How To See Message Requests On Instagram - Social Tradia

If you’re looking online to learn how to see message requests on Instagram in the 2021 update, you’re at the right place. We will teach you all you need to know and more about this tricky feature that always seems to be hiding among your Direct Messages.

Instagram 2021 Newest Update And Direct Message Requests

Facebook and Instagram have been two of the most popularly global social media platforms in the digital world with a combination of more than 3.97 billion Monthly Active Users between the two. Both Instagram and Facebook can serve as private or public accounts for Individuals, Businesses, and Creator accounts. But Instagram has had quite a few updates including Reels, categorizing saves, and the Direct Message Section (DMs). That has also changed how you will see your message requests on Instagram and the location that they have apparently hidden under.

Direct Message Requests On Instagram And What They Are

Basically, Direct Message Requests are messages that you may receive from someone that you don’t follow on your Instagram account. Thus, the direct message would automatically appear under requests until your permission is given manually. Only then would they be allowed to continue having a two-way conversation with you. But the problem that has arisen recently is that many have stated that they don’t know where the Instagram message request is located and how to open it? Therefore, you would require us to help you see your message requests from someone else.

How To See Your Message Requests On Instagram Through A Step-By-Step Guide For Personal Accounts?

1. Open your Instagram app on your Android or iPhone Mobile Device.
2. Log In to Your Instagram Account.
3. On Your Homepage click on the paper airplane icon on the top far right corner above your stories.
4. Under your Username, and in your Instagram Message Inbox, you will see three tabs appear. (Which is Instagram’s new 2021 update).
5. The three tabs are:
   • Chats – “Chats” lists the direct messages from your followers or people you follow and previously messaged.
   • Rooms – “Rooms” is a new Instagram App Addition lists group or individual chat rooms that have been created by users to have a video chat.
   • Request – “Request” Shows the number of people who wish to request your permission to send you an Instagram Message. Like “6 Requests”.

   

6. Tap on the “Request” tab in the menu under your username.
7. Another Inbox will open. Tap on one of the requests from the list of messages in the message requests’ inbox.
8. You’ll see a profile image of the person’s Instagram account, Instagram name, username identification, number of followers and posts, a prompt with “You don’t follow each other on Instagram”, a “View Profile” Tab, and their message.
9. Here, if you want you can select to view the person’s profile and find out who has sent you the message by clicking on the “View Profile” Tab or move on to see the next prompt in the block.
10. You will see a block under the message requests with a message stating “(The Users Name) wants to send you a message”, then the number of followers and posts in the user’s account and another prompt stating: “Do you want to let (The Users Name) send you messages from now on? They’ll only know you’ve seen their request if you choose to Accept”
11. Then under the same prompt and block segment, you’ll see a menu bar. In the menu bar you will see three choices to choose from:
    • Block – To Block the user who has sent you the message request.
    • Delete – To Delete the message request permanently from your inbox.
    • Accept – To accept the person’s message request and allow them to send you messages and for you to receive them in your Direct Message Inbox.
12. Next, depending on your preference choose to block, delete, or accept the message requests.

Note: If you choose to “Accept” their message requests, a few changes would be applied by the Instagram app automatically:

• The person will see that you have “seen” the message requests whether you choose to respond or not after accepting the request. Through a prompt like: “Seen 1 M Ago”
• The message request will move to your Direct Message Inbox.
• Even if you delete the message after accepting their message request, you’ll still see their message in your general Direct Message Inbox if they choose to send you messages again.

Message Requests On Instagram App’s New 2021 Update Versus Instagram’s Older Versions

The above steps are for the Message requests on Instagram for the new 2021 Update. However, if you have failed to update your Instagram app you would just have to:

1. Open and log in to your Instagram profile on your mobile device.
2. Tap on the paper airplane icon on the top right corner of your Instagram home page.
3. In your Inbox for your Direct Messages, you’ll see a prompt on the top right corner under the search bar and above your messages list in blue font saying “(Number of Requests) Requests”. Like “2 Requests” Then you would just have to click on the blue font link, and you’ll be taken to a new screen with a list of message requests.
4. Next, you will just have to follow steps 7 to 12 above and you are done.

What If You Can’t See Any Message Requests? How To See Message Requests On Instagram Then?

The problem with Direct Message Requests is that you’ll see it when it pops up as a “notification” on your Direct Messages after someone messages you. But after you have checked and responded to the message requests you WON’T see the message request inbox or prompt anymore in your general Instagram Direct Message inbox. So where has it gone and how can you see the message requests on your Instagram profile account.

Well, there’s a good reason for that. The message requests will only pop up if you have pending requests and messages from people who wish to message your account. If you have responded to all your message requests by either; blocking, deleting, or accepting the requests and you don’t have any pending requests you won’t find the prompt or the inbox tab in your direct messages. So, do stop the search, and don’t worry. The Instagram Message Request Inbox will pop back up once you have a message request. Once it appears you can then see your message requests in your inbox on Instagram by following the step-by-step guide above.