How to
export
your data

Open Accounts Center

On mobile, tap the hamburger menu (☰) on your profile → Accounts Center. On desktop, click the settings icon → Settings and privacy → Accounts Center.

Your Information and Permissions

Inside Accounts Center, tap "Your Information and Permissions".

Export your information

Choose "Export your information" from the list of options.

Create Export

Tap "Create Export". Instagram will ask which account and what to include — pick only "Followers and following" under Connections to keep things small.

Export to Device

Choose "Export to Device" as the destination. This downloads the archive directly instead of sending it to a transfer service.

Configure and submit

Set the date range to "All time", format to JSON, and pick your preferred quality. Confirm your email so Instagram can notify you when the export is ready.

↳ Format must be JSON, not HTML.

Download, unzip, locate the files

Instagram will email you when the archive is ready — usually within a few minutes. Download the ZIP, extract it, and find these two files inside:

• ↳followers_and_following / followers_1.json
• ↳followers_and_following / following.json