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## What is this?

Meta lets you download your personal data, like your posts, your connections, the followers list, ecc.. By following the quick guide you will download only the follower and following lists. This repository will then use that data to identify the people you follow but don't follow you back by comparing your followers and following lists.

## Quick Guide

### Step 0: Install Python (if necessary)
- If you don’t have Python installed, you can download it from the [official Python website](https://www.python.org/)
- If you don’t have Python installed, you can download it from the [official Python website](https://www.python.org/).

### Step 1: Clone the repository
- Clone the repository
- Clone the repository.

### Step 2: Request Instagram account information
- Open Instagram on your browser (make sure you're logged in)
- Click on **"More"**, in the lower left corner of the screen
- Click on **"Settings"**
- Click on **"Accounts Center"**, which will take you to the Meta Accounts Center
- Click on **"Your information and permissions"**
- Click on **"Download your information"**
- Click on **"Download or transfer information"**
- Select your Instagram account
- Click on **"Some of your information"**
- Under the **“Connections”** tab, select **“Followers and following”**, then click **“Next”**
- Choose **"Download to device"**, then click **"Next"**
- For **"Date range"**, select **"All time"**
- For **"Format"**, select **"JSON"**
- Click on **"Create files"**
- Wait while your information is being prepared. This may take a while, and Instagram will send you an email once it’s ready
- Open Instagram on your browser (make sure you're logged in).
- Click on **"More"**, in the lower left corner of the screen.
- Click on **"Settings"**.
- Click on **"Accounts Center"**, which will take you to the Meta Accounts Center.
- Click on **"Your information and permissions"**.
- Click on **"Download your information"**.
- Click on **"Download or transfer information"**.
- Select your Instagram account.
- Click on **"Some of your information"**.
- Under the **“Connections”** tab, select **“Followers and following”**, then click **“Next”**. \
(This will make you download only the followers and following lists)
- Choose **"Download to device"**, then click **"Next"**.
- For **"Date range"**, select **"All time"**.
- For **"Format"**, select **"JSON"**.
- Click on **"Create files"**.
- Wait while your information is being prepared. This may take a while, and Instagram will send you an email once it’s ready.

### Step 3: Download and run the code
- Once the file is ready, click **"Download"** in the Accpunt Center page, insert your password if needed
- Unzip the downloaded file
- Open `~/connections/followers_and_following`
- Move `followers.json` and `following_1.json` in the cloned repository folder
- Run `main.py` and select **"Find unfollowers"**, if everything is done correctly it should print the list of accounts
- Once the file is ready, click **"Download"** in the Accpunt Center page, insert your password if needed.
- Unzip the downloaded file.
- Open `~/connections/followers_and_following`.
- Move `followers.json` and `following_1.json` in the cloned repository folder.
- Run `main.py` and select **"Find unfollowers"**, if everything is done correctly it should print the list of accounts.

## Privacy Note
- This script runs entirely on your local machine. No personal data is shared or transmitted elsewhere. The code does not require your Instagram username or password.
This script runs entirely on your local machine. No personal data is shared or transmitted elsewhere. The code does not require your Instagram username or password.



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