Set up the UnfollowWatch Companion

1. Create your account and a pairing code

Sign up, then open Dashboard → Extension setup and press Create pairing code. The code works once and expires after 10 minutes.

2. Pair the extension

Click the UnfollowWatch icon in Chrome's toolbar, enter the code and press Connect. The extension receives its own device credential, which you can revoke from the dashboard at any time. Your UnfollowWatch password is never stored in the extension.

3. Run your first scan

1. Make sure you are signed in to instagram.com in the same Chrome profile.
2. Press Run scan. The first time, Chrome asks you to allow access to instagram.com — this permission is only requested when you start a scan.
3. Your followers page opens. Scroll the followers list to the very end; a small UnfollowWatch panel shows progress.
4. Press Finish scan. The first complete scan becomes your baseline; changes are reported from the next scan.

What the extension can see

• Only the handles shown in your own followers list, and the follower count on your profile, while a scan is running.
• It never reads your password, cookies, messages, or any other page, and it does not run until you start a scan.
• Follower lists are stored in the extension's local database on your computer. Only detected changes are uploaded.

Scans never start on their own. If you turn on automatic monitoring, the extension reminds you when a scan is due.

Why was my scan rejected?

If the list looks incomplete — for example you stopped scrolling early, Instagram stopped loading more accounts, or far fewer accounts appeared than your follower count — the scan is not used. Your last valid snapshot is preserved and no alerts are sent. Try again and scroll to the end of the list.

Disconnecting

Use Disconnect this browser in the extension (optionally erasing its local snapshots), or revoke the device from your dashboard. Revocation takes effect immediately.