Short answer. An Instagram community guidelines violation appeal starts on the notice that names the guidelines. Screenshot it, request a review, and answer the policy it printed. If the account is disabled, appeal from the disable screen. Submit once.
An Instagram community guidelines violation appeal is the review you file when the notice names community guidelines. That label matters. A copyright strike, a terms notice, and a spam suspension are written differently, and the note should match the words you were shown.
Answer the guideline they named
Screenshot the in-app notice and the email. If a post, reel, or comment is named, write down which one. Request a review from the button.
In the box:
Username and date.
That the notice cites community guidelines.
What the post actually was, in one or two sentences.
We prepare that appeal and file it through Meta’s own official channels. We open support chats, send follow-up emails, and push the case hard until it gets looked at. It takes a few days. Start a case on the contact page. How it works is the three steps. We never ask for your password.