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Here’s how you can Archive Reels on Instagram 2022

Can you archive reels on Instagram 2022? Find out

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
November 15, 2022
in How To's, Instagram

UPDATE (November 15, 2022) – Following the latest update, you can now archive your reels on Instagram for Android. This is a great addition for people looking to archive Instagram reels on Android.

The archive feature lets you remove and hide a certain reel from your profile without actually deleting it. You can also restore archived reels back to your profile, whenever you want.

Now let’s see how you can archive reels on Instagram 2022 on iPhone and Android.

How to archive Reels on Instagram 2022

  1. Make sure to update the Instagram app to the latest version.
  2. Go to your profile and tap the ‘Reels’ tab. Then open the reel you want to archive. find your reels in instagram app
  3. Tap the ellipsis button (3-dot icon) at the bottom right. reels options
  4. Go to ‘Manage‘ and tap the “Archive” option. how to archive reels on Instagram 2022
  5. Tap on ‘Archive’ to archive the reel. how to archive instagram reels on iphone and android

NOTE: When you archive a reel, Instagram will delete all remixes of that reel and mute the audio of any reels using your original audio. The changes will be restored if you restore your reel.

How to archive Instagram reels on iPhone (Alternate Way)

  1. Open the profile tab in the Instagram app and go to the ‘Reels’ tab.
  2. Long-press the reel you want to move to archive.
  3. Tap on “Archive”. how to move an instagram reel to archive
  4. Select ‘Archive’ again to confirm.

How to find archive reels on Instagram

Where are my archived reels on Instagram? Follow the steps below to find your archived reels.

  1. Go to the profile tab in the Instagram app.
  2. Tap the Menu button (hamburger icon) at the top right and select “Archive”. how to view archive on instagram
  3. Tap the drop-down menu at the top and select “Posts archive”. see reels archive on instagram
  4. Find the particular reel and open it to view.

How to unarchive reels on Instagram

Want to move a reel out of archive and show it again on your Instagram profile? To do so,

  1. Go to the ‘Archive’ folder and select ‘Posts archive‘ from the top. how to find archive reels on instagram
  2. Find and open the reel you want to remove from your archive.
  3. Tap the ellipsis icon (3-dot) at the top-right corner. show instagram reel back on profile
  4. Select the “Show on Profile” option. How to unarchive reels on instagram
  5. Select ‘Show on profile’ again to unarchive the reel. how to move instagram reel out of archive

That’s it. The archived reel will now appear back on your profile and people will be able to see it again.


Since the ban of TikTok, Instagram Reels has seen tremendous growth in India for short-form video content. Those who love creating reels video must have noticed that there is no way to archive Instagram Reels. Well, the option to archive a reel was available earlier but Instagram decided to pull it down for some unknown reason. As a result, people now only have the option to delete the reel if they want to hide it from the Instagram community. A similar thing happened in the past as well when the company removed the feature to pause Instagram reels.

Can’t archive Reels on Instagram?

While the Instagram app lets you archive your posts, stories, and live videos, there is no option to archive reels. Ironically, Facebook Reels offers the ‘Edit Privacy’ feature and lets you decide who can see your reel. Unfortunately, no such similar setting exists in Instagram 2021 app for iPhone and Android. Unlike Instagram posts, you can’t even archive reel videos that you add to your profile grid. I feel Instagram removed this functionality to avoid bloating its servers with a heap of unpublished reels.

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Why does the archive option matter? While deleting removes the reel for everyone that one can restore within 30 days. The archive feature, on the other hand, moves your archived content to a dedicated ‘Archive’ section. This means when you archive a post, no other users except you can no longer see your archived posts.

While most users would simply delete their reels to permanently remove them from Instagram. That said, you may want to archive reels on Instagram so that you can see them later and cherish the memories.

So, what can I do to archive an Instagram reel? Sadly, there is no way to archive reels on Instagram after posting. There are a few workarounds though that you can use to preserve your reels before deleting them.

How to archive Instagram Reels

Option 1: Save Instagram Reels to your camera roll

Follow the steps below to download your reel video that has been posted on Instagram. Here’s how you can do it on iPhone.

  1. In the Instagram app, go to your profile and tap the ‘Reels’ tab. find your reels in instagram app
  2. Open the reel you want to save to your gallery.
  3. Tap the ellipsis button (3-dot icon) at the bottom-right corner. reels on instagram
  4. Select “Copy link”. copy link of Instagram reel
  5. Visit a website like igram.io or instavideosave.net.
  6. Paste the link in the Insert Link field and hit “Download”. Tap the “Download .mp4” button and select Download to save the reel. downloading reel on iPhone
  7. Once downloading is over, open the Files app and go to “Downloads”.
  8. Open the reel you downloaded and tap the “Share” button at the bottom-left. how to save instagram reels to camera roll on iPhone
  9. Tap “Save Video” to save the reel to the Photos app.
  10. You can now delete the particular reel from Instagram.

NOTE: Reels downloaded using this method will be saved to your gallery with music.

RELATED: How to Download Facebook Reels Video

Option 2: Save Reels as draft

Created a reel that you haven’t published yet? In that case, you can save the reel as a draft and access it anytime from within the Instagram app. To do so, just make a reel and tap the “Save as Draft” option at the bottom of the Share screen. Then open the Drafts folder to find your Instagram reels drafts in one place.

how to archive reels on instagramWord of Caution: Reel videos saved as drafts are automatically deleted when you uninstall or log out of your Instagram account.

TIP: You can also download your draft reel video to your smartphone camera roll. For this,

  1. Go to the ‘Reels drafts‘ section in the Instagram app. reels drafts on instagram
  2. Open the reel you want to save.
  3. Tap the ‘Edit’ option at the top-right corner. edit draft reel on instagram
  4. Tap the ‘Download’ button (downward arrow icon) on the preview screen. save instagram draft reel video to gallery
  5. The draft reel will now be saved to your gallery. Note that the reel will be saved without audio if it contains audio from the Instagram music library.

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Comments 11

  1. Kimberly says:
    5 months ago

    I have the latest version and updates and there I still no archive under manage only remove from grid. I do t want to delete or remove from grid. I want to archive things bc I may want to put them back on my grid at some point. Why would Instagram remove the archive button???

    Reply
    • Mayur Agarwal says:
      5 months ago

      Are you on iPhone or Android?

      Reply
  2. Daniela says:
    5 months ago

    So I accidentally archived a reel and I’m on an iPhone 11 and it’s not giving me the option to show it back on my profile what do I do???

    Reply
    • Mayur Agarwal says:
      5 months ago

      Force close the Instagram app and try again. Also, update the app if it isn’t already.

      Reply
    • Beyda says:
      5 months ago

      Hi I archived a reel, but can’t unarchive it.. I have a bussiness account. I tried disconnecting my Facebook and Instagram but it didn’t work

      Reply
    • Cindy says:
      5 months ago

      Please help me, mine too!! And i urgently need that reels to be back to my profile. Im using 13 pro and already update and force close my app. Thx before

      Reply
  3. lola says:
    5 months ago

    i took my reels off the profile grid by accident, archived it to see if i could put it back on my page and it doesn’t even give me the option to
    un-archive it. i restarted the app, deleted it and downloaded it back and still nothing

    Reply
    • manon says:
      5 months ago

      Hello, same here with a 6s anb latest version of IOS and Instagram. I’ve putted a reeel in my archives, and can’t restore it to my grid. If you have a solution… I thank you

      Reply
  4. V says:
    5 months ago

    I’ve done the exact same. NEED HELP!! PLEASE!!!

    Reply
  5. Ju says:
    5 months ago

    I can’t un-archive reels too. I updated the app, but still the same problem. What is the problem? ???

    Reply
  6. Sofia says:
    4 months ago

    THANK YOU I’VE BEEN TRYING FOR SO LONG ????

    Reply

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