Can I Export Blocked Followers?

When it comes to exporting followers from Instagram, there are many tools available to assist with gathering data. However, what happens when it comes to blocked followers? Can they be exported, or are they hidden from your data collection efforts? In this blog post, we will explore the topic and clarify whether it's possible to export blocked followers using tools like the Instagram Exporter.

What Happens to Blocked Followers?

Blocked followers are users who have been prevented from interacting with your Instagram account. Instagram does not allow blocked users to see your content, follow you, or interact with your posts. However, despite these restrictions, blocked users still exist within your follower list — they just can’t engage with your account.

Can You Export Blocked Followers?

1. Technical Limitations

• Typically, once a user is blocked on Instagram, their profile is removed from your active follower list. This means that their data (including their follower status) is no longer available through Instagram's public-facing interfaces. Therefore, exporting blocked followers becomes a challenge.

1. Exporting Blocked Followers Using Automation Tools

• With tools like the Instagram Exporter, it’s possible to export the data of your followers that are still active and able to engage with your profile. Blocked followers are technically not part of your visible list when they are blocked, so these users would not show up in your export.

1. Can You Work Around This?

• Some scrapers might still have access to partial information about blocked users if they were once part of your follower base before the block occurred. However, this is limited and depends on factors like the specific data scraping technique used and Instagram's restrictions at the time of export.

Why Can't Blocked Followers Be Exported?

Blocked followers are essentially removed from your list for privacy and security reasons. Instagram's systems prevent their engagement with your content, and they’re no longer part of your visible followers. Because of this, Instagram doesn’t make their data accessible for export or scraping in a way that could violate user privacy.

Conclusion

While tools like the Instagram Exporter are powerful for exporting followers' information, blocked followers are generally not available for export. This limitation is a result of Instagram's platform restrictions that prevent any form of interaction with blocked accounts.

For more information about Instagram data exporting and scraping, feel free to explore the GitHub repository.