirm the account and clicked confirm your email address, it just keeps coming up with “Email not confirmed”. I’m guessing it’s somehow trying to log in to my original personal Instagram account or something. Any thoughts?
And also, when I’ve posted to Instagram on my personal account, I know I can also have it post to FB at the same time. Is there a way to link my second Instagram account for the non-profit to it’s FB account? It looked like the only option was to link my 2nd non-profit Instagram to my personal FB.
Thanks!
Louise Myers says
Not sure about the unconfirmed email. You used a different email, right?
You should be able to link the 2nd account to its FB business page if you’re an admin of it.
Nancy Ehrlich says
I figured out the email. I needed to add this new email account to my phone and access it there. For FB, the only option that comes up is my personal FB page. There is no option for any other admin pages.
Brooke says
Hi and thanks so much for this article! Quick question: If I create a second account, will followers on my first account automatically see that I have made a second? My goal is to use the second account anonymously so I hope not!
Louise Myers says
It used to be that if any account is connected to your Facebook, FB friends would get notified on IG that “Brooke is on Instagram as account name.” I haven’t seen these for awhile though. But anonymity is certainly not guaranteed.
Nancy says
I have a business IG and a personal one. You use to be able to switch between accounts on your computer, but that has seemed to change. I logged out from my business account and signed into my personal one, but now I can’t get back on my business page and I need to be on it!!! I log in with facebook, but it keeps going back to my personal page. Help please!!!!
Louise Myers says
I was not aware that switching was ever supported on computer. Can you log in with your business account credentials instead of FB?
Kate says
Hi,
My business partner has somehow linked our business account to her personal account. We want to unlink it so that we can set up our instagram account as a business account.
However, she has previously disabled her personal account and although she can log in she cannot seem to unlink the account.
If she deletes her personal account, will this delete our business account as well?
Louise Myers says
Since I haven’t experienced this exact situation, I’d advise caution. It shouldn’t, but I’d try other things first.
Have her try the tips here to unlink. And even if she doesn’t unlink, that shouldn’t prevent another admin from working on the account.
Maria says
When having difficulty removing an instagram profile from your phone:
Make sure the “remember log in” setting is OFF under the settings on that profile. Then when you “log-out” of that profile it will be gone.
Louise Myers says
Terrific! Thank you Maria!
Christina says
I have a 3rd IG that I use for business (but not a business IG acct)-can’t remember password and have to re-sign in bc I have a new phone. uggghhh!
It says it will send me reset link via SMS-but it never comes! I do have settings to allow SMS. Any thoughts on how to get through this? I cannot sign in via FB bc I am not on FB (never have been)….would greatly appreciate your thoughts!
Louise Myers says
So sorry, I don’t know what to do about that.
Melanie Deardorff says
You’re a lifesaver! I’ve been trying for months to remove an account I used to manage. I used your most recent option (the solution provided February 2019) and was finally able to get rid of it. Victory!
Louise Myers says
Fantastic! Thanks for letting me know.
Laurie says
Hi! I have a personal IG account and a few years ago created & added an account for a non-profit that I volunteer with. I really want to un-link the accounts so that another person with the non-profit and post on our IG. Can I do this? I don’t want to delete the account and start over if I don’t have to…it’s taken a while to build our followers. Any suggestions??
Thanks!
Louise Myers says
I don’t know IG rules on having multiple people log into an account. I assume it’s OK if it’s a business account, but you should look up best practices for this. The one thing I’m fairly sure of is you can’t “sell” an account, but I have no idea about *giving* it to someone else. I’m guessing it’s linked to your FB which could make things tricky.
Sorry, this is way out of my expertise.
Diane says
I have an instagram account with name and all. One hashtag I use is #keepasharpeye and it has made its own page with no name. Someone else also posts on this. What can I do about it?
Louise Myers says
You might be able to do something IF you’ve trademarked your business name… tho that’s a standard phrase and probably not eligible to be trademarked.
You could ask them to stop. Or maybe pick something less generic, because this tag is likely to be used by others.
Debra Ponte says
I had one and added another. Now can not post photos on my 1st one? EEK? I did not know how to go between the 2 to post very different photos on each? Should I delete the 2nd one to regain my first?
Thank You so much. Debra
Louise Myers says
I’m not sure what the problem is. Are you able to open the first account but just not post to it?
In any event, I’m doubtful that deleting the 2nd one will fix anything on the first.
Alex says
I want to link two accounts, but when I go to my profile, there are NOT three lines, as you say. What next?
Louise Myers says
Find your settings from your profile page on mobile. Mine is 3 lines. Maybe yours is 3 dots or a gear.
A says
So I should be able to use the same email account if I want to create new instagram at a later time?
Louise Myers says
If you deleted the account associated with the email address, then I don’t expect a problem. Don’t have 2 active accounts with the same email though!
Stacy Nelson says
Hello- I have NO secondary instagram account, I have ONLY ever had one account. Why is my profile picture showing up on the bottom tab to the far right? I know this feature is usually used to toggle back and forth between accounts but I’ve only ever had the one. So why all of a sudden is the profile pic showing up down at the bottom? This has gotten me into a heap of trouble recently someone thinking I have multiple account but I don’t, and I don’t know how to prove it. Any help is appreciated , thank you!
Louise Myers says
That icon is the link to your profile page. If it’s new to you, I can tell you that it no longer allows toggling between accounts. Not sure what icon you had before to get to your profile – maybe generic? But switching accounts now can ONLY be done from the TOP CENTER of your profile.
Kare says
I have a main IG Account and a secondary account that I toggle back and forth between. In trying to delete a photo I posted on the secondary, the three dots do not offer Delete! My primary one does. I’ve spent hours trying to learn how. Can you assist?
Louise Myers says
Sorry, I haven’t heard of this. I just tried it and have the option to Delete.
Kristin Johnson says
Do you followers see all your accounts and posts in all accounts or do they just see the one they are following?
Louise Myers says
Only the one they’ve followed.
Arun Rao says
hi, my son used my existing account to make an attached linked account on Instagram. Now I want to de-link it so I can post on FB on two different accounts that I have. how do I do that? sure hope I can otherwise I am gonna have to share everything over and over again on the new FB profile.
Louise Myers says
Instructions to unlink are in the article. It’s not difficult.
Phuong Le says
Hey,is that possible if your Instagram account disappeared? My friend just created one not long ago and now he said couldn’t find his account anymore which I find hard to believe.
Louise Myers says
With social media, I suppose anything is possible. Most likely he would have gotten a notification on why it was removed, though.
Jake says
I have a personal account and will be creating a new business account for a podcast. Once the accounts are connected, will I be able to quickly add my followers from the personal account? Or do I just need to search and request each person?
Thanks!
Louise Myers says
There’s no way to add followers from one account to another. I personally would suggest people follow the second account in posts on the first account. Be cautious of doing a lot of DMs as it could get your account blocked.
Tamira says
Is account switching available via a PC? I can only see one of my accounts via a computer
Louise Myers says
It is not.
Joshua says
Since they last update of Instagram I’m not able to view last active status of my DM contacts even though I didn’t change the settings. My “show activity status”is ON. I tried uninstalling reinstall cleared the cache etc but nothing works. Strangely my last active is seen by my contacts.
I’m using dual app Instagram
Darlene Simmons says
Hi im having a bit of a problem…..I have two Instagram accounts and one of them I know there’s a link to one of my Facebook accounts and one of them is linked to a very old Facebook account that I can’t remember the email or password to that one and I am just trying to figure out how to log in while just using the Instagram username because that’s all I know the phone number and email address that is linked to that particular username account does not exist anymore it’s been a very long time since I’ve been on that account but all I can remember is the username can you please help me.
Louise Myers says
I don’t believe there’s any way to log into an account where you don’t know the password and have no way to recover it.
Phil Foster says
I want to switch between accounts on my mac. Cannot find how to do this anywhere. Can you help
Louise Myers says
Instagram.com has limited features. If you’re interested, you can use one of these Instagram-approved third party apps.
gina linville says
Hi, My question I searched for my original account, and it’s still there. I like to use my original acct, but not sure how to bring it up. Please advise… can I do it from my phone
or need to do on the desktop?
After I retrieve my orignal acct, I need to delete the one I added.
Thank you!
Gina
Louise Myers says
I don’t understand what you’re asking. “I like to use my original acct, but not sure how to bring it up.” Do you mean log in? Add it to another account? Get a password reset? You’ve lost me.
Accounts can only be linked on a mobile device, not on desktop.
Jenny says
Hi Lousie, I have two Instagram accounts, one to contact with my real friends and one for social purposes. I didn’t link the second one with facebook link but my acquaintances still can see it :(. How can I stop them find my second account out?
Louise Myers says
Most likely you’d need to make it private and/or not connect it to an IG account that’s linked to FB.
Marie says
So I did all 3 options on how to remove
“How do I remove an Instagram account I’ve added?” and non help. What did help to remove that unwanted account from showing up on my app was to logout of all accounts. Reset my iPhone and select erase all content and settings, obviously back up your phone prior to doing this. Once it reset I went back to the app logged back into the account I wanted to log into and that unwanted account was no longer there
Louise Myers says
Great, thanks for the tips!
Navya says
Hi Lousie,
I have two instagram accounts with the same email id. I can access both the accounts from my phone but I cannot do the same with my laptop. Can you give me a solution for this?
Thanks for your time.
Navya
Louise Myers says
This option is only available on mobile devices.
Inger Eik Ravndal says
Hi Louise,
Maybe you can help me out with my issue? Currently I had 5 accounts at instagram. One of them, I managed to delete last week hoping to get another account instead of the one I deleted. This is where trouble starts. Under my profile, the deleted account is still going ( not operative) so I’m still not abel to log in to another account. So, my question is- how can I erase the deleted account at my profile? ( i guess I need to do this to get space for a new number 5)
Thanks,
Regards Inger Eik Ravndal
Louise Myers says
Hi, there are some suggestions towards the end of the article that have worked for others to remove an account. I don’t know of any other ways.
Michelle Kinnane says
Unfortunately I have also changed phones and as a result no longer have access to my second account. … my most important account!!
SOOOO frustrating trying to get it back… have tried EVERYTHING!!
And reading your articles here, it looks like I won’t be getting it back!
I can’t believe this has happened… I always thought I would eventually find a way!!!!
Louise Myers says
If you do find an answer, I would love to spread the word. It seems a lot of peeps are in this situation. So let me know!
Best of luck.
Cath says
This is bad! I have forgotten my password for my second account and my email and phone details are the same! What am l going to do?! I have reported it with Instagram but l am getting no response 🙁
Louise Myers says
Can you change the first account to different email and phone? Then you might be able to get a password reset on the other one.
gosia says
Hi I just had the same problem. I could only load 3 of the 5 accounts on my new phone. I deleted the app and reloaded it and can now added the other 2 to have a total of 5 active accounts
April says
I’m In the same boat! Got a new phone and now can’t access my work account! I’m so frustrated
Elle says
PLEASE make this possible on a computer!!
TY 🙂
Louise Myers says
I would if I could lol
Lynne Comartin says
Hoping you can lend me a hand. I had a second Instagram account linked to my main account. I recently got a new phone and now the second account is not showing. When I try to add the second account, I just routed back to my original one and the second account never shows up. I try logging into just the second account and can’t seem to get in. I am now worried that I must have signed this second account up with the same phone number. Is there any way of recovering this account? I am so frustrated.
Louise Myers says
Can you log into the second account separately? If so, try to change to a different email and/or phone number.
I don’t believe there’s a way to recover a second account with the same email and/or phone number.
Fiona Armstrong says
hello,
i am in the exact same position. I got new phone and it logged me out – i used the same email address as i was not aware that it would cause an issue. Very gutted i have lost access to my second account as it was a business account. Did you find a solution?
Louise Myers says
Nope, no ideas on that. Any subsequent accounts linked to the same email as the first may not be retrievable.
John Mkumbwa says
I’m facing the same problem, i had 3 instagram accounts and i have changed my phone after it fell down and broken to pieces. I cant get my two accounts and they are business accounts. I am having enough frustrations! I don’t know what to do. Confused
Louise Myers says
What I suggested didn’t work?
gosia says
Hi I just had the same problem. I could only load 3 of the 5 accounts om my new phone. I deleted the app and reloaded it and can now add the other 2 to have a total of 5 active accounts
Jackie says
Hi! This is happening to me…just today I got a new iPhone. I can only access my main account & 1 other account. The problem is I have 5. When I try to add another account it tells me I cannot add anymore. But I’m only logged into 2 of my 5 accounts:-/ I’m SO frustrated. I’m a Social Media Manager & these are 4 of my clients
Erik says
Same here. Can’t find anything on the issue anywhere online. Somehow the accounts got linked and can’t unlink.
Louise Myers says
Gosia commented above that deleting and reinstalling the app worked.
You could also try the 3rd suggestion under “How do I remove an Instagram account.” If that works you could then add them back.
Kirsty says
I’ve had the same problem, I found logging out of my main account then logging into my second account, I was then able to see my main account and switch between the 2!
Allison Gleason says
This is happening to me as well, my third account randomly was removed and I am unable to log back into it. I have removed the app and reinstalled.
Anna says
Same here. Instagram accounts set up in addition to first account and switch used so no need to login in separately but all but main account lost when got new phone. Got all back bar one. My cat can’t remember his password!
Tracy says
Hi, I have a personal IG account but I have been asked to run an IG business account for a friend. Each account has its own email, log-in, password. My question is, are the accounts linked on both ends? Ex. If the business owner decides to one-day log-in into his business account, will he have access to my personal IG?
Do you think it’s best if I unlink the accounts? It is a pain logging in and out of accounts. A few months ago I was working on a course project and the professor suggested I link the school account to my IG account but I couldn’t find any information on privacy so I didn’t do it.
Louise Myers says
As far as I know, it’s not reciprocal linking. I have different accounts on 2 different devices. The other accounts don’t automatically show up on the other device. I need to know the password if I want to add them.
Christy Meurer says
Thank you so much! I have done a lot of switching on IG and always land back at this article to help me! I swear IG makes it SO hard!
Louise Myers says
So glad it helps! Thank you as I seem to get a lot of complaints these days 🙂 It’s not me, it’s IG 🙂
Anna W. says
Hi Louise! I have a problem with me personal account… I have two of them in the same app in the same phone, one personal and one for work. My work account it is perfect, it has all the updates, but for some reason my personal account does not get any update! The profile has the old diagramation and I cannot use the closed friends tool, it just does not appear… Do you know any solution? Thanks for your time!!
Louise Myers says
That’s something I haven’t heard yet! So strange. Hopefully if another reader has a suggestion they’ll chime in.
Anna W. says
Thanks for your answer! Hope someone knows ??