How to See What Someone Comments on Instagram (View Instagram Comments)

See Someone’s Comments on Instagram: Whenever one of your friends looks good in a new outfit, you always remember to compliment them. In turn, when they see you dressed up nicely, they do so, too. Complimenting each other is our way of showing our affection to them. But over time, as people get busier in their lives, they simply do not have the time to catch up with their friends.

see someone's comments on instagram

However, social media came up with a way to help us all out with that problem.

Most people update their social media quite frequently, keeping it up-to-date with their life. Whatever form of content they put out, there is always the option of liking, commenting, and sharing it to show your appreciation.

In today’s blog, we are going to tell you everything there is to know about how to find someone’s comments on Instagram, be it on your post or somebody else’s.

Moreover, if you feel like you are being harassed by strangers who keep commenting inappropriate phrases in your comment section, don’t be afraid. There are a number of ways you can protect yourself from such a situation, and we will talk about all of them in our blog.

Can You See What Someone Comments on Instagram?

Unfortunately, you can’t see what someone comments on Instagram as the platform removed the Following tab that displays all activities of your followers including their comments on other posts. But Instagram recognized the feature was only used by people to keep an eye on each other and to maintain the user’s privacy, platform removed the Following tab.

see someone's comments on instagram

How to See Someone’s Comment on Your Instagram Post

If you are a beginner on Instagram or simply do not devote much time to it, you may not know your way around the platform. Well, worry not, because that’s what we are here for. Let us tell you how you can see someone’s comments on your Instagram post.

Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your smartphone and log in to your account.

Step 2: The first screen you’ll see is your newsfeed. Head over to your profile by clicking on your small profile icon locate the extreme right icon at the bottom of your feed.

Step 3: On your profile, tap on any post to see the comments under it.

Step 4: There you go. Scroll down and read all the comments by someone on your posts and reply to them.

How to See What Someone Comments on Instagram (View Instagram Comments)

Now that you have seen someone’s comment on your post, what if you want to see their comment on somebody else’s post, say, a mutual friend? It’s very easy to read the comments under someone else’s post, as long as they have a public account. However, if they have a private account, it can be a little bit difficult.

To see the comments under a post on a private account, you’ll have to first send them a follow request. If they accept your request, you can easily see all of the comments under their posts.

This would be much easier if they were a known acquaintance/friend of yours. We say this because most Instagram users have a private profile these days to protect their privacy and to ensure that only their friends/family engage on their account activity. So, if you and that person know each other, they are more likely to accept your request.

Moving on, let us now guide you through the process of reading someone’s comment on someone else’s post.

Step 1: Open the Instagram app on your smartphone and log in to your account.

Step 2: Locate and tap on the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen, which will take you to Instagram’s Explore tab.

Step 3: At the top of the screen, you will see the Instagram Search bar. Type in their username and pick their profile from the search results.

Step 4: If they have a private account, the words This account is private will be written where you can usually see the posts in public profiles. You can send them a follow request by clicking on the Follow button located right under their bio.

Step 5: If they have a public account, then your work is almost done. Just click on any of their posts, and read the comments under it just like you did on your own account.

How to Deal With Inappropriate Comments on Your Posts on Instagram

All social media influencers and content creators keep their Instagram accounts public, so that their content can reach their target audience on the platform. If you are a content creator/social media influencer or on the way of becoming one, you must know how annoying it is when random strangers start writing creepy comments on your posts.

However, you are not alone. Instagram values its users’ privacy above all and has added several methods for you to report such inappropriate behavior if you ever see/experience it.

Also Read:

Posted by
Dharmesh Donda

iStaunch is written by Dharmesh Donda, an avid Internet geek, IT professional since 2012. Have been in IT industry for more than a decade, and currently doing management and consulting work have taken a plunge into entrepreneurship.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.