If you're like most people, you have a few posts on Instagram that you would rather not have anyone see anymore. Maybe they're from a time in your life that you'd rather forget, or maybe they just aren't very flattering.

Luckily, Instagram makes it easy to hide these posts from view without deleting them thanks to its archive feature. But what if you want to revisit these images and videos later?

In this article, we will show you how to view posts that you've archived on Instagram.

What Does Archiving an Instagram Post Do?person holding iphone showing instagram post

When you archive a post on Instagram, it means the post is no longer visible on your profile.

However, the post is not deleted, and you can view it at any time by going to your archive. You can also choose to unarchive the post, which will make it visible on your profile again.

If you're active on Instagram, chances are you've had to hide a photo from your feed solely because it didn't fit into your carefully curated feed. But just because a photo doesn't fit into your feed, doesn't mean you don't want to keep it.

The archive feature allows you to hide these posts without having to delete them. This can be useful if you want to keep the post for sentimental reasons.

How to View Your Archived Posts on Instagram

The archive feature is only available on the mobile version of Instagram, so you'll need to use the Instagram app to view your archived posts.

That said, here's how to view posts you've archived on the gram:

  1. Open the Instagram app and go to your smartphone.
  2. Navigate to your profile.
  3. Tap the hamburger icon to reveal a menu.
  4. Select Archive.
  5. Tap the downward-pointing arrow to navigate between tabs for your Stories, Post, and Live archive.

You will be able to view all of your archived posts here. We've earlier covered how to archive and unarchive posts on Instagram. If you're not sure how to do that, be sure to check out our guide.

Can Other Users See Posts You've Archived?

When you archive a post, it's only visible to you. Not even people tagged in the photo can see it. The only way for someone to see an archived post is if you unarchive it.

Access Your Instagram Easily

The Instagram archive feature makes it easy to hide posts without deleting them. Revisiting them is also simple, as long as you know which menus to access.