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Instagram is a digitized form of home for many people. You discover great content from products and services to top-notch photography or educational videos and more. By now, you might have heard about users tagging brands or paid forms of ads that benefit many businesses and content creators. Tons of small and big businesses are flourishing on this platform.

The sky is the limit when it comes to opportunities on Instagram. However, with the good, comes the bad and many users do become a victim to frauds and cyberbullying. So, the need for help arises here, and you can take the first step by finding out the perpetrator’s IP address.

Instagram & IP Address

A user’s IP address will give you an idea of where they are located without being too precise. But you will be able to have an idea about the city or town that they are living in. Just like most websites, even Instagram keeps the IP addresses hidden due to privacy purposes. So, you do have to implement some techniques for obtaining a user’s IP address. But do not fret because this article has the solution. But let’s get one thing straight; it is illegal to obtain the IP address of another user.

However, you do need it when you are trying to track a fraudster or a bully. There are so many reports of hackers and scammers who are trying to hack many accounts. You might also be interested in knowing the person you are working with is being genuine about their whereabouts. It is important to ensure that you are trying to get someone’s IP address because of the right reasons.

Methods for Discovering Someone’s IP Address

These are some of the steps on how to find someone’s IP address on Instagram:

Using Grabify IP Logger

• First, you need to visit the profile of the user from who you wish to obtain the IP address.
• Proceed in clicking on the 3 dots present right next to the username.
• Start copying the URL of their profile.
• Next, you need to go to the Grabify IP Logger. Here, you can even choose to use similar sites like IP Logger and more.
• Begin pasting the link in the bar and proceed to hit the “Create URL” option. Here, as the results page begins to open, you will come across a newly generated link.
• If you find the link to be too long, then you can always use the Google URL Shortener for shortening it.
• Now you have to chat with that person and proceed to send them the link that you just shortened. You can encourage them to click on the link with the excuse that you want them to view a post or win something.
• After they click on the link, start refreshing the page inside the logger site that you used. In this way, you will be able to obtain the user’s IP address present at the Servicetom section of the page.
• Also, if you are chatting with them on Instagram or Facebook, then you must switch on the option of “Hide Services” to secure their true IP.

Using Command Prompt

• You need to have a conversation with the user that you are interested in tracking.
• Proceed in closing the other programs that are running on your computer to ensure that only the ones which you require are appearing.
• Now, you need to hit the key of “Win + R” to open the window of the command prompt.
• Start typing in “cmd.”
• Next, for determining, you need to type in command of “netstat-an” for executing it. Here, you will come across the IP address.
• Lastly, you need to visit and utilize IPlocation.net to trace the IP address of the user. You will get the results immediately.

Using Instagram IP Finder

You can access Instagram IP Finder via applications such as iStaunch and Storyslash. These applications are free, and it enables you to easily calculate the IP address of someone by utilizing a web app. With these applications, you won’t have any trouble tracking someone’s IP address. You can follow these key steps:

• Like always, you need to first visit the user’s profile.
• Start copying the username of that person as it will help you in finding their IP address.
• Now, proceed in going either to iStaunch or Storyslash. Remember that Serviceh of these applications possess similar designs and functionality.
• Go to the site and locate a field that shows up as “Enter Instagram Username.”
• Begin copying and pasting the username within the field.
• After that, you need to click on the “Find IP Address” option available there.
• Once you hit this button, you can view the IP address that has been highlighted after your search. The highlight is in green, and these applications are excellent in calculating the IP address.