Instagram Follow-Back Checker

This Python script helps you identify who you are following on Instagram but who are not following you back. The script outputs a list of such users along with their profile URLs to a text file for easy unfollowing.

Features

• Load followers and following data from JSON files.
• Compare the lists to find users who are not following you back.
• Output the result to a downloadable text file with usernames and profile URLs.

How to Use

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x

Steps

1. Obtain Your Followers and Following Data:

   • Go to Instagram and log in to your account.
   • Navigate to your profile and click on the settings icon.
   • Go to "Meta Account Center".
   • Under "Your Information and Permissions", click on "Download Your Information".
   • Select your account.
   • Select the data you want to download, making sure to check Followers and Following.
   • Choose the format as JSON.
   • Submit your request. Instagram will send you an email with a link to download your data.
   • After some time, you will receive an email from Instagram with the download link.
   • Download the data and extract the ZIP file.
   • Inside the extracted folder, you will find followers.json or followers1.json and following.json files in the appropriate subfolders.

2. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/wsjishan/instagram-follow-back-checker.git
   cd instagram-follow-back-checker

3. Add Your Data:

   • Place your followers.json and following.json files in the same directory as the script.

4. Run the Script:

   python check_follow_back.py

5. Check the Output:

   • The script will generate a file named not_following_back.txt containing the list of users who are not following you back along with their profile URLs.

Example Output