Add your Instagram account

Sign in to Instagram once inside limitd. limitd saves your account so you can open it again from Your accounts, the account list on the home screen. You don’t need to create a separate limitd account.

limitd is on iPhone today. Android coming soon.

Sign in

  1. On the home screen, tap Add account. This opens Instagram’s sign-in page.
  2. Sign in to Instagram and follow any checks Instagram asks you to complete.
  3. Wait for limitd to save the account automatically.
  4. If asked Turn on message notifications for this account?, choose Turn on notifications to set up message alerts, or Not now to skip them. Alerts need you to allow notifications on your iPhone too.
  5. Tap the saved account under Your accounts to open it.
Your accounts with two example saved Instagram accounts.

What stays on your iPhone?

Your saved accounts, settings and the information that keeps you signed in stay on your device. Removing a saved account or uninstalling limitd removes its saved sign-in information. You enter your Instagram password on Instagram’s own page.

Open an account again

Tap it in Your accounts. limitd opens Instagram with that account’s saved settings.

Sometimes Instagram signs you out. If limitd shows Sign in again, tap it and sign in with the username shown. You don’t need to remove the account first.

If sign-in fails, contact support with the error and what you were trying to do. Leave out passwords, verification codes and private account information.

For a forgotten password or an Instagram security check, use Instagram’s account security and recovery help. It explains two-factor authentication, which adds a second check when you sign in, and how to recover an account.

Remove a saved account

On the home screen, press and hold the account card or open its actions menu. Choose Remove, then Remove account to confirm.

This removes the account from limitd. It doesn’t delete your Instagram account. You’ll need to sign in again to add it back.

If Turn off notifications first appears, connect to the internet and try removing it again. limitd needs to finish turning off its message alerts.

See using multiple accounts to switch accounts, or message notifications to set up alerts later.