Create an Instagram account without a phone number

Can you create an Instagram account without a phone number? Yes. Instagram's official Create a new Instagram profile help says to tap Create New Account and enter your email address or mobile number, then enter the confirmation code sent to your email address or mobile number. So you can sign up with an email address instead of a phone number. You do need one of the two, because the confirmation code is sent to the one you enter.

This guide is for creating your own account without handing over your personal number. It does not cover bulk sign-ups, getting around a ban, or getting into someone else's account.

Browse the price list (no account needed to see prices), or create an SMSPing account.

What Instagram official help says

Checked 12 November 2026, Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:

• Create a new Instagram profile: "You must be at least 13 years old to create an Instagram profile." You can create an account from the Instagram app or Instagram.com. Tap Create New Account, enter your email address or mobile number, then enter the confirmation code sent to it. "If you sign up with email, make sure you enter your email address correctly and choose an email address that only you can access." If you already have a Facebook or Instagram account, you can use it to create a new Instagram account, and both are added to the same Accounts Center.
• Securing your Meta Account with two-factor authentication: the security methods are an authentication app (recommended), text message and WhatsApp. "If you lose access to your phone or email address and are unable to get login codes, you can use a backup code to log in."
• How you can use a backup code on Instagram: get backup codes in Accounts Center > Password and security > Two-factor authentication > Additional methods > Backup codes, and save them somewhere you can find them.

The official Instagram help articles opened the same day do not publish a ban on VoIP or virtual numbers. Instagram still decides whether a number is accepted, and a code is not guaranteed.

Option 1: sign up with an email address

1. Open the Instagram app (or Instagram.com) and tap Create New Account.
2. Enter an email address that only you can access, then tap Next.
3. Enter the confirmation code sent to that email address.
4. Create a password, enter your birthday, add your name and choose a username.

Use an email address you will keep: Instagram says you'll need it to get back into your account if you forget your password.

If you don't want to use your personal number: use a one-time number to receive the code

If Instagram asks you for a mobile number and you would rather not give your own, you can receive the code on a one-time number:

1. Open the Instagram service page and choose a country, for example a USA virtual number for Instagram, a UK virtual number for Instagram or an India number for Instagram.
2. Copy the number from your order in international format and enter it on Instagram's screen.
3. Wait for the SMS on your order and enter the code. SMSPing numbers receive SMS only.

The price is deducted from your SMSPing balance when you place the order. If no SMS arrives, cancel the order while it is waiting, or let it time out. If an order is canceled or times out with no SMS, the charge is returned to your SMSPing balance, once per order; the balance is not withdrawable.

Prices change. The price shown before you confirm is the one that applies. On 12 November 2026, 20:21 MYT (UTC+8), Instagram numbers were listed in stock for the United States, the United Kingdom and India. Paying: Top up your account with USDT (TRC20/ERC20/BEP20, recommended); TRX, ETH and BNB are also accepted. Minimum top-up $10.

Risks to know before you use a one-time number

• It cannot be used later for account recovery. You will not have access to the number after the order ends. After sign-up, add an email address and a phone number you will keep, and turn on two-factor authentication with an authentication app. Save your backup codes. Do not use the one-time number for SMS two-factor authentication.
• Instagram may reject the number or not send the SMS. Try another number or country, or sign up with your email address.
• If no code arrives, cancel the order or let it time out; the charge is returned to your SMSPing balance. See Instagram verification code not received for more checks.

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