If you are an Instagram user and watch reels, you may sometimes want to revisit the reel videos you have watched before. Instagram allows you to view all the content you have liked on the platform, but it doesn’t officially have any feature that keeps track of all the Reels you have watched.
Since there’s no official way to check your Instagram Reel watch history, users must rely on a few workarounds. Follow these simple methods to view the Instagram reels you’ve watched before.
1. View the Instagram Reels You have liked
As mentioned above, Instagram keeps track of all the posts you have liked on the platform. So, if you habitually like the Instagram reels you find interesting, you will see them in the Your Activity section of the app.
1. First, open the Instagram app on your Android or iOS. Next, tap on the profile picture as shown below.
2. On the profile page, tap on the hamburger menu, as shown in the screenshot below.
3. From the menu that pops up, tap on the Your Activity.
4. On the Your Activity page, scroll down and tap the Interactions option, as shown below.
5. On the Interaction screen, tap on the Likes as shown below.
6. Now, you will find all the images, videos, and reels you have liked.
7. You can also apply filters to sort the likes. To do so, click the Sort & Filter option and select the filter that best suits your needs.
2. Check Saved Instagram Reels
Instagram allows you to save Reels you find interesting. So, if you often use the Save feature of Instagram, you can check the Save history to find the Instagram reels you have watched before.
1. First, open the Instagram app on your Android or iOS. Next, tap on the profile picture as shown below.
2. On the profile page, tap on the hamburger menu, as shown in the screenshot below.
3. From the menu that pops up, tap the Saved option.
4. Now, you will see all the posts you have saved on the platform. You must tap the All Posts button to view all your saved posts.
5. To view the saved reels, switch to the Reels tab, as shown below.
3. View Instagram Reels Watch History on Desktop
You can use Instagram’s web version on your desktop to see reels you have liked. So, if you can’t access your phone, you can use your computer to view Instagram Reels watch history. Here’s how to find Reels you’ve liked on Instagram.
1. Open your favorite web browser and visit Instagram.com. Now log in with your Instagram account.
2. Click on the hamburger menu at the bottom left corner.
3. On the menu that appears, select Your Activity.
4. Now switch to the Interactions tab on the left side.
5. On the top, select the Likes Section.
4. Download Your Instagram Data
This method will manually extract the links of Instagram Reels we have watched before. You need to follow some of the simple steps mentioned below.
1. Open your favorite web browser on your desktop and head to the Instagram website.
2. Next, click on the Profile picture in the top-right corner and select Settings.
3. On the Settings page, click on the Privacy and Security option, as shown below.
4. On the right pane, click the Request Download link under the Data Download.
5. On the next page, enter your email address and click the Next button.
6. Instagram will send you a ZIP file to your email address in about 48 hours. Once you receive the email, you need to download and extract it.
7. Open the extracted folder and navigate to the Content folder. In the Content folder, you need to open the reels.html file on the web browser.
5. Other Ways to View Watched Instagram Reels
Apart from the built-in options, there are other ways to view the watched Instagram Reels. You can use social media websites to find and rewatch the reels you’ve watched before.
This is especially useful if you don’t want to review your Instagram Reel watch history or avoid downloading your Instagram data.
If the Reels video you want to watch is viral, you will find it on other social media sites such as Facebook or Reddit. Content creators usually upload their video reels to Instagram and Facebook to increase their reach.
So, if you can remember the creator who shared the Instagram reel video, you can check out their other social media handles to view the Reels. If there’s no help, you can Google the viral Instagram Reel and rewatch it.
On Google Search, you need to search for the name of the reel with the keywords or hashtag. If the reel video is already popular, you will find it on Google Search.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you request a copy of your Instagram data, you will only get the reels.html file. This file will have all the reels you’ve uploaded on the app. This won’t show you the Reels you’ve watched on the platform.
No! There’s no option to see what reels you’ve watched on Instagram. You can only find the Reels you’ve interacted with. For example, if you like reels, you can check the Liked posts to find them.
You can’t find a reel you watched on Instagram without liking it. Instagram tracks the reels you watch but doesn’t share that information with you, so there’s no option to find a reel you watched on Instagram but didn’t like.
If you liked the reel you watched, it will be in your Instagram account’s Activity Log.
If the Reels video you uploaded is missing, you should update the Instagram app and check whether you have deleted it. You will find the deleted reels on Your Activity > Recently Deleted.
So, this is how to see recently watched reels on Instagram. I hope this article helped you! Please share it with your friends also. If you have any doubts, let us know in the comment box below.