How to Search Reels on Instagram

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Have you ever wondered how to search for Reels on Instagram? If you are hoping to find Instagram Reels with a certain hashtag, sound, or made by a specific account, you're in luck. This wikiHow article will teach you how to search Reels on Instagram.

Easy Ways to Search for Reels on Instagram

Tap the search icon (magnifying glass) on the bottom of the Instagram homepage to go to the explore page. Enter a hashtag, account, or song title into the search bar. From there, tap the Reels button to pull up all related reels. Or, click the Reels button (clapperboard) on your homepage to view suggested reels.

Method 1
Method 1 of 4:

By Hashtag

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    Once in the Instagram app, you should see a magnifying glass icon at the bottom of your screen. Tap on this icon, and you will be taken to the explore page. [1]
    • Your explore page will show a combination of Reels and regular posts.
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    At the top of the explore page, you will see a search bar. Tap the search bar and type in a hashtag or keyword that you would like to find Reels under. Once you are finished, press search on your keyboard.
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    After searching a keyword, tap the Tags option under the search bar.
    • Under this category, tap on the hashtag you want to filter the search results by.
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    After clicking on the hashtag category, you will see a list of results under that hashtag. In a menu above the post results, you will see the Reels tab. Click on this tab to view all the Reels under that hashtag. [2]
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Method 2
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    Once in the Instagram app, you should see a magnifying glass icon at the bottom of your screen. Tap on this icon, and you will be taken to the explore page. [3]
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    At the top of this page, you will see a search bar. Type the name of a user or account into this search bar and press enter on your keyboard.
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    After searching for a name, you will see a list of accounts under that name. Scroll down this list to find the account whose Reels you want to see.
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    Tap on an account from the list of search results.
    • This method will allow you to see Reels only from one specific account.
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    Once on a specific account, tap the clapperboard icon on their page to see all the reels that account has posted.
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Method 3
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By Audio

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    In the Instagram app, tap the icon of the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of your screen.
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    In the search bar at the top of the screen, enter the name of an audio file, song title, or artist that you would like to search for. Press enter on your keyboard to search.
    • This method will help you find Reels using a certain sound on Instagram.
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    After entering the name of an audio in the search bar, tap on the Audio tab in the top menu to filter by audio results.
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    Under the audio category, you will see relevant search results listed. Tap on the audio result which you would like to find Reels under. After clicking on the audio, you will see a list of Reels using that sound.
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Suggested Reels

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    Enter the Instagram app on your device. [4]
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    Once in the Instagram app, you will see an icon of a clapperboard in the menu at the bottom of your screen. Tapping on this icon will take you to the Reels section of the Instagram app. [5]
    • You will be shown Reels based on the people you follow and the content you usually interact with on Instagram. [6]
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      1. Open Instagram.
      2. Search for a keyword.
      3. Go to the "Tags" category.
      4. Choose a hashtag.
      5. Filter by "Reels".

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