How do I unfollow everyone on Instagram at once?

Install Redact, connect your Instagram account, and run an unfiltered unfollow to clear your whole following list, or add attribute filters first to target a subset. Review the list, then start.

Can I unfollow only accounts that don't follow me back?

Yes. Turn on the "not following you back" filter and Redact only queues the accounts that don't follow you in return. Combine it with the private, verified, or unverified filters to narrow it further.

Will people know I unfollowed them?

Instagram doesn't send a notification when you unfollow someone, so the change is quiet on your end.

Can I keep following certain accounts?

Yes. Add usernames to the preserve list and Redact will skip them no matter which filters you apply.

Is unfollowing with Redact free?

Downloading Redact is free, and so is deleting your last 30 days of posts, reels, and carousels. Bulk unfollowing is a Premium feature, so it needs a paid plan.

Mass Unfollow Accounts on Instagram

Redact clears out who you follow on Instagram in bulk. Unfollow everyone, or target accounts that don't follow you back, private accounts, or unverified accounts, and keep the people you actually want to follow.

Get Redact for Instagram

See how it works

Available on

iOSAndroid

Plan

Premium feature

IInstagram

Filter Criteria

Only unfollow accounts matching these criteria

Not Following You

Private Accounts

Verified Accounts

Unverified Accounts

Accounts to Keep Following

Never unfollow accounts with these usernames

@bestie@studio_mate

Start Unfollowing

Why trim who you follow

A bloated following list works against you

Who you follow is public, shapes your feed, and says something about you. Years of one-way and dormant follows add up.

It buries what you actually care about

Following hundreds of dormant or one-way accounts clutters your feed and hides the people you actually follow for.

Who you follow is public

Old or off-brand follows can send the wrong signal to employers, clients, or your audience the moment they check your profile.

Manual unfollowing is slow and rate-limited

Tapping unfollow hundreds of times is tedious and risks Instagram's action limits. Redact batches it for you.

What this feature does

Trim your following list with precision

Choose who to unfollow with attribute filters, protect the accounts you want to keep, preview the batch, and run it locally on your device.

Not following back
Private
Verified
Unverified

IInstagram

Filter Criteria

Only unfollow accounts matching these criteria

Not Following You

Private Accounts

Verified Accounts

Unverified Accounts

Accounts to Keep Following

Never unfollow accounts with these usernames

@bestie@studio_mate

Start Unfollowing

Target the right accounts

Unfollow in bulk, or filter it down

Unfollow everyone at once, or filter the batch so Redact only removes the accounts that match your rules.

Not following you back

Unfollow accounts that don't follow you in return.

Private accounts

Clear private accounts you no longer keep up with.

Verified accounts

Unfollow verified or brand accounts in bulk.

Unverified accounts

Target unverified accounts specifically.

Username preservation

Whitelist the usernames you always want to keep following.

Step-by-step guide

How to mass unfollow on Instagram with Redact

Connect your account, choose who to unfollow, and Redact works down the list for you.

1
Download Redact for free
Install Redact on your device. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus iOS and Android.
Download for your device →
2
Connect your Instagram account
Open Redact, choose Instagram, and link your account securely. Your credentials are sent straight to Instagram and never touch a Redact server.
3
Choose who to unfollow
Unfollow everyone, or filter by accounts that don't follow you back, private, verified, or unverified accounts. Add usernames to the preserve list to keep specific people.

Heads up: bulk unfollowing is a Premium feature. Deleting your last 30 days of posts, reels, and carousels is free.
4
Preview, then confirm
Run a Preview to check the list and exclude anyone you want to keep following, then start unfollowing.
5
Let Redact do the work
Redact unfollows each account in turn, pacing itself to respect Instagram's limits, and shows progress as it goes.

Your follow list stays on your device

Redact unfollows accounts straight through Instagram from your device, using only the access needed to do it. It never stores who you follow, and you can disconnect Instagram whenever you want.