It's not new that anyone who owns an Instagram account can write a comment. After a while, you might wonder where you have left your mark. ??
Or you stopped by an Instagram post in your feed and dropped a comment. Now, you want to go back and delete it for good. But how to find your comment on an Instagram post when you don't even remember the instagram username of the account on whose post you dropped the comment?
Fortunately, there are three methods that will help you how to find your comments on Instagram.
1. Download Your Instagram Data
2. Check Your Activity
3. Check Posts You Have Liked
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How To Find Your Comment On Instagram?
If you are ever wondering how to find comments you made on Instagram, then the below three methods will turn out to be a savior for you.
1. Download Your Instagram Data
Here's how to see all your comments on Instagram:
Step 1: Open the Instagram app and go to your profile
Step 2: Tap the hamburger icon on the top right corner and select "Your activity" from the menu
Step 3: Tap "Download Your Information"
Step 4: Add your email address and tap the "Request download" button
Step 5: Enter your password and tap "Next" from the top right corner
Step 6: Now, you will receive your data from Instagram on your email address. Open the email and click on "Download Information"
Step 7: You will be redirected to the Instagram login page, where you must enter your username and password. Click "Download Information" on the following page
Step 8: The file will download in .zip format in your system. Extract it to the preferred location and open the folder
Step 9: Expand the "comments" folder. You will see a "post_comments" HTML or JSON format in this folder
Step 10: Double click on the file if it is in HTML format, and if it's in JSON format, you can convert it to PDF
Open the file, and you will see all the comments you have made through your Instagram account. You will find the Instagram handle of the account on whose post you dropped a comment, the date and time of writing the comment, its deletion status, and the name of the media owner.
Use The Search Option On The Browser
You can use the search feature of your browser to see the exact comment you made on a post from the comments file. Here is what you need to do:
If you remember some content/keywords of the comment you made, use the Ctrl + F shortcut on Windows to open your browser's search feature and type in the keywords of the comment to find it (if you are using macOS, use Command + F)
If you want to know how to get more comments on Instagram, check out our blog post.
2. Check Your Activity
The Your activity section on Instagram helps you to check and delete the old comments you have made from your Instagram account. Here's how to see your comments on Instagram:
Step 1: Open the Instagram app and go to your profile
Step 2: Tap the hamburger icon from the top right corner and then tap "Your activity" from the menu
Step 3: Tap "Interactions" -> "Comments"
Here you will find all the comments you have made through your Instagram account and the parent comment. The Instagram comments are sorted from Newest to Oldest by default. You can click on "Sort & Filter" to apply different filters. The filters available are:
- Sort by: Newest to Oldest or Oldest to Newest
- Author
- Start Date
- End Date
You can apply more than one filter as well. Once you have added the required filter(s), tap "Apply" to sort your comments by the filter(s) applied.
Using this method to find your Instagram comments, you can also delete the comment if you wish to from the same place. Just tap on the comment, and your comment will get selected. After that, you can click on "Delete" at the bottom of your screen to delete the comment. If you wish to delete more than one comment, you can select all the comments first and tap "Delete."
Read more about how to turn off comments on Instagram and Facebook.
3. Check Posts You Have Liked
This method is helpful if you know the post on which you dropped a comment, provided you also liked that post.
Instagram provides an option to check all the posts that you have liked. You can even use this feature to walk to the comment section of the post you liked to find your comment on the particular post. There is a high chance that you might have double-tapped on an Instagram post while commenting on it. So, you can opt for this method.
Here's how to find your comment on someone's Instagram post that you liked:
Step 1: Open the Instagram app and go to your profile
Step 2: Tap the hamburger icon from the top right corner and select "Your activity" from the menu
Step 3: Tap "Interactions" -> "Likes"
You will find all the Instagram posts you have liked using your account. Open the post on which you had dropped the comment. You will find that your comment is displayed underneath the comment count.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Here are some commonly asked questions about finding your comments on Instagram:
How to view comments on Instagram without an account?
If you want to view comments on Instagram without an account, you will need a link to the post whose comments you wish to view. Simply paste the link to the post in your browser, and you will find all the comments made on that post. However, you won't be able to comment on any post without an account.
Why can't I find my comments on Instagram?
This error can come your way for various possible reasons. Here are the factors that may be keeping you away from commenting on Instagram:
- The user on whose posts you want to comment might have blocked you
- Your comment may contain phrases/words that violate Instagram's terms of service
- You have exceeded your daily limit of comments
- You have added more than 30 hashtags in your comment
- You have mentioned more than 5 profiles in your comment
- You are writing the same comment over and again
How to see comments under Instagram reels?
You can view comments under Instagram reels in a similar way as you would on other Instagram posts. You can either download your Instagram data and find Instagram reel comments in it or search through your Instagram activity log.
How to see comments on Instagram stories?
Open the Instagram app. Go to your profile. Tap the hamburger icon from the top right corner and select "Your activity" from the menu. Tap “Interactions” -> “Story Replies.” An exhaustive list of your replies to Instagram stories in chronological order will be displayed from the most recent.
How to see your first Instagram comment?
Open the Instagram app. Go to your profile. Tap the hamburger icon from the top right corner and select "Your activity" from the menu. Tap “Interactions” -> “Comments.” Tap "Sort & Filter" from the top right corner. Tap "Sort by" -> "Oldest to Newest." Tap "Apply." The first comment from the list will be your first Instagram comment.
How to see Instagram comments in chronological order?
Instagram sorts comments in chronological order under a post. This means that the newest comment will appear first, and the oldest comment will be shown last. If you want to view your Instagram comments in order, tap on "See All Comments" at the bottom of your feed.
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