# Instagram Account Audit Checklist and Claude Prompt

> A five-point checklist for the habits that can get an Instagram account restricted, plus a Claude prompt that audits your account from what you share.

Free checklist + Claude prompt

# Audit your Instagram account.   
Five traps, one prompt

Tick through the five habits that can get an account restricted, then paste the prompt into Claude for a plain-English audit of your account.

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## The 5-trap checklist

### 1\. Passwords

I have not given my Instagram password to any app or serviceI removed logins and connected apps I don't recogniseI changed my password if I ever shared it

### 2\. Fake reach

I am not buying followers, likes or commentsI have stopped any service that does this for me

### 3\. Cold DMs

I only message people who contacted me firstMy tools do not DM lists of strangers

### 4\. Repeated replies

My public replies are not one line pasted everywhereI rotate several replies written in my own voice

### 5\. Reposts

Most of what I post is my own original contentI am not relying on reposting other people's reels, even with credit

### 6\. Last step

I opened Account Status in my Instagram settings and read every section

## The Claude prompt

Fill in the brackets, then paste it into Claude with screenshots of your Account Status and your connected apps. It works from what you share, so the more honest the answers, the better the audit.

You are auditing my Instagram account for restriction and reach risks. Use only what I give you. If something is missing, ask for it and do not guess.

My account: [handle, niche, business or creator]
Tools connected to it: [list every app]
How I get followers: [what I actually do]
How I handle DMs and comments: [manual or tool, and what it sends]
Share of my last 20 posts that are reposts: [number]

Check five areas: password sharing, bought followers or likes, DMs to people who never messaged me, repeated public replies, and reposted content.

For each area give me: Clear, At risk, or Need more info, the exact reason from what I shared, and the one action to take this week.

Then read my Account Status screenshots and explain in plain English anything flagged and what I can do about it. Finish with the top three fixes in order. Do not promise that any fix will restore reach, and tell me when Instagram's own appeal is the right route.

Copy the prompt

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## Keep reading

[Instagram automation rulesWhat Instagram allows, and what gets accounts in trouble.](/guides/instagram-automation-rules/)[Instagram DM limitsHow DM limits work and what happens when you hit one.](/guides/instagram-dm-limits/)[The 24-hour messaging windowWhen a business can message someone back on Instagram.](/guides/instagram-24-hour-messaging-window/)

Last updated 6 November 2026

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Source: https://www.reachlee.co/guides/instagram-account-audit