Run an instant check from your own device, then see how to tell whether it's an Instagram outage or just your connection.
Checking Instagram…
Testing the connection from your device.
"Couldn't refresh feed" errors, or the spinner never stops loading.
Friends report the same problem and outage trackers spike at the same time.
If instagram.com fails in a browser too, it's almost certainly Instagram, not your phone.
While Instagram is down, you can still view public profiles here
InstaView loads public profiles, stories and posts without the Instagram app — handy when the app is glitching.
Open InstaViewUse the live check at the top of this page — it tests whether Instagram is reachable from your device. If it can't connect and friends have the same issue, Instagram is likely experiencing an outage. If only you are affected, it's usually your connection or app.
Open instagram.com in a web browser and switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it fails everywhere and others report problems too, it's an Instagram outage. If it works elsewhere, the issue is on your device or network.
If it's a server outage, there's no fix on your side — wait it out. Meanwhile, force-close and reopen the app, restart your phone, try mobile data, and check an outage tracker to confirm it's widespread.
Most Instagram outages are resolved within 30 minutes to a couple of hours. Major ones are rare and Instagram typically posts updates on its official channels.
There's no public Meta status dashboard for Instagram specifically, so people rely on outage trackers like DownDetector and Instagram's own communications accounts on X (Twitter) for confirmation.