The routes that exist
| Route | When it helps |
|---|
| The appeal on the disabled or suspended notice | Always first. It is the only route that reopens the decision. |
| Account Status (Instagram) and Accounts Center | Restrictions, identity checks and some reviews. |
| Hacked pages: instagram.com/hacked, facebook.com/hacked | Takeovers, changed email or phone. |
| Meta AI support assistant | Questions while you can still log in. It cannot reverse a ban on request. |
| Meta Verified support | Human support on an active subscribed account. See how to use it. |
| Business Support Home | Ad accounts, Pages and Business Portfolios. See ad account links. |
Routes that do not exist
- A Meta customer service phone number for account recovery.
- An email address that accepts appeals.
- A “private” Meta appeal link.
- A Meta account on WhatsApp or Telegram that restores accounts.
If someone offers one of these, treat it as a scam. See is this Instagram email real.
Official Meta links
| Link | What it is for |
|---|
Disabled Instagram accounts help.instagram.com/366993040048856 | Meta’s help page for disabled accounts. If your account is disabled you see a message as soon as you log in, and the appeal starts from that message, not from a separate form. |
Personal account suspended or disabled www.facebook.com/help/103873106370583 | Meta’s page on suspended and disabled personal profiles. It explains the appeal window and that the appeal starts from the notice you see when you log in. |
Hacked Instagram account www.instagram.com/hacked/ | For a login that stopped working with no disabled or suspended message, or an email, phone or username that changed without you. |
Hacked Facebook account www.facebook.com/hacked | For a takeover: password, email, phone or name changed, or posts and messages you did not send. |
Phone support www.facebook.com/help/1088016719924954 | Meta says it has no general phone line for customer service. Anyone calling or messaging you as “Meta support” is very likely a scammer. |
Account Recovery Hub www.meta.com/account-recovery-support/ | Meta’s own starting page for Facebook, Instagram and Threads login and recovery. |
Before you open any link
- Screenshot the full notice, including the date and any reference number.
- Use the phone or computer you usually log in from, on your normal network, without a VPN.
- Appeal once, in plain words. Repeated or copy-pasted appeals do not help.
- Do not make a new account while you wait.
- There is no “private” or “direct” appeal link. Use the official links on this page, or send us your case.
If you wrote an appeal letter
Many people write a letter “to the Meta team” and send it to every address they can find. It only reaches Meta through the appeal box or the support assistant. Shorten it to a few clear sentences and paste it there. Keep a copy for your records.
Where third-party help fits
An independent service can help you read the notice, pick the right route, prepare documents and handle the account side such as security and Business Portfolio admins. It cannot speak to Meta on your behalf in any official capacity. Unbanz is independent and not affiliated with Meta.
If you are in the EU
After Meta’s own appeal, people in the EU, including the Netherlands and France, can use the Digital Services Act routes. See DSA appeal rights.
Want it done for you?
If you would rather hand it over, see our fixed fees for account recovery. Your password stays with you, and fixed fees, paid upfront by card, with a 100% refund if the case fails. Unbanz is not Meta or Snap and cannot see inside their systems; the platform makes the final decision.
Directories by country
Country versions with local reporting bodies: USA, UK, Canada, Nederland (Nederlands) and France (français).
More official link directories
Meta appeal links directory, Instagram appeal links, Facebook appeal links, appeal in Accounts Center.
USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Saudi Arabia. In other languages: العربية, Italiano, Türkçe, Deutsch.
Instagram, Facebook, Meta ads, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Threads. All platforms on one page: official recovery links directory.
If the official route fails
Unbanz is independent, not Meta, and never asks for passwords. Fixed fees, paid upfront by card, with a 100% refund if the case fails: Instagram $800, Facebook profile $900, Facebook Page $600 per Page, ad account $1,200, Business Portfolio $1,500, username claim $1,200, Snapchat $800, TikTok $900, YouTube channel $1,200. Guaranteed 3–7 days. See pricing.
About Unbanz
Unbanz (unbanz.com) is an independent service that helps people recover disabled, suspended and hacked Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Meta ad accounts, and claim usernames. Contact: WhatsApp +1 934 201 2490 or team@unbanz.com. Not affiliated with Meta.
Updated November 2026
New this month: country and platform versions of this directory. See USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, France, Nederland, plus TikTok, WhatsApp and Threads. Meta does not take appeals by email or phone.
I emailed my appeal letter to Meta. Did it arrive?
Meta does not process account appeals by email. Paste a short version of your letter into the appeal field shown in the app, Account Status or Business Support Home.
What to send us
- The username or profile link.
- A screenshot of the exact notice, with the date visible.
- Whether you already appealed, and what Meta replied.
- Whether you still have the email and phone number on the account.
- Never your password or login codes.
Send it on WhatsApp or to team@unbanz.com.