Questions about
handle claims.

Atclaim handles username claims for a specific @handle on Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, with Instagram as the main focus. You tell us the handle you want, we look at whether an official route exists for it, and we run that route for you. Nothing else is offered.

No. Atclaim is an independent service. We have no special access to any platform and no inside contact. Everything we do goes through the public reporting and support routes that any account holder can use.

No. Instagram does not have a public tool for requesting an unused handle. What exists are reporting routes for impersonation, intellectual property and policy violations, plus account recovery when the handle was once yours. See how handle claims work.

An empty-looking profile is not proof. The account may be private, archived, restricted or simply quiet. Our guide on checking whether a handle is inactive walks through what can and cannot be seen from outside.

No. We do not buy, sell, swap or broker accounts or handles. Doing so breaks Instagram’s terms and puts your own account at risk.

No. Fake reports, report farms and automation are not used. They can get your own account restricted and they do not change the outcome.

Yes. The handle is changed on your existing profile, so followers, posts and settings stay as they are.

Instagram does. We prepare and submit the claim through the official route and tell you what comes back.

There is no honest standard answer. Instagram sets its own pace and it varies by route. We keep you posted in the chat and tell you if a route has gone quiet.

Yes, and those are often the clearest claims, because Instagram has a dedicated intellectual property form. You will need to be the owner or an authorised agent, and we will ask for proof.

Then you do not need us. Change it yourself in Instagram settings. See the official steps.

Asking costs nothing. Send the handle and we tell you whether a route exists. The price is agreed before any work starts.

The method is agreed in your chat or email together with the price, before anything begins.

Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, and only for username claims. Instagram is where most requests start. See the Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat pages.

A claim can be run only where an official route fits the handle. TikTok says that in most instances it cannot reassign a username, and Snapchat says usernames are first-come, first-served and generally not transferable. Send the handle and you hear whether a route fits.

WhatsApp on +1 934 201 2490 or email team@unbanz.com. Those are the only two channels.

It is a request, sent through one of Instagram’s official processes, for a specific handle to be made available to your account. The full definition is in the guide to username claims.

No. Instagram does not sell handles and does not allow them to be traded. The guide on buying handles explains the risk.

No. A claim asks for a handle held by someone else. Recovery returns an account you already own. The comparison page sets them side by side.

Instagram says you can sign up again with the same username as long as it has not been taken by a new person. Read what happens to a handle after deletion.

The intellectual property report form is the route that fits a registered mark. The trademark guide lists what to have ready.

Have the handle, the profile it is for, and any proof tied to the name. The preparation checklist goes through each item.

It depends on the facts. A ranked list is on the best way to get a taken handle page, with the limits of each option.

Letters, numbers, underscores and periods, no period at the end, and one change every 30 days. See the TikTok handle rules.

3 to 15 characters, Latin letters, numbers and one separator, and one change every 12 months. See the Snapchat username rules.

Only if each platform accepts it. The comparison page shows what fits where.

The glossary defines handle, claim, dormant, route, impersonation and the other terms used on this site.