How to See Recently Watched Reels on Instagram

Find watched, liked, saved, or paused Reels with step-by-step Instagram shortcuts.

Recently watched

Instagram does not provide a full public recently watched Reels history.

Open Search and type the creator, caption words, hashtag, location, or audio you remember.

Check Reels you liked, saved, shared, or commented on because those are tracked in Your activity.

If you watched it from a profile, revisit that creator and open their Reels tab.

What Instagram actually saves

Likes, comments, story replies, reviews, and some interaction history live under Your activity.
Saved Reels are available from your profile menu under Saved.
A complete watch-history page for every Reel you viewed is not currently available in Instagram.

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Can you see recently watched Reels on Instagram?

Instagram does not show a simple complete watch history for every Reel. The best workaround is to check liked Reels, saved Reels, comments, shared links, audio pages, and creator profiles you remember.

Can you disable Reels on Instagram?

You cannot fully remove Reels from the main Instagram app. You can reduce unwanted recommendations by tapping Not interested, muting accounts, and using Following or Favorites feeds more often.