Instagram Help Center

Connect contacts

To find people to follow on Instagram, you can look through people from your contact list:

1. Go to your profile and tap .
2. Tap Discover People.
3. Next to Connect Contacts, tap Connect > Allow Access.
4. Tap Follow next to the people you'd like to follow.

Learn more about what happens when you connect Instagram to your phone's contact list. You can also tap at the bottom of the screen to search for people you'd like to follow.

Disconnect contacts

To disconnect your contacts:

1. Go to your profile and tap .
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Account > Contacts Syncing.
4. Tap next to Connect Contacts to turn off contact syncing.
5. Tap Disconnect.