If you've been trying to add someone on Instagram but they haven't accepted your request, it's possible that they either don't know you're trying to add them, or they may have privacy settings enabled that prevent non-followers from sending requests. In this article, we'll explain why someone might not have accepted your Instagram request and how you can try to connect with them.
There are a few reasons why someone might not have accepted your Instagram request. The first possibility is that they simply don't know you're trying to add them; if you're not already following them, your request will go into a pending state until they approve it. This can be especially true if the person has a lot of followers and receives a lot of requests - they may not even see that you've sent one.
Another possibility is that the person has their account set to private, which means only people who are already following them can see their posts and send requests. If you're not following the person and their account is private, they won't receive any notification that you've tried to add them and the request will remain in a pending state until they manually approve it (which they may never do).
If you really want to connect with someone on Instagram but they haven't accepted your request, there are a few things you can try. First, if you're not already following them, try sending them a direct message - this will notify them that you're trying to connect and may prompt them to accept your follow request. You could also try tagging them in a comment or post; if they get notified about the tag (which depends on their privacy settings), this could also prompt them to check out your profile and accept your follow request. Finally, if all else fails, you could always try meeting up with the person offline and asking for their username so you can tag them in future posts - once they see that you're regularly tagging them in content, they may decide to accept your follow request so they can see everything more easily.