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Reports·1h: 0
Server: 200 OK
Response: 0.6s
Last checked: 6 hours ago

Answer: No Instagram issues reported in the last 24 hours, and it responded normally at our last check on 24 Oct 2026, 4:00 AM IST.

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Last 24 hours: 0 reports.

About Instagram

Owned by Meta Platforms, Instagram is the app for photos, Reels, Stories and direct messages, and it shares Accounts Centre sign-in with Facebook and Threads. It runs on Android, iPhone, Instagram Lite and instagram.com.

When something breaks, Instagram's own first steps are to update the app and the phone's software, restart the phone, and compare Wi-Fi with mobile data. A missing option can also be a feature that has not reached everyone yet.

Live reports

across 2 states

No one has reported a problem with Instagram in the last 24 hours.
History has 6 reports from the last 81 days.

ImphalJio

Feed not loading

“My account is not login” — Mantu saha

21 Oct
ImphalJio

Something else

“My account not login all is ok like password username etc please help” — Mantu saha

21 Oct
TalwāraNational Internet Backbone

Stories / Reels not loading

8 Oct
TalwāraNational Internet Backbone

Something else

8 Oct
TalwāraNational Internet Backbone

App keeps crashing

8 Oct
Other

Feed not loading

14 Sep

What people are reporting

Feed not loading · 2
App keeps crashing · 1
Stories / Reels not loading · 1
Something else · 2

Where reports come from — 2 states

Punjab · 3
Manipur · 2
Other · 1

Which networks — 2 networks

National Internet Backbone · 3
Jio · 2
Other · 1

Reports about Instagram in the last 90 days, up to 23 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST, are coming from users across National Internet Backbone and Jio, so this does not look specific to one network.

81-day history

healthy reports issues outage

We checked 85 times over the last 81 days — healthy on 62 days, minor issues on 1 day. It typically responds in about 0.6s.

81d ago 54d 27d today

Response time · daily average slowest day 1.2s

Dashed line is its usual 0.6s, measured over the last 14 days. Gaps are days with no timing data.

5 Aug no data

6 Aug no data

7 Aug no data

8 Aug no data

9 Aug no data

10 Aug no data

11 Aug no data

12 Aug no data

13 Aug no data

14 Aug no data

15 Aug no data

16 Aug checked, healthy

17 Aug no data

18 Aug checked, healthy

19 Aug no data

20 Aug checked, healthy

21 Aug no data

22 Aug checked, healthy

23 Aug no data

24 Aug checked, healthy

25 Aug checked, healthy

26 Aug no data

27 Aug checked, healthy

28 Aug checked, healthy

29 Aug checked, healthy

30 Aug checked, healthy

31 Aug checked, healthy

1 Sep checked, healthy

2 Sep checked, healthy

3 Sep checked, healthy

4 Sep checked, healthy

5 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.8s

6 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.9s

7 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.9s

8 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

9 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

10 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

11 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

12 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

13 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.5s

14 Sep 1 report avg 0.7s

15 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.8s

16 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.5s

17 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

18 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.8s

19 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

20 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

21 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

22 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

23 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

24 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

25 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.6s

26 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

27 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

28 Sep checked, healthy avg 1.1s

29 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.7s

30 Sep checked, healthy avg 0.8s

1 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.5s

2 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.7s

3 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.9s

4 Oct checked, healthy avg 1s

5 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.7s

6 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.9s

7 Oct checked, healthy avg 1.2s

8 Oct 3 reports mostly not opening avg 0.7s

9 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.9s

10 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.8s

11 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.6s

12 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.5s

13 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.8s

14 Oct 1 issue

15 Oct no data

16 Oct no data

17 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.5s

18 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.7s

19 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.5s

20 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.8s

21 Oct 2 reports avg 0.7s

22 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.5s

23 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.4s

24 Oct checked, healthy avg 0.6s

Recent reports & outages

13 Oct

Reachability issue minor

Our checks could not reach Instagram for about 3d 11h.

If Instagram isn't working

Compare with users across India A sudden wave of reports from across India means Instagram itself is down.
Update Instagram and your phone Instagram asks for the newest app and phone software before anything else.
Restart the phone Switch the phone off and on, then open Instagram again.
Try Wi-Fi and mobile data Use both connections to see whether a weak network is the cause.
Reinstall the app Delete and reinstall Instagram, then log in once more. Photos and profile info stay saved.
Report the problem Shake your phone in the app and tap Report a problem, with a screenshot.

Other ways to access Instagram

Use instagram.com Open instagram.com in a phone or computer browser when the app misbehaves.
Try Instagram Lite On Android, the separate Instagram Lite app can work when the main app does not.
Reach people another way For something urgent, a call, an SMS or another messaging app reaches the same person while Instagram recovers.
Hacked, disabled or grievance Recovery steps, disabled-account review and grievance details for India sit on the Instagram helpline page.

Official channels during an outage: X · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube · Website

Questions

Look at how fast reports arrive here from users across India. Many reports from different cities within minutes point to an Instagram fault. If only a few trickle in, start with your app, phone and network.

When reports here spike, the fault is Instagram's and waiting is the fix. Otherwise follow Instagram's own order: update the app and your phone's software, restart the phone, then try both Wi-Fi and mobile data. If that fails, delete and reinstall Instagram; your photos and profile info stay saved.

Yes, if this page shows a jump in reports from many states within minutes. That pattern means a nationwide fault. If the reports are few or from one area, check your own network and app first.

Refresh, then compare Wi-Fi with mobile data. If Reels or Stories still fail and others report the same here, it is Instagram's side. If only you see it, shake your phone in the app and tap Report a problem.

Update the app first, as Instagram asks you to be on the latest version before reporting a bug. Then try both Wi-Fi and mobile data. Still failing? Shake your phone, tap Report a problem, and add a screenshot and what you were doing.

Sabse pehle yahan dekhiye ki kitne log report kar rahe hain. Agar kam hain, to Instagram aur phone ka software update kariye, phone band-chalu kariye, aur Wi-Fi aur mobile data badal ke dekhiye. Tab bhi na chale to app hata ke phir se daaliye; photos aur profile safe rehte hain.

Instagram handles support through Help in the app and the Meta AI support assistant at help.instagram.com. Complaints go to the India Grievance Officer through a signed form. The Instagram helpline page lists every route.

Yes, tap Download on the status card at the top to save a server down image showing Instagram's current status, the last checked time, and how many users are reporting problems.

Looking to contact Instagram? See how to reach support and the India Grievance Officer route for complaints.

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