How to Confirm If an Email from Instagram Is Actually from Them

In this guide, you’ll find out how to check what’s the original email of your Instagram account. It’s possible to check this via your mobile device or PC. The original email of an Instagram account is the email that has been used to sign the account or that was the first email connected to the account (in case the account was signed up with a phone number).

Step 1. Open Instagram
If you’re on mobile, open the Instagram app. Are you on PC? Go to https://instagram.com/

Step 2. Go to settings
Open settings

Step 3. Click on security
Open the security settings

Step 4. Click on Access Data
Now you’re going to access the history of your account. You can find all relevant information about your account.

Step 5. Click on ‘former email addresses’
Now you will find all the emails that were on Instagram before.

Step 6. Find your OG email
If it shows only one email, that’s the OG email. The email which is most below is the original email. Learn more.