Are you facing the issue “Confirm, it’s you to Login” to Instagram? If so, then you are at the right place to fix this issue.
This issue occurs because Instagram might have noticed unusual activity in your account such as mass following, liking, unfollowing, etc in your account. You have to let Instagram know that there is no unusual activity in your account and you are the true owner of this account.
In this guide, we will discuss different methods to fix it. Following are a few of the methods.
- Follow the onscreen instructions on the Instagram app
- Uninstall and Reinstall Instagram
- Submit the “My Instagram account has been deactivated” form
- Contact Instagram
- Wait it out
If any of these methods doesn’t fix the issue, then you are advised to try the next method.
We will discuss each of these methods in detail below.
Follow the onscreen instructions on the Instagram app
Follow the below steps to fix “Confirm it’s you to log in to Instagram”.
Locate the “Instagram” app on your homepage.
Enter your “Username” and “Password” to log in to your account.
The message “Confirm it’s you to log in” will appear on the screen.
You can follow the on-screen instruction to solve the issue
On the screen instruction, you have to complete a reCAPTCHA to prove that you are not a robot
To confirm, click on the checkbox near the “I’m not a robot” section
After you have tapped on the checkbox, you will land on a grid that includes a question to answer.
Select the answers and click on the “Verify” button
Enter your phone number below the “Add Phone Number to Get Back Into Instagram” section
After verifying the answers, click on “Next”
After clicking on the “Send Confirmation” button you will get a “Confirmation code” to your phone number.
Enter the” Confirmation code” under the “Confirmation Sent” section (If you didn’t receive a confirmation code, tap on “Get a new code” to resend it.)
After finishing these steps, submit it by clicking on the “Submit” button
Try signing in again with “Username” and “Password”, and you will be able to access your Instagram account
If you are not able to access your account by the above method you can try the next method.
Uninstall and Reinstall Instagram App
Few of the users have mentioned on Reddit that they were able to fix this issue by uninstalling and reinstalling the Instagram app. Uninstalling Instagram will clear the app’s data and cache.
Locate the “Instagram” app on your homepage. Long press on the app icon
Tap on the “i” button
On the page, you’ll see multiple options.
Tap on the “Uninstall” button from the top of the page.
Click on “Ok” to confirm uninstalling.
After uninstalling, reinstall it.
Locate “Playstore” from your homepage
Search for “Instagram”. Select “Instagram” from it.
Click on “Install”
After installing the app, try to log in with “Username” and “Password”
Now, you will be able to log in to your account without getting the “Confirm it’s You to Login” error.
If none of the above 2 methods worked out, then you can try the next method.
Submit the “My Instagram account has been deactivated” form
If you believe that your account has been deactivated by mistake, then you can submit the ” My Instagram account has been deactivated” form to get it back.
You can only submit this form if your Instagram account was deactivated for not following Instagram’s Community Guidelines and you believe this was a mistake.
Follow the below steps to fill out the form.
Fill out the form at Instagram Help Centre for reporting the issue
Enter “Full name”, “e-mail address” (email address should be linked to your Instagram account), “Instagram username”, “Mobile number”
Then, you need to describe why you’re appealing the decision to deactivate your account under the “Please let us know why you’re appealing the decision to permanently deactivate this account” section
Submit the form by clicking on “Send”.
After you’ve submitted the form, wait for Instagram’s response.
Instagram will send you an email including the instructions to do next.
You should reply to the email with a selfie of yourself holding a handwritten code to prove your identity.
After confirming your identity, Instagram will send you an email stating that your account has been reactivated.
Contact Instagram
You can also try reaching out to Instagram informing them about your issues. There are different ways to contact the Instagram support team.
A few of them are mentioned below.
- Use Instagram Help Center
- Contact Instagram Support directly
- Contact Instagram via Report link
- Get answers from Quora and Reddit
- Contact Instagram Support via Twitter and Linkedin
- Use official Facebook pages
- Contact Instagram Support through Email
- Contact Instagram directly
Detailed step-by-step instruction regarding each of these methods is provided in the following article.
8 trusted ways to contact Instagram
Wait it out
If you are not addicted to Instagram, then it is advisable to wait for a few weeks before repeating the steps mentioned above.
Wrapping Up
Hope you get an idea about fixing “Confirm, it’s you to Login” to Instagram. Kindly let us know if you have any queries.
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