Can I switch usernames on Instagram?

Cockneyjay said:

I had this old account that I never used and so I changed its username to my websites name. When I started posting I realised that I was shadowbanned for some reason. If I delete this account, can I reuse the username? Or will that username be seen as already taken? Since it’s the name of my website, it’s pretty important that I have it.

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tripz20 said:

Create the new account with a placeholder name, before deleting the original account change the name and then switch to the new account and add the website name that you just removed from the original account. Once this is done you can delete the original account

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Cockneyjay said:

Thanks mate. I did exactly this and it worked perfectly.

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