Change Instagram Password

So you want to change your Instagram password. The problem is, you don’t remember what your existing password is. Can you change Instagram password in that situation? Yes, you can. We show you how below.

As long as you have access to a linked email, phone number, and/or have made or linked your Instagram account with your Facebook account, you can regain access to your account and change your password.

Change Instagram Password

Change Instagram Password

How to change your Instagram password if you forgot it? There are multiple ways to do so. Below, we explain 4 ways to change your Instagram password.

1 How to change Instagram password without old password

Let’s say that you have forgotten your old password. How can you change your password? To reset your password without an old password, you will need to have access to a linked email, phone number, or a Facebook account.

Here’s how to do it using a linked email or phone number.

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Tap “Get help signing in” (Note: If you don’t see it, tap “Log in” to make it appear).
  3. Enter the email address or phone number that you have linked with your account.
  4. Tap “Next” then “OK”.
  5. Open your email/inbox and locate the email/text message that Instagram has sent.
  6. You will receive either a link or a confirmation code. If it is a link, open it to proceed. If it is a code, enter the code on Instagram and tap “Next” to verify it.
  7. Enter your new password twice.
  8. Tap “Reset password”.

There you have it. Now you know how to change Instagram password without old password.

2 How to change your password without phone number

You forgot your existing password and don’t have access to the linked phone number. No problem. As long as you have access to the linked email, you can still change your password.

Just follow these steps.

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Tap “Get help signing in” (Note: If you don’t see it, tap “Log in” to make it appear).
  3. Enter the email address that you have linked with your account.
  4. Tap “Next” then “OK”.
  5. Open your email and locate the email that Instagram has sent.
  6. You will receive an email from Instagram. Open the link in it to proceed.
  7. Enter your new password twice.
  8. Tap “Reset password”.

3 How to change your Instagram password without email

What if you have forgotten your existing password and don’t have access to a linked email? You can still change Instagram password provided that you have access to a linked phone number.

Here’s how to change your Instagram password without email.

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Tap “Get help signing in” (Note: If you don’t see it, tap “Log in” to make it appear).
  3. Enter a phone number that you have linked with your Instagram account.
  4. Tap “Next” then “OK”.
  5. Open your inbox and locate the text message that Instagram has sent.
  6. You will receive either a link or a confirmation code. If it is a link, open it to proceed. If it is a code, enter the code on Instagram and tap “Next” to verify it.
  7. Enter your new password twice.
  8. Tap “Reset password”.

Congratulations. Now you have regained access to your Instagram account.

4 How to change Instagram password with Facebook

Alternatively, you can change your password with Facebook. Keep in mind that this will only work if you have linked a Facebook account to your Instagram account.

Here’s how to change your Instagram password if you forgot it but have linked your account with Facebook.

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Tap “Forgot Password”.
  3. Tap “Reset using Facebook”.
  4. Enter the Facebook account that you have linked with your Instagram account, then enter its password.
  5. Tap “Log in”.
  6. Enter your new password twice.
  7. Tap “Reset”.

That’s how to change Instagram password without phone number.