Since Tinder allows users to link their Instagram photos to their Tinder profile, more and more Tinder users are asking if there is a way to find their Tinder match’s Instagram profile, not just the linked photos.

If you realize your curiosities about them go beyond what’s offered in their DMs and want to see their picture diary on Instagram, you’ve landed on the right page. Whether your Tinder match links their Instagram to their Tinder account, you can find your Tinder match on Instagram easily after reading this article.

How to find Tinder users on Instagram

Back in the day, you could stumble upon someone’s Instagram link tucked away in their Tinder bio. However, Tinder recently removed social media handles from user bios as part of their updated community guidelines¹, to prevent some users from solely using Tinder to boost their social media following, particularly on Instagram.

There are several methods to find your a Tinder user’s Instagram profile. You may not need to try them all; just work your way down through the list until you find the one that does the trick for you.

1. Search by real name/phone number

If you already have their name or phone number, you can use the reverse name lookup or reverse phone number lookup tool to search for their Instagram profile.

2. Search on Instagram

From what you’ve already known, try a Instagram search first. Many people would use the same username on multiple social network platforms. And the more unique their name is, the more likely you would find their IG profile. So just try your luck and search Instagram using their Tinder username to see if you can find their Instagram profile.

One user shared his experience finding people this way²: when he matches with someone, he wants to get a feel for their vibe beyond Tinder. Occasionally, they have such a unique name that he can simply type it into the search bar of another platform, and find them as the first result.

3. Perform a Google image search

Tinder profiles are often packed with personal photos, many of which might also be shared on Instagram. This makes a reverse image lookup a particularly handy tool. Here’s how to find a Tinder user’s IG using Google Images:

1. Go to Google Images.
2. Click on the camera icon. Upload the picture you found on Tinder or paste the image URL, and hit Search by image.

4. Use a people search tool

If the method above doesn’t work for you, or if you are tired of going through all irrelevant search results on Instagram and Google, try running a username search or reverse image lookup using people search tools.

Using people search tools to run a username lookup is the most efficient way to find out a Tinder user’s Instagram profile. It works well especially when you don’t know much about the person you meet on Tinder.

There are many people search tools on the market. If you don’t know which people search tool you can trust, here we have 2 top-notch people search tools for you to try, both of which are 100% legit:

• Social Catfish
• Spokeo

Social Catfish

Social Catfish is an online dating investigation service based in California, USA. With its own proprietary reverse lookup engine, Social Catfish can help you find lost connections and verify a person’s online identity using images, email addresses, phone numbers and online profiles.

If you need to find a Tinder user on Instagram with Social Catfish, you can either perform a reverse name search or reverse image lookup.

To run a reverse image lookup on Social Catfish:

1. Take a screenshot of their Tinder profile picture and save it on your device.
2. Go to Social Catfish Reverse Image Search page to upload their Tinder profile image you saved in step 1. Then hit Search to run a reverse image search.
   
3. Social Catfish will scan the web and find duplicates of the image online.
   
   Within a few minutes, you’ll get a detailed report about the person you searched for. This usually includes their activity on social networks.
   

The Social Catfish reverse image search results may link you to some social network sites and dating platforms. Plus, you may also uncover their real name, address, email address, and other personal details when available.

Spokeo

Spokeo is a popular people search website that aggregates data from online and offline sources. Just like BeenVerified username search, Spokeo’s username search helps you look for public profiles by matching usernames on dating sites, social networks and more.

To find your Tinder match’s Instagram using Spokeo:

1. Visit Spokeo’s Search by Username page.
2. Enter a Tinder username and click SEARCH NOW to start searching.
   
3. Spokeo will return all the search results that match the username you entered. With just one click, you will see the full search report and get their social network profiles, which includes Instagram profile.
   

Can I message my Tinder match on Instagram?

If you’ve successfully found the Instagram profile of your Tinder match, you might be wondering if it is a good idea to message them on Instagram. Well, it’s probably not the best idea in most cases. Especially if they never mentioned it on Tinder. Case in point: an online forum user recently shared how freaked out she felt when she got a Instagram message from a guy who saw her on Tinder while she didn’t have her Instagram profile linked anywhere³.

Besides, Tinder is already designed for dating and messaging. There’s no real need to jump ship to Instagram just yet. As one wise Quora user put it: “I suggest talking on the app (Tinder) first and then getting her number and setting up a date that way. I personally prefer adding people on social media after meeting in real life.⁴” Keep things natural, and let the sparks fly on the platform you started on.

“Don’t really use Tinder, let’s switch to Instagram”

But what if your Tinder match asked for it? In fact, many people said their Tinder match actively requests to move the conversation to Instagram. For example, one man shared that his match, claimed not to use Tinder much, suggested texting on Instagram (even though there was no IG link on her profile).⁵

While it’s tempting to follow their lead and use the methods mentioned above to find their IG, it’s worth considering their motives: there’s a good chance that your match is more interested in inflating their follower count than finding dates. (As to why there wasn’t a IG link in this particular case, maybe that’s because sometimes Tinder edits someone’s profile if it’s breaking TOS.)

That’s it! Hopefully this article helped you find the Instagram profile of your Tinder match. If you have any questions or suggestions on this topic, just leave us a comment below. Thanks for reading!

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1. Community Guidelines. Tinder. Retrieved Jan 4, 2024, from https://policies.tinder.com/community-guidelines/intl/en/ ↩︎
2. r/Tinder [deleted user]. (2023, Jan 28). That’s kinda weird, do you have a unique name that is associated with your IG handle? Sometimes when I match with [Comment on the online forum post people finding my instagram?] Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Tinder/comments/10mxyuf/people_finding_my_instagram/ ↩︎
3. r/Tinder [tacomaradaresque]. (2023, Nov 5). a guy finding my instagram? [Online forum post] Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Tinder/comments/17nq02f/a_guy_finding_my_instagram/ ↩︎
4. [Tatiana Ka]. (2018, May 2). Firstly, did she provide her Instagram on Tinder? If she didn’t, don’t message her there because as others mentioned it [Comment on the online forum post Should I message a girl I matched on Tinder with on Instagram?] Quora. https://qr.ae/pKEkFu ↩︎
5. r/Tinder [christiancackm]. (2022, Mar 2). Finding IG’s from Tinder [Online forum post] Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/Tinder/comments/t4xwvw/finding_igs_from_tinder/ ↩︎