Instagram Automation FAQ — Every Question Answered

IG AutoFollow is a Chrome extension that automates the repetitive parts of growing an Instagram account: following a targeted audience, unfollowing accounts that don't follow back, and liking posts on your feed or Reels. It runs entirely inside your own browser, on the Instagram session you are already logged into, and paces every action like a human.

Install it from the Chrome Web Store with one click — search for IG Auto Follow or use the install button on this site. The extension opens in Chrome's side panel next to your Instagram tab. There is no account to create and no configuration files to edit; your first session can start within two minutes of installing.

No. There is no registration, no email signup and no login. The extension works with the Instagram session already open in your browser, and the free plan activates automatically on install.

You choose the audience, always. Point it at any profile to follow its followers or following list, or paste a post URL to follow the people who liked or commented on that post. Smart filters — follower count range, following count range, profile picture — then narrow the audience before any follow happens.

Yes, that is the classic use case: target an account whose audience overlaps with yours and follow its followers. Those people already care about your niche, which is what makes the follow-back loop work.

Yes. Paste any post URL and the extension follows the users who liked it or the users who commented on it — the most engaged, active audience you can target, since they interacted recently and deliberately.

Yes, if you already follow it — its follower list is visible to you, so the extension can use it. Private profiles you don't follow can't be targeted because Instagram hides their lists from you.

Minimum and maximum follower count, minimum and maximum following count, profile picture required, and skip accounts that already follow you. Filters run before every single follow, so the extension only touches accounts that match your criteria.

Never. It keeps a permanent record inside your installation of every account it has ever followed for you and always skips them — including people you later unfollowed.

Any username on your Safe List is never unfollowed by any session, ever. You can add usernames manually on every plan, and PRO can snapshot your entire current following into the list in one click — ideal before your first big cleanup.

Yes — enable Skip Mutual Followers and the unfollow session leaves everyone who follows you untouched. Combined with the Safe List and the 7-day grace period, cleanups only ever remove non-followers you followed more than a week ago.

It skips anyone you followed within the last 7 days during unfollow sessions. Follow-backs typically arrive one to three days after a follow, so the grace period stops you from removing people who were about to follow you back.

Yes — every unfollow is logged with username and date, and the whole history exports to a CSV file for Excel or Google Sheets. You always have an audit trail of what was removed and when.

Yes, with Skip Ads enabled the extension detects sponsored posts on the home feed and sponsored Reels — including ads that hide their label and only show a call-to-action button — and passes them without liking.

Honest answer: all automation carries some risk on any platform, and anyone claiming zero risk is not being straight with you. IG AutoFollow minimizes that risk by behaving like a person — random 4–15 second delays, cool-down breaks, hard daily limits you control, and automatic back-off the moment Instagram refuses an action. Start with conservative limits and increase gradually.

No, never. It runs inside your own browser on the session you are already logged into. There is no password form anywhere in the extension, and no credentials are ever stored or transmitted.

Only your Instagram user ID and daily action counts sync to our server — that's what enforces the plan limits. Your posts, messages, follower lists and browsing never leave your device.

Instagram regularly changes how it works under the hood, and tools that aren't maintained quietly break. IG AutoFollow is actively maintained — the most recent Instagram change was detected and patched the same day, and the extension tells you clearly when an update is needed instead of showing misleading errors.

7 auto follows, 7 auto unfollows and 7 auto likes per day, renewing automatically every day, forever. No credit card, no trial countdown — the free plan simply stays free at that volume.

PRO (€7.99/month) raises the ceilings to up to 200 follows, 200 unfollows and 100 likes per day, with sliders so you choose your own pace, plus all advanced filters and options and priority support. Checkout and billing are handled securely by Lemon Squeezy, our merchant of record.

From the PRO tab inside the extension, open the billing section and cancel — no emails, no retention hoops. You keep full PRO access until the end of the period you already paid for, and simply drop back to the free plan afterwards.

Auto-Day Mode splits your daily limit into several smaller sessions spread across the day, with natural 30–60 minute gaps between them. Instead of one burst of activity, your account shows the rhythm of a person who checks Instagram a few times a day — which is exactly what it should look like.

No — it is a Chrome extension, so it needs a desktop or laptop browser. It does not work in the Instagram mobile app or in mobile browsers. The growth it produces is of course visible on your account everywhere, including mobile.

Yes — the session runs inside your Instagram tab, so that tab needs to stay open while it works. You can freely switch to other tabs and windows in the meantime; the session continues in the background and the side panel keeps showing live progress.

The free plan works with whichever Instagram account you are logged into, and each account has its own daily quota. A PRO subscription is linked to one Instagram account — a second account you want at PRO volume needs its own subscription.

Any Chromium-based browser with Manifest V3 support: Google Chrome first and foremost, plus Microsoft Edge, Brave and Opera. Installation always goes through the Chrome Web Store.

Yes. Every session can be paused and resumed from the side panel, and it continues exactly where it left off — same target, same progress. The live dashboard keeps showing the state of the session even if you switch tabs.

Email us at [email protected]. PRO subscribers get priority support, but we read everything — bug reports, feature ideas and questions alike.