Instagram has officially rolled out comment editing for all users. The platform announced on April 9 that users now have 15 minutes after posting a comment to edit it, ending years of having to delete and repost comments to fix a simple typo.
The feature works by adding an “Edit” option that appears under a comment immediately after it is posted. Tapping it pulls up a text box where users make their changes and tap the blue checkmark to save. Users are able to edit their comments as many times as they want within the 15-minute window. Once those 15 minutes are up, the edit option disappears and the comment becomes permanent.
Edited comments display a grey “Edited” tag so other users are able to see that the comment was modified. However, the original text is not accessible to anyone. This is different from how some other platforms handle edits. Apple’s iMessage, for example, preserves the full edit history and makes it visible to recipients. Instagram has chosen not to expose previous versions.
The setup mirrors how Instagram already handles message editing in direct messages, a feature it introduced in 2024. The 15-minute window is also consistent with how Meta’s other platform, Threads, handles post edits.
The feature had been in testing for several weeks before the official rollout. Users in Canada and other regions reported seeing the edit option as early as March 2026, while others in Europe did not have access. That kind of staggered availability is typical of how Meta tests features before a global launch.
Only text is editable. If a comment includes an image, the image remains unchanged and only the text portion is able to be modified. Users are only able to edit their own comments, not comments left by others.
The update is a small but widely requested change. Online reaction has been largely positive, with users noting that the feature should have existed years ago.
Instagram has supported editing posts since its early days, but comments were never given the same treatment until now.
