The “logged out experience” screen
Instagram calls the logout screen the logged out experience. You open the app and see the login page instead of your feed. Sometimes there is a line that says you were logged out for security reasons. Sometimes there is nothing.
It is not a ban. It means Instagram ended your session. The job now is to find out why.
Why Instagram keeps logging you out
These are the causes we see most, roughly in order.
- A security trigger. You logged in from a new phone, a new country, or a new IP. Instagram ends old sessions to be safe.
- The password was changed somewhere else. Any password change logs out every device. If you did not change it, that matters. See the hacked section below.
- Suspicious login flagged. Instagram saw a login it did not trust and reset all sessions.
- The app is open on several devices. Phone, tablet, and a desktop browser at once. Instagram sometimes drops the oldest one.
- A stale or corrupt app cache. The app holds a bad login token and asks you to log in again and again.
- An outdated app. Old versions lose their session after Instagram changes things on its side.
- A third-party app used your login. Growth tools, schedulers, and analytics apps that asked for your password. Each of their logins can end yours.
How to stop getting logged out of Instagram
Work down the list. Stop when the logouts stop.
- Update the app. Open the App Store or Google Play and update Instagram. Restart your phone.
- Clear the cache. On Android, go to Settings → Apps → Instagram → Storage → Clear cache. On iPhone, delete and reinstall the app. Our clear Instagram cache guide has the full steps.
- Log out of all devices. Open Accounts Center → Password and security → Where you’re logged in. Log out of every device that is not the one in your hand. Remove any you do not know.
- Change your password. Pick one you have never used before. This logs out everything again, which is what you want.
- Turn on two-factor. In the same Password and security menu, set up two-factor login. Use an authenticator app if you can. Save the backup codes.
- Remove third-party apps. Go to Settings and activity → Website permissions → Apps and websites and remove everything you do not use. Delete any growth or auto-like app from your phone.
Then log in once and use a single device for a day. If it holds, you are done.
Other things that help
- Turn off your VPN. A VPN that hops between countries looks like a new login each time.
- Stay on one network while you test. Swapping between Wi-Fi and mobile data can trigger a check.
- Check if Instagram itself is having trouble. An outage can log people out in waves. See our live Instagram status page.
- If the app will not let you back in at all, read our Instagram login not working guide.
When a logout means you were hacked
A logout alone is not proof. These signs together are.
- An email from Instagram about a password or email change you did not make.
- A device or city you do not know under Where you’re logged in.
- Posts, stories, or follows you did not do.
- A username or bio that changed on its own.
If you see any of these, act now. Go to instagram.com/hacked and follow the steps. If you cannot get back in, use Instagram’s login help form. Our guide to contacting Instagram support lists every real channel.
A note from our support desk
We handle a lot of “logged out” emails from customers. In most cases we trace it back to one of two things. An old growth app still had the password, or the person had logged in on a friend’s phone months ago and never logged out. Clearing Where you’re logged in fixed both.
Famoid never asks for your password. We only need your username to run an order, so there is no session for Instagram to flag.