Instagram Non-Followers Checker

Prerequisites

• Requires Python 3.6.x+ (Recommended 3.8.x+)
• Instagram account
• Instagram data export (JSON format)

No APIs, logins, or third-party modules required.

How to use

1. Request your Instagram data (Followers & Following)
2. Download and extract the ZIP file
3. Place followers_1.json and following.json in the script directory
4. Open CMD / Terminal
5. Point to the directory of the script
6. Run the script by typing
   python main.py or py main.py

How to get your Instagram data

1. Open Instagram
2. Go to Settings
3. Open Accounts Centre
4. Select Your information and permissions
5. Click Download your information
6. Choose Followers and Following
7. Select JSON format
8. Submit request and wait for the download email
9. Extract the files

Output

• Displays a list of users you follow who do not follow you back
• Uses current data only
• Does not track unfollows or past data

Issues

If you encounter any issues, please try to gather the following information before reaching out:

• A screenshot or screen recording of the problem.
• Any errors shown in the browser's developer console (Press F12 → Console tab).
• A clear, step-by-step explanation of what you did and what went wrong.

Note: This script does not interact with Instagram directly and does not violate API limits or rate caps.