How to Find Ads on Instagram

Last Updated: February 17, 2020

When you're scrolling through your feed, you'll occasionally see posts that have "Sponsored" under the product's name in the upper left corner of the ad, but there are easier ways to find ads. This wikiHow teaches you how to find ads on Instagram, specifically the ads you've interacted with in the past as well as all the ads being run by a specific profile.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Finding the Ads You've Interacted With

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Open Instagram. This app icon looks like a camera icon over a rainbow background that you can find on your Home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- You can also use a web browser and to go https://instagram.com.
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Tap your profile icon
or profile picture. This is generally in the bottom right corner of your screen.

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Tap ☰. You'll see this in the top right corner of your screen.
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Tap Settings. You'll find this at the bottom of the menu.
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Tap Ads. This is usually at the bottom of the screen, in the middle of the menu, below "Security."
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Tap Ad Activity. This is usually the first listing in the menu.
- When you tap this, you'll be taken to a page with all the ads you've tapped, including ads in Stories and your feed.^{[1]
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Finding All Ads From a Profile

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Open Instagram. This app icon looks like a camera icon over a rainbow background that you can find on your Home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- You can also use a web browser and to go https://instagram.com.
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Navigate to the profile with the ads you want to see. You can find this profile in your feed by tapping on the picture next to the ad or you can search for the profile by searching.
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Tap ⋮ or ••• . You'll see either of these icons in the top right corner of your screen and will drop-down a menu.
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Tap to select About This Account. This is usually the third option in the menu.
- You'll see information about that account, such as when they joined, what country they are from, and former account names.
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Tap Active Ads. This is the last option in the list and will bring you to a Facebook library of active ads.
- The Facebook Ad Library shows all active ads on Instagram and other Facebook-owned platforms. Promotions that are no longer active, paused, or cancelled won’t be shown in the Facebook Ad Library, however.^{[2]
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