Instagram is a mobile social media platform that allows users to share both pictures and videos with their followers and friends. The platform is very popular with businesses such as car companies and insurance agencies. Even television networks use Instagram to entertain their following. Instagram is a great social media platform for use by your average Joe. Instagram has gained over 400 million users since its creation in 2010. These users have the option to make their accounts either public or private. When a user makes their account public, anyone can view their posts just by tapping on their username. When users make their profile private, you will only be able to see their profile picture and the number of followers they have and the number of users they follow. When a user is private you will not be able to view any of their posts or see any of their follower usernames. You also will not be able to view posts that the private user is tagged in.

There are ways to view private Instagram photos. One of the solutions is obvious. Just follow the private user. When you follow a private user, the user will receive a request. When the request is received, the private user has the option to either deny, approve or ignore the following request. If they deny the follow request you will not be able to follow the user unless you request again and the user approves. If they approve your request you will follow the user and you will be able to view everything on their profile.

Here are a few ways that this can be done:

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

These websites allow you to view both photo and video posts that are found on private Instagram profiles. This website will allow you to see posts in a private Instagram account. This website makes it extremely simple for you to view posts on any private Instagram profile. There are many other websites and applications that give you the ability to see a private Instagram account, however, some give far better results and others.

FAKE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT METHOD

Another option you have to view a private Instagram account is a good option for when you want to see the posts on the private Instagram profile, but either don’t want them to know you want to follow them, or you do not want to follow them on your main account for some other reason. You can make a secondary account of a person who seems to be interesting in something that the owner of the private account would be interesting. Yes, this method is a little sketchy, but if you can create a convincing profile that the owner of the private account may be interested in, they will likely accept you follow request from the fake account and give you the ability to see posts on the private account. Instagram also offers a feature that allows you to easily switch between your primary account and your fake account if you were to use this method to see a private Instagram account.

ALTERNATIVE METHOD

Another option to view a private Instagram account does not require you to follow the user. This is the method that few people have actually figured out. If you want to view a private users Instagram account without following the user, you will need to go to the “Activity” tab on the bottom of the screen. This is the button that looks like a speech bubble with a heart in it. When you tap this button on the bottom of the screen you will be presented with the activity on your posts. This is not where you want to be. At the top of the screen, you will see the words “You” and “Following”. You will want to tap “following”. When you tap “following” you will be presented with the activity of the people you are following. You will see posts they like, posts they comment on and so on. This is where you will be able to view private users accounts. If you tap a users picture that one of your friends liked, you will then be able to get to their full profile; even if it is private.