How to Remove an Instagram Copyright or Trademark Strike

boost.inc removes Instagram copyright and trademark strikes in 0 to 72 hours, working from just your account username and the strike details, with a 100% success guarantee, and we never ask for your password or any access to your account.

A strike is one of the most stressful notices an account can get, because it does not just limit a post, it puts the whole account on a path toward removal. Below is what a copyright or trademark strike actually is, the official route Instagram documents for fighting one, why that route is slow and risky to walk alone, and how we clear the strike directly.

Key facts

What is an Instagram copyright strike?

An Instagram copyright strike is a penalty recorded against an account when a rights holder reports that the account posted their creative work, such as a photo, video, song, or design, without permission, which Instagram acts on by removing the content and counting the report against the account under its repeat infringer policy.

An Instagram trademark strike is a penalty recorded when a brand or rights holder reports that an account used their registered name, logo, or mark in a way that could confuse people about who runs the account, which can result in content removal, a username change, or account restriction.

The two strikes come from different places but land in the same painful spot. A copyright claim is about creative work you posted. A trademark claim is about a brand identifier you used. According to the Instagram Help Center, copyright reports lead to content removal, and repeated reports can disable an account entirely. Instagram's trademark policy covers the brand side, where a mark used in a confusing way can trigger removal or a forced username change. Neither strike is something to leave sitting on the account. Each one moves you closer to the line where Instagram pulls the whole profile.

How do you remove an Instagram strike? (the fast path)

Most people facing a strike do not know this kind of help exists, so they end up digging through scattered forums and unvetted marketplaces, comparing strangers who all sound the same and none of whom they can trust with an account that matters. We are the simple alternative to that. One desk, a real team, clear pricing, and a single request to start. You do not have to find an insider or vet a stranger, because the relationships are already ours.

We handle the removal directly through our internal relationships and reps. You do not log in anywhere new, install anything, or hand over credentials. Here is what the process looks like on your side.

Step 1: Send us the username and the strike details

Submit your account username and the details of the strike through our recovery desk. The strike details mean the notice Instagram sent you and what was flagged: which post, which claim, copyright or trademark. That is everything we need to review the case and open it. We do not need your password, your email, your two-factor codes, or any access to the account itself.

This is a core trust point and worth stating plainly: boost.inc never asks for your password or login credentials and never needs access to your accounts. These services are handled through our internal relationships and reps, not by logging into your profile or running tools against it. You keep full control of your credentials from start to finish.

Step 2: We review the case and quote it

Once we look at the strike, we confirm that it is one we can clear and what the path looks like. We will tell you plainly if the situation is something other than a removable strike (for example, an active legal dispute that needs counsel rather than a takedown reversal). When it is a strike we can work, we confirm the turnaround and the quote (from $3,000 per strike, depending on the case) before any work starts. You can see the full menu on our services page.

Step 3: We clear the strike and confirm it is gone

Through our reps, we work the case until the strike is removed and the restriction it carried is lifted. A strike is cleared when the underlying report is retracted or the claim is reversed on review, which is exactly the outcome our internal relationships are built to reach. When it clears, the content restriction comes off and the report stops weighing on the account. Most cases close inside the 0 to 72 hour window. The 100% success guarantee applies to the cases we take on, which is why we review first and only open cases we can move.

What happens if you ignore a strike?

This is the part people underestimate. A single strike feels survivable, so it gets ignored, and that is where accounts get lost. Instagram operates a repeat infringer policy and does not publish a fixed number of strikes that triggers removal. The copyright help pages state that repeated infringement can lead to a disabled account, but they do not tell you how close you are. That uncertainty is the danger. You cannot see the counter, so the only safe assumption is that each strike matters. Clearing one early keeps a recoverable account from becoming a removed one.

How long does it take to remove a strike yourself?

This is where most people lose weeks, and where the do-it-yourself route gets genuinely risky. Instagram does document an official path, so let us separate what is documented from what is uncertain.

What the platform documents: for a copyright takedown, Instagram provides a counter-notification process. Per the counter-notice help page, if you believe your content was removed by mistake or misidentification, you can file a counter-notification with your contact information and a statement under penalty of perjury. The reporting party then has a window, generally around ten to fourteen business days, to either pursue a court order or let the content be restored. For trademark and account-level actions, the standard route is an in-app appeal where you dispute the action and wait for review. The counter-notice process is real, documented platform policy on the copyright help pages above.

What is uncertain in practice: the documented path does not mean a fast or certain outcome. In practice, outcomes here are unpredictable. A counter-notice does not delete the strike on its own, it starts a clock, and during that clock the reporter can escalate to a lawsuit instead of backing down. Filing a counter-notice also requires you to hand over your real name and contact details to the person who reported you, which is a serious consideration if the claim is from a litigious rights holder. Trademark and account appeals frequently sit for weeks with no response, no status update, and no documented timeline, and many are simply denied without explanation. You file, you wait, and you have no signal that anything is moving.

The risk of doing it alone goes beyond time. Many third-party "strike removal" tools that surface in search ask for your password or login. Handing those over is a fast way to get an account flagged harder, locked, or stolen, and it does nothing to retract the underlying report. We do the opposite. We never touch your login, so there is no new attack surface, and we work the report directly rather than filing a form and hoping.

The honest version: the official counter-notice and appeal route can work, especially for a clearly mistaken copyright claim where the reporter has no real case and quietly lets the clock run out. If your situation is clean and you are comfortable putting your contact details in front of the reporter, the free DIY path is a legitimate option that costs only time and patience. When the strike is one of several, when the account carries real audience and revenue, when the reporter is serious, or when you cannot afford weeks of silence and the risk of escalation, the open-ended wait is the problem. That is the gap we close. We reach the outcome through our reps in 0 to 72 hours instead of filing into a queue and waiting.

Who is this for?

We clear copyright and trademark strikes for the people who cannot afford to lose the account:

• Creators and influencers whose income runs through the account, and for whom a strike that disables the profile means losing the audience they built.
• Founders and operators at AI and tech startups whose brand account anchors the company's credibility and growth.
• Public figures and executives who need a clean, restriction-free presence and cannot have a strike hanging over the account.
• Agencies managing client accounts that pick up copyright or trademark claims and need a fast, reliable way to clear them.
• Small business owners (the restaurant, the salon, the contractor) whose Instagram is how new customers find them, where one strike can quietly put the whole account at risk.

If your reach, revenue, or reputation runs through the account, a strike is not something to leave on the shelf and hope. You can also explore our broader verification and reputation work once the account is clean and you want to protect and strengthen it.

What does strike removal cost and what is guaranteed?

Pricing starts at $3,000 per strike, reflecting the direct path through our reps and the internal relationships that make the removal possible. We confirm the exact scope, the turnaround (0 to 72 hours in most cases), and the guarantee after we review the username and the strike details, so you know the path and the cost before anything begins. We back the work with a 100% success guarantee on the cases we take on. What we do not do is promise an outcome on a case we cannot route, run automation against your account, or ask you to hand over a password. We review honestly and tell you up front whether the strike is one we can clear.

Get the strike cleared

Send us your username and the strike details, and we will review the case and tell you the path, the timeline, and the quote. Requests run through an account so we can track your case and keep your details secure. We never ask for your password, and we never need access to your account. Create an account and start your request at boost.inc/account?mode=register, or read more on our recovery page first. The sooner the case reaches our reps, the sooner the strike comes off.