For any business owner whose Instagram reach has dropped - and wants to know exactly why
Instagram Shadow Ban Check & Full Instagram Audit - Know in 60 Seconds if You're Being Suppressed.
"I was posting every day and getting 200 views. The report found a shadow ban and 3 banned hashtags. Fixed them in an hour. Views jumped to 4,800 within a week."
— Sofia R., studio owner, Melbourne
200 → 4,800
views in 7 days
How it works: Enter your Instagram handle. We check 12 live signals — shadow ban status, engagement rate vs benchmark, Reels distribution, banned hashtags. PDF in your inbox in 60 seconds. Zero account access required.
Free tools give you a follower count. This gives you a diagnosis. Shadow ban active or clear. Reels being distributed or throttled. Banned hashtags identified by name. The specific 3 fixes that will restore your reach.
Social media agencies charge $400+ to audit an account manually. We automated it for $97.
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Every day your Reels aren't being distributed,
Your competitor is getting the followers who searched your category.
An Instagram account audit checks every signal affecting your reach - shadow ban status (active or clear), Instagram engagement rate vs industry benchmark, Reels views from non-followers, banned hashtags identified by name, profile keyword optimization, account type assessment, posting frequency, content format mix, follower quality score, and competitor comparison. Run as a live shadowban test and real-time data pull from your handle alone.. Delivered in 60 seconds from your handle alone.
The Instagram Problem No One Tells You
Shadow ban active. Banned hashtags. Reels throttled.
Your Instagram audit finds all of it.
Most business owners think their Instagram is underperforming because of content quality or the algorithm. Often it isn't. It is a technical restriction - a shadow ban, a banned hashtag, a connected app, or a content flag - that Instagram will never notify you about. And it is silently killing your reach every single day.
⚠ What a shadow ban actually is - and why Instagram won't tell you
Instagram has a separate set of Recommendation Guidelines that determine whether your content reaches non-followers through Reels, Explore, and hashtags. Your posts can be perfectly live and visible to your existing followers - but completely invisible to new audiences - and Instagram will never send you a single notification. Over 38% of Instagram business accounts are operating under some form of reach restriction right now. This audit detects it in 60 seconds.
2.2%
is the average Instagram engagement rate in 2026. If your rate is below this, Instagram's algorithm is already deprioritizing your content in feeds, Explore, and hashtag results - even for your existing followers.
The audit reveals exactly what is suppressing your reach - whether it's a shadow ban, banned hashtags, the wrong account type, a connected app triggering throttling, or a content format mismatch with what the algorithm rewards in 2026.
Your real engagement rate and reach status might be far worse than your dashboard shows.
Am I shadowbanned? How do I run a shadowban test?
The only reliable shadowban test is a live hashtag visibility check - verifying whether your content appears in hashtag
results for a non-follower. Most free shadowban checker tools use outdated methods and return inaccurate results. The audit runs a real-time shadowban test at the moment of purchase and tells you exactly whether you are shadowbanned, restricted, or clear - with the specific cause identified.
Your engagement dropped overnight and hasn't recovered.
Sudden engagement drops are the clearest signal of an active reach restriction. Instagram won't tell you. Your followers still see your content but the algorithm stops distributing it to anyone new. Most accounts wait weeks before realising the problem was fixable in under an hour.
Why are my hashtags not working on Instagram?
Banned and blacklisted hashtags suppress your entire post - not just the hashtag itself. Instagram's banned hashtag list updates constantly and includes hundreds of tags that look completely innocent. Using even one in your caption can silently restrict your account's reach for days or weeks.
You are on a Personal account, not a Business or Creator account.
Business and Creator accounts get access to Instagram Insights, contact buttons, category labels, and algorithm distribution signals that Personal accounts do not. If you are running a business on a Personal account, you are giving your competitors an advantage Instagram built into the platform.
What your report shows you - sample comparison
HOW IT WORKS
3 steps. 60 seconds.
Report in your inbox.
No calls. No meetings. No granting account access.
Pay, enter your Instagram handle, and your complete Instagram diagnosis lands in your inbox before you finish reading this page.
Pay $97 and enter your Instagram handle
No login. No access to your account. Just your Instagram username and email. Checkout takes 45 seconds and your audit starts running the moment payment clears.
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Our AI audits your Instagram presence
We run a live shadowban test on your account, pull your engagement rate vs industry benchmark, check your Reels views distribution, identify banned hashtags by name, assess your account type, and compare your top 3 competitors - all from public Instagram data in real time.
The same signals Instagram's algorithm uses to decide how widely to distribute your content.
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Your PDF lands in your inbox
Within 60 seconds. Not a generic checklist - a specific diagnosis of your account's reach restrictions with your actual numbers and a prioritized action plan showing the top 3 fixes in order of impact.
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Everything in Your $97 Instagram Report
11 Instagram signals.
One clear action plan.
Every signal checked live at the moment of purchase using public Instagram data and real-time reach testing - not estimates, not averages, not cached results from days ago.
Engagement rate vs your industry benchmark
Your actual ER compared to the 2026 average for your follower tier and category - with a clear verdict on whether the algorithm is amplifying or suppressing your content.
Shadow ban status check
Whether your posts are appearing in hashtag results and Explore for non-followers -the single most common invisible reach killer that Instagram will never notify you about.
Reels distribution score
Whether your Reels are being distributed beyond your existing followers or suppressed by the algorithm - and the specific reason if they are being throttled.
Profile completeness and keyword optimisation
Your bio keywords, name field, category label, contact buttons, and link - Instagram is a search engine and your profile is your SEO. Weak profiles rank lower in Instagram Search.
Account type assessment
Whether your Business, Creator, or Personal account setting is correctly matched to your goals - Personal accounts lose reach signals, analytics access, and algorithm distribution advantages.
Posting frequency vs algorithm threshold
Your posting rate vs the minimum required to stay in Instagram's active distribution tier - accounts that post below the threshold are quietly deprioritised in feeds.
Content format mix audit
Your Reels vs carousel vs static post ratio vs what Instagram's algorithm currently rewards - and whether your format mix is costing you reach in 2026.
Follower quality score
Estimated real vs inactive or bot follower ratio - a high bot percentage tanks your engagement rate and tells the algorithm your content isn't worth distributing.
Hashtag strategy audit
Whether you are using banned or blacklisted hashtags that are silently suppressing your posts - and whether your hashtag mix is oversaturated or correctly targeted.
Top 3 competitor comparison
Your engagement rate, posting frequency, and content format mix vs your actual Instagram competitors in your category - with the specific gaps to close.
Prioritized action plan - your top 3 Instagram fixes
The 3 highest-impact changes to your Instagram presence, ranked in order of how fast they will move your reach and engagement - written clearly enough to implement today.
The Numbers
The data behind every
report we deliver
Every number is live data pulled at the moment of purchase. Your specific account. Your specific competitors. Your specific category. If you don't find it worth every dollar, you pay nothing.
What Your Report Looks Like
In your inbox in
60 seconds
Your actual Instagram signals, pulled live the moment you pay.
Every finding colour-coded by urgency. Every fix ranked by impact. You open it and immediately know exactly what is suppressing your reach and what to fix first.
Who Built This
Built by someone who has scaled Instagram 100+ businesses across 3 continents
Real data. Real business. Real competitor comparison. Not a template - your actual local SEO numbers, pulled live the moment you pay.
Every finding colour-coded by urgency. Every fix ranked by impact. You open it and immediately know exactly what to do first.
Tammy Angel Moore
Founder & CEO, TAMEYO Group · Certified Shopify Expert · Wix Partner · Microsoft AI Certified
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FAQS
Instagram audit questions, answered.
Low Reels views are almost always caused by one of three things: an active shadow ban preventing distribution to non-followers, banned hashtags in your caption that triggered a reach restriction, or TikTok watermarks on cross-posted content that Instagram actively deprioritises. Low Reels views are not a content quality problem - they are a technical restriction problem. TAMEYO Group's Instagram audit identifies exactly which restriction is suppressing your Reels views in 60 seconds.
An Instagram shadow ban is a stealth reach restriction that prevents your content from appearing in hashtag results, Explore, and the algorithmically curated feed for non-followers - without any notification from Instagram. Your existing followers can still see your posts, but your account stops growing. Shadow bans on Instagram are caused by banned hashtags, posting behaviour that triggers spam signals, or account type mismatches. TAMEYO Group's Instagram audit runs a live shadow ban test and reports your exact status within 60 seconds of purchase.
The only reliable shadowban checker is a live hashtag visibility test - posting to a hashtag and verifying whether your content appears in results for a non-follower. Most free shadowban test tools use outdated methods and return inaccurate results. TAMEYO Group's Instagram audit runs a real-time shadowban test at the moment of purchase and tells you exactly whether you are shadowbanned, restricted, or clear - with the specific cause if a restriction is active.
An Instagram account audit is a structured analysis of every signal affecting your reach, engagement rate, and algorithm distribution - measured from your public account data without requiring login access. TAMEYO Group's Instagram account audit covers 11 signals: shadow ban status, engagement rate vs benchmark, Reels distribution score, profile completeness, account type assessment, posting frequency, content format mix, follower quality score, hashtag strategy, top 3 competitor comparison, and a prioritised action plan. Delivered as a branded PDF in 60 seconds from your Instagram handle.
TAMEYO Group's Instagram audit covers 11 signals: engagement rate vs industry benchmark, shadow ban status, Reels distribution score, profile completeness and keyword optimisation, account type assessment (Business vs Creator vs Personal), posting frequency vs algorithm threshold, content format mix, follower quality score, hashtag strategy audit with banned tags identified by name, top 3 competitor comparison, and a prioritised action plan. All delivered in a branded PDF in 60 seconds from your Instagram handle alone.
60 seconds from the moment payment clears. The report is delivered automatically to your email inbox - no manual review, no waiting for a consultant, no booking a discovery call.
No. Zero access required. TAMEYO Group's Instagram audit uses your public Instagram handle to pull publicly available account data, engagement metrics, and conduct live reach testing. We never ask for your password, Meta Business Suite access, or any account credentials of any kind.
Consistent posting without engagement growth is the clearest signal of an active reach restriction. Instagram engagement drops when a shadow ban, banned hashtags, or the wrong account type is suppressing your content's distribution. Instagram's 2025–2026 algorithm weights watch time and DM shares for Reels distribution - meaning even good content gets low Instagram engagement if a suppression signal is active on the account. The audit identifies which signal is causing your engagement rate to drop and ranks your fixes by how fast they will reverse it.
The Instagram algorithm in 2026 prioritises Reels watch time, DM shares, and saves over likes and comments. Business accounts that post consistently in the right format mix and maintain clean hashtag health are being rewarded with wider non-follower distribution. The ig algorithm is quietly deprioritising accounts with suppression signals - shadow bans, banned hashtags, low engagement rate relative to follower count - without any notification. The audit measures every signal the Instagram algorithm uses to score your account and tells you exactly where you stand.
Free tools like HypeAuditor and Socialinsider give you an engagement rate and a follower quality score. TAMEYO Group's Instagram audit gives you a diagnosis - shadow ban status confirmed by a live shadowban test, banned hashtags identified by name, account type assessment, competitor comparison, and a prioritized fix list. A free shadowban checker tells you whether you might be restricted. This report tells you you have an active shadow ban, three banned hashtags, and the wrong account type - and exactly how to fix all three.
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