Possible to switch @handles between accounts still given new change?

Instagram Marketing
#1

IG has now made it so that when you change your @handle, you have a 14 day period where you can change it back.

This means it is no longer possible to immediately “swap” handles between two accounts (i.e. one user changes his handle, so that another user can immediately change their name to that handle).

Does anyone know how to safely switch a handle from one account to another given this new change?

Note: I am the owner of both accounts that I want to swap the handles on, if that makes things easier.

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#2

Do you mean a 1:1 change?

#3

I dont understand your question

#4

There are users who can bypass this but they charge a $50 fee :confused:

#5

Who is “they”?

#6

I can’t post the forum like, not sure it’s allowed. It’s just some users who make a case to have the handles swapped but ONLY if you can prove you own both accounts.

#7

Okay gotcha. So this is NOT done inside the Instagram app then, correct?

#8

No, that’s not how it’s done. I wouldn’t personally go with it, but if it’s urgent, then you could use the service.