Accounts Center is where you log out of Instagram on all devices: go to your profile, tap the menu (three lines), open Accounts Center, then Password and security, then Where you're logged in. Choose your account, tap Select devices to log out, pick the ones you want gone and confirm.
If you think someone else is in your account, logging them out isn't enough on its own. Change your password straight after, because anyone who knows the old one can simply log back in. Both routes are below, plus how to read the device list so you know what you're looking at.
Route 1: Where you're logged in
This is the main control, and it shows you every phone, tablet and browser that's signed in to your account right now.
- Open Instagram and go to your profile.
- Tap the menu (three lines) in the top corner.
- Tap Accounts Center.
- Tap Password and security.
- Tap Where you're logged in.
- Choose the Instagram account you want to check (if you have more than one linked).
- You'll see a list of devices, each with a device type and an approximate place.
- Tap Select devices to log out, tick every device you want removed, and confirm. To remove just one, tap that device and then Log out.
Your current phone stays logged in, so you won't lock yourself out by doing this. Every other session you selected ends, and that device will need the password to get back in.
If any menu name looks different in your version, search Instagram's settings for the key word, such as "logged in", and it'll take you there.
Doing it from a computer
You don't need your phone for this. Open Instagram in a browser on your computer, click More in the menu, then Settings, and look for Accounts Center. The same Password and security section and the same Where you're logged in list are there, with the same option to log devices out.
Good times to run this check
- After logging in on a friend's phone, a shared family tablet or a work computer.
- Before you sell, trade in or give away an old phone.
- When you've lost a phone, even if you think it's locked.
- After any email or text about a login you don't remember making.
- Every few months anyway, as a quick tidy-up.
Route 2: change your password and log everyone out
This is the faster route when you're worried, because it does two jobs at once.
- Go to your profile, tap the menu, then Accounts Center.
- Tap Password and security, then Change password.
- Pick the account, type your current password, then a new one you haven't used anywhere else.
- When Instagram offers the option to log out of other devices, keep it selected.
- Save the change.
If you can't remember your current password, reset it first. I've written the full steps in how to reset your Instagram password.
Reading the device list
The catch: the list shows an approximate location and a device type, not a precise address. Because the place is approximate, your own phone can sometimes show up as a nearby town. What should worry you is a login from a city or country you've never been to, or a device you've never owned.
When you see one of those, log it out and change your password. Logging out on its own doesn't stop someone who already knows the password; they'll just sign in again later.
Signs someone else is in your account
| What you notice | What to do |
|---|---|
| A device or place you don't recognise in Where you're logged in | Log that device out, then change your password straight away |
| Messages you didn't send, or chats marked as read that you haven't opened | Change your password, log out all other devices, then check your sent messages |
| Posts, stories or comments you didn't make | Delete them, change your password, and log everyone else out |
| People you didn't follow appearing in your Following list | Unfollow them, then lock the account with a new password and two-factor authentication |
| An email from Instagram about a login or change you didn't make | Open the Instagram app directly (not a link in the email) and check Password and security |
| A linked account you don't know in Accounts Center | Remove it from Accounts Center and change your password |
That last row is easy to miss. In Accounts Center, look at the accounts listed at the top. If there's a Facebook or Instagram account there that isn't yours, remove it so it's no longer connected to yours.
Then turn on two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication means that a new login needs your password and a code that only you can get. It's the step that stops someone coming back even if your password leaks again.
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- Go to Accounts Center, then Password and security.
- Tap Two-factor authentication.
- Pick your account.
- Choose how you want to get codes: an authentication app, a text message, or another method your version offers.
- Follow the steps, and save the backup codes somewhere safe that isn't your phone's camera roll.
Never share a login code with anyone, including someone who says they're from Instagram, a friend who's "locked out", or a person offering to verify your account. Instagram doesn't ask for codes by message. Anyone who does is trying to get into your account.
If you can't get in at all because the password's already been changed, use the help option on the login screen and follow the steps to prove it's yours.
Doing the same on your other apps
If one account was at risk, it's worth checking the others that use the same email or password. Facebook shares Accounts Center with Instagram, so the steps feel familiar; I've laid them out in how to log out of Facebook on all devices. For Snapchat, which works a little differently, see how to log out of Snapchat.
If it were my account, I'd do all three in one sitting: log out every device I don't recognise, change the password to one I don't use anywhere else, and switch on two-factor authentication before closing the app.
This guide is part of my Instagram Help: 81 Guides to Followers, Hashtags, Money, Accounts and Fixes.
Frequently asked questions
Will logging out of all devices log me out of my phone too?
No. The phone you're using to log everyone out stays signed in. Only the devices you select are logged out.
Does the other person know I logged them out?
They'll find they're logged out and need the password to get back in. If it's someone who shouldn't be there, changing your password means they can't.
Why does Where you're logged in show a city I've never been to?
The place shown is approximate, so a nearby town can be normal. A city or country you've never visited, or a device you don't own, is the red flag.
Is logging out of all devices enough if I've been hacked?
No. Change your password too, and turn on two-factor authentication, because anyone who knows the old password can log straight back in.
