How to Find Old Instagram Bios

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Co-authored by Katie Double

Last Updated: April 10, 2025

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This wikiHow teaches you how to find your past bios on Instagram using a computer, phone, or tablet. A bio is the text area underneath your username where you can share a brief description about yourself.

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Using the Mobile App

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   Open Instagram on your Android, iPhone, or iPad. It's the orange, purple, and yellow icon with a white camera, and you'll usually find it on your home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
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   Tap on the

   

   profile icon. It's the outline of a person's head and shoulders in the bottom-right corner.
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   Tap the ☰ menu. It's the three horizontal lines at the top-right corner.
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   Tap Settings on the menu.
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   Tap Security. It's the 5th option down.
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   Tap Access Data. It's the 1st option under Data and History.
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   Tap View All under "Former bio texts." This is the 3rd option in the "Profile Info" section.
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   View your former bios. To see additional bios, tap View More.

   • If you want to reuse one of your old bios, follow these steps:
     • Tap and hold the text to select the bio, and then tap Copy.
     • Return to your profile and tap Edit profile.
     • Tap and hold in the "Bio" field and select Paste when it appears.
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   Open Instagram on your computer. Open a browser and navigate to https://www.instagram.com.
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   Click the profile icon. It's the outline of a head and shoulders in the top-right corner.
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   Click on cog wheel icon. It's near the top to the right of the "Edit Profile" button.
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   Click Privacy and Security. It's the 5th option down on the pop-up menu.
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   Click View Account Data. It's the blue link under Account Data.
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   Click View All under "Former bio texts." This is the 3rd option in the "Profile Info" section.
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   Scroll down to view your former bios. If you want to reuse one of the bios that appear on this screen, follow these steps:

   • Highlight the bio text.
   • Right-click the highlighted area and select Copy.
   • Return to your profile and click Edit Profile.
   • Right-click the "Bio" field and select Paste.
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• You can also view old links in past bios. Follow the same steps, but instead select View All under "Former links in bio".
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