How to see your oldest comments on Instagram

Get in on the TikTok trend.
 By 
Elena Cavender
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Familiarize yourself with your past activity on Instagram. Credit: Mashable / Vicky Leta

A TikTok trend has users diving back into their Instagram activity to see their oldest comments.

TikTokkers are sharing their oldest comments and likes on Instagram and laughing at how cringeworthy they are.

You can see your old comments by viewing your interactions, navigating to comments, and changing the settings to sort your comments form oldest to newest. You'll also find your all of your likes and story replies in your interactions. Yikes!


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We will walk you through how to view your oldest comments, but warning you'll be confronted with your younger self.

How to see your oldest comments on Instagram:

1. Open Instagram

2. Navigate to your profile

3. Tap the three lines in the upper right hand corner

Instagram profile with a red arrow pointing to towards three lines.
Tap the three lines. Credit: Screenshot: Instagram

4. Tap "Your activity"

Red arrow pointing to "Your activity"
Tap "Your activity." Credit: Screenshot: Instagram

5. Tap "Interactions"

Red arrow pointing to "Interactions"
Tap "Interactions." Credit: Screenshot: Instagram

6. Tap "Comments"

Red arrow pointing to "Sort & filter"
Credit: Screenshot: Instagram

7. Tap "Sort & filter"

Red arrow pointing to "Sort & filter"
Tap "Sort & filter." Credit: Screenshot: Instagram

8. Tap "Oldest to newest"

Red arrow pointing to "Oldest to newest."
Tap "Oldest to newest." Credit: Screenshot: Instagram

9. Tap "Apply

Red arrow pointing to "Apply"
Tap "Apply." Credit: Screenshot

There you have it. Have a fun trip down memory lane.

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Elena Cavender

Elena is a tech reporter and the resident Gen Z expert at Mashable. She covers TikTok and digital trends. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in American History. Email her at [email protected] or follow her @ecaviar_.

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