How to turn Instagram Limits off, turn them on or edit them

You turned on Limit interactions during a wave of unwanted comments or messages and now want the account back to normal. You can turn it off from the same screen where you set it up, or adjust the groups if you still need to hold back some interactions. Here is how to do it and where to check what was hidden while it was on.

Turn Limits off in the Instagram app

Use the Android, iPhone or iPad app: according to Instagram’s Limits help, this feature isn’t available on computers.

1. Open Profile or tap your profile picture in the bottom right of the account you want to manage.
2. Tap Menu in the top right.
3. Under How others can interact with you, tap Limit interactions.
4. Scroll to the bottom and tap Turn off to remove this limit.

Turning Limits off doesn’t bring back everything that was hidden while it was on. Check that content in the next step.

Review hidden messages and comments

While Limits is on, limited accounts can still comment on your posts and reels, but their comments stay hidden unless you approve them. Their new chats move to Hidden requests inside Message requests: open that folder to review messages you expected to receive. Chat threads created before you turned the tool on stay visible.

When you turn it off, Instagram’s help says comments those accounts made while limited remain hidden, and from then on their comments are visible on your posts unless you restrict or block them. That is why it’s worth reviewing hidden comments on your recent posts before considering the task done.

If you cannot find a conversation in those folders, follow what to check when Instagram message requests are not showing.

Turn Limits on for the groups you want to filter

Return to Profile → Menu → How others can interact with you → Limit interactions.

1. Tap What will be limited and choose Some interactions or Most interactions.
2. Open Who will be limited. Choose Everyone but your Close Friends, Recent followers or Accounts that don’t follow you, depending on whom you want to include. Selecting the first group prevents you from selecting the other two.
3. Tap When we’ll remind you to turn this off and choose when you want a reminder.
4. Tap Turn on to confirm your selections.

Besides hiding comments and new chats, Limits stops those accounts from replying to your stories, tagging or mentioning you, or remixing your content. If they try to tag or mention you, they see a general message that you don’t let everyone do this.

Edit your choices in Limit interactions

Open the same screen and tap What will be limited, Who will be limited or When we’ll remind you to turn this off, depending on what you want to change, and adjust your selections. Each limit lasts up to four weeks at a time and you can extend it as often as you like; the reminder prompts you to decide whether to turn it off.

Check which kind of limit you want to remove

To manage one specific person, follow how to restrict or unrestrict someone. If you disabled comments on a post, use how to turn comments back on for that post.

If you see a notice that Instagram has restricted actions on your own account, that isn’t removed from Limit interactions: review your Instagram Account Status. And if you can’t find Limit interactions, remember it’s only in the app, not on the computer version.