How to See Liked Posts on Instagram (2026 Guide)

Instagram doesn't put a "liked posts" tab anywhere obvious, but every like you've ever tapped is logged in your account's activity history. Here's exactly where to find it, how it differs for posts versus Reels, and what to do if the list looks shorter than you expect.

Step-by-Step: Find Your Liked Posts

1. Open the Instagram app and go to your profile.
2. Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner.
3. Tap Your activity.
4. Tap Interactions.
5. Tap Likes. This opens a reverse-chronological list of every photo and video post you've liked, most recent first.

Tapping any thumbnail opens the original post. From this same screen you can select one or more posts and tap Unlike to remove them from the list in bulk — useful for cleaning up old likes from an account you no longer follow.

Liked Reels Are Tracked Separately

The Likes screen under Interactions shows feed posts and video posts, but liked Reels usually surface in a dedicated section:

• From the same Your activity menu, look for Reels under Interactions, or
• Open a Reel you remember liking and check the heart icon — a filled/colored heart confirms it's still liked.

Because Reels and feed likes are tracked in separate lists on many app versions, if you're only checking one list you may conclude you "unliked everything" when the rest is simply filed under Reels.

Why Your Liked Posts List Might Look Incomplete

A few common reasons the list seems shorter than expected:

• The original post was deleted by the account that shared it — deleted posts drop out of your like history since there's nothing left to display.
• The account was deactivated or you were blocked — content from an account you can no longer see also disappears from your activity log.
• You're checking the wrong tab — remember posts/photos and Reels are split into separate lists.
• A very old like predates your account's activity retention on some regional app builds — this is uncommon but can happen on accounts several years old.

Unliking Posts Without Opening Each One

Instead of hunting down individual posts in your feed, use the Likes activity screen to unlike from a single list:

1. Go to Your activity → Interactions → Likes.
2. Tap Select in the top-right corner.
3. Tap each post you want to unlike (you can select several at once).
4. Tap Unlike to remove them all in one action.

This is the fastest way to clean up likes from an inactive account, an ex's profile, or a spam account you accidentally engaged with.

Turning Liked Posts Into Something More Useful

If you're revisiting your likes because you want to reference something later — a recipe, an outfit, a workout — Save is usually a better tool than relying on your like history:

• Save a post via the bookmark icon to file it away without publicly liking it.
• Create Collections (from your saved posts) to sort saved content into named folders like "Recipes" or "Travel Ideas."
• Saved posts stay easy to browse from Profile → Saved, without digging through a long chronological like history.

Level Up the Content You're Liking (and Posting)

Since you're already spending time reviewing what caught your eye on Instagram, it's a good moment to make sure your own posts hold up just as well. Instasize lets you:

• Resize and crop images and video to the exact aspect ratio each Instagram format needs — feed, Reels, Stories, and carousels.
• Apply filters and color adjustments for a consistent, polished feed.
• Use Magic Fill to extend a shot's background instead of cropping out the parts that matter.

Instasize works on iOS, Android, and web.

FAQs

How do I see my liked posts on Instagram?

Go to Profile → Menu (☰) → Your activity → Interactions → Likes. This shows every feed post and photo/video post you've liked, most recent first.

Where do I find liked Reels specifically?

Liked Reels are usually tracked under a separate Reels entry inside Your activity → Interactions, not the main Likes list.

Can I unlike multiple posts at once?

Yes. Open Your activity → Interactions → Likes, tap Select, choose multiple posts, then tap Unlike to remove them all together.

Can I see someone else's liked posts?

No. Instagram doesn't expose another account's like history to anyone but that account holder — there's no setting or workaround that reveals it.

Why did a post disappear from my liked posts list?

The most common reason is that the original poster deleted the post or deactivated their account. Content that no longer exists can't display in your activity log.

Is liking a post different from saving it?

Yes. Liking is public (visible to the poster and, depending on their settings, others) and shows up in your Interactions log. Saving is private and organized separately under Profile → Saved, making it the better option for bookmarking content you want to revisit.