To check an Instagram account for signs of fake followers, enter its username and press Check account. You get a quality score out of 100 with a rating from Poor to Excellent, the follower count and the engagement rate. When the score is low, one line names the main reason.
This page reads one account from the Instagram accounts we have collected.
What you get
A quality score out of 100, the follower count and the engagement rate
You get one answer about one account: how its public numbers compare with accounts of the same size. Instagram shows the follower count and leaves the comparison to you; this page does the comparison.
What comes out:
- A quality score. A number from 0 to 100 with a rating: Excellent, Very good, Good, Average or Poor. Higher means the account’s engagement and activity look like those of healthy accounts its size.
- Followers and engagement rate. The follower count, and the median likes plus comments per post divided by followers, over its recent posts.
- One reason, when the score is low. Below 60, one plain line names the signal that pulled the score down, such as engagement well below accounts of this size.
The score is a quality signal, not a verdict. A low score says the numbers look unusual for the account’s size; it does not prove that anyone bought followers.
How to use it
Instagram account checker: three steps
Copy the username
Copy the account’s @username from Instagram, or the link to its profile.
Press Check account
Paste it and press Check account. Your first lookup is free, no sign-up; after that, your email unlocks one more.
Read the score
You get the quality score with its rating, the followers and the engagement rate, and one reason line when the score is low.
Checking a creator before a paid post? Compare two or three accounts of a similar size: the score is built for that comparison.
How the score works
Five signals, each measured against accounts of the same size
We put the account next to Instagram accounts with a similar follower count (and, where we have enough of them, the same category) and look at five signals: engagement against followers, likes and comments per view on Reels, how evenly posts perform, how many accounts it follows for its size, and whether it still posts.
Each signal becomes a position among those peers, and the score is their weighted average, from 0 to 100. Engagement against followers weighs the most, because bought followers do not like or comment.
One viral post does not pull the score down, and a large account is never compared with a small one. We do not sample or classify the account’s followers, so the score never claims a share of them is fake.
Limits
Free version limits
Your first lookup is free, no sign-up, and your email unlocks one more account check. For more Instagram creators, create a free Spytrend account: it opens the creator filters in the Influencers section, and an Influencers plan opens the full lists, stats and contacts.
One lookup reads one account from our database, and the result stays on this page.
Why influencer marketers use it
Know what an audience is worth — before you pay for a post
Instagram rate cards are priced on followers, and followers are the easiest number to inflate. Likes and comments measured against accounts of the same size are much harder to buy in bulk, so they are what to check before a sponsored post is paid.
An influencer manager vetting a shortlist runs each creator who fits the brand through the check, and drops the ones whose engagement sits far below accounts their size.
An agency weighing two Instagram creators with the same follower count books the one whose posts still draw likes and comments for its size, and contacts that creator directly.
Go further with Spytrend
Instagram creators to book next, with their contacts
This tool checks one account at a time.
Spytrend’s Influencers section lists YouTube and Instagram creators by country and topic, with their stats and contacts, so you reach the creator directly, not through a marketplace.
From one checked account to a shortlist
- Building the Instagram shortlist. Narrow Instagram accounts by country, topic, follower range, verified badge and last post, then sort by followers to see who leads the topic.
- Writing to the creator. Open a creator’s profile for followers, recent posts and links. Contact influencer sends them your request with the campaign type and budget.
How to start
Create a free account and search this creator’s @handle in the Instagram list, then clear the search to see the rest of their niche.