Q&A for How to Delete a Follow Request on Instagram

If they stop the request, delete their account, or block you it will go away. But otherwise it will remain active until you accept or decline it.

Just ignore it. No one can follow you unless you hit the "approve" button. You could also block them if you want.

Unless you block them, which will completely hide your profile from them, it will just show a message saying the profile is private, and they can send another follow request. They will not receive a notification either way.

That depends on what content you have on your profile. If you have personal pictures (perhaps revealing the school you go to or the street your house is on), it's not a good idea to let strangers see that, because they could do something bad with it. That's what private accounts are for. If your profile has only less personal material, you could probably accept those requests.

That's not possible. If you have a private profile, there is no way to disable follow requests.

It means that the user won't be able to see your profile, and they can send another follow request to you, unless you block them. They won't receive a notification if you decline.

It's not possible, but you can block them then unblock them, and it has an effect that should equal what you want.

If those are spambots, you can block and report them. With that many requests, you might consider making your account public, changing your username/profile photo, or moving your account to something different so they won't find you.

Only if the user sends another follow request. You can post a message to them explaining your situation.

To follow a private profile, you must send a follow request and wait for it to be accepted before you can view its content. For public profiles, you can simply tap the 'Follow' button.