Where to find all your YouTube comments in one place

YouTube stores all your comments — on other people's videos, on your own channel, and in replies to you — in your account history. The fastest way to see them is through your profile menu. Open YouTube, click your profile picture in the top right corner, select "Create a studio" or go directly to YouTube Studio, then click "Comments" in the left sidebar. You will see every comment you have ever posted, sorted by date, with options to edit or delete them.

If you only want to find comments on a specific video or channel, you can search within YouTube itself or scroll through the video's comment section to spot your own username. But if you need a full list of your comment history — useful if you are cleaning up old posts or looking for something you said months ago — the YouTube Studio method is the only way to see everything at once.

Key Takeaways

  • Your complete comment history lives in YouTube Studio under the Comments tab, accessible from your profile picture menu.
  • YouTube Studio shows every comment you posted, when you posted it, and which video it appeared on, sorted by most recent first.
  • You can edit or delete any of your comments directly from YouTube Studio without returning to the original video.
  • If you are looking for a comment on a specific video, scrolling the video's comment section or using your browser's find function (Ctrl+F or Cmd+F) is faster than checking your full history.

Using YouTube Studio to see your comment history

YouTube Studio is the control panel for your account. To reach it, click your profile picture in the top right corner of any YouTube page and look for "Create a studio" — this takes you to the main dashboard. On the left side, you will see a menu with options like "Dashboard," "Content," and "Analytics." Scroll down until you see "Comments" and click it.

The Comments page shows every comment you have posted, with the most recent at the top. Each entry displays the comment text, which video it was posted on, how many replies it has, and when you posted it. You can click on any comment to jump directly to that video and see it in context, or use the three-dot menu next to each comment to edit or delete it without leaving YouTube Studio.

Searching for a comment on a specific video

If you remember roughly which video your comment was on, go to that video and scroll through the comment section. YouTube usually shows the newest comments first, but you can change the sort order by clicking "Top comments" at the top of the section and selecting "Newest first" or "Oldest first." Look for your username in the list.

On a computer, use your browser's find function to speed this up: press Ctrl+F (Windows) or Cmd+F (Mac), then type your username. The browser will highlight every instance of your name on the page, making it much faster to spot your comment among hundreds of others. On a phone or tablet, this method does not work as reliably, so scrolling is usually faster.

Editing or deleting your comments

Once you find a comment — either through YouTube Studio or by locating it on the video itself — you can change or remove it. In YouTube Studio, click the three-dot menu next to the comment and select "Edit" to change the text, or "Delete" to remove it entirely. On the video page itself, hover over your comment, click the three-dot menu that appears, and choose the same options.

Deleted comments disappear when ready and cannot be recovered. Edited comments show an "edited" label next to the timestamp, so other users will know you changed it. If your comment has replies from other people, deleting it will also remove those replies.

Viewing replies to your comments

When someone replies to one of your comments, YouTube sends you a notification (if you have notifications turned on). To see all replies to your comments without hunting through YouTube Studio, go to your profile picture menu and select "Notifications." You will see a list of recent activity, including replies, likes on your comments, and mentions.

YouTube Studio also shows reply counts next to each of your comments. Click on a comment to see the full conversation thread, including all replies to it. This is useful if you want to continue a discussion or check whether someone asked you a question you missed.

Understanding comment visibility and privacy

Your comments are visible to anyone on YouTube unless you delete them or the video owner removes them. If a video is deleted, all comments on that video — including yours — disappear. If a channel is deleted, the same happens. Your comment history in YouTube Studio will no longer show those comments because they no longer exist anywhere on the platform.

Comments you post as a guest (without signing in) do not appear in your YouTube Studio history because they are not tied to your account. Only comments posted while logged into your YouTube account show up in your comment history.

Troubleshooting when you cannot find a comment

If you posted a comment but cannot find it in YouTube Studio, the most common reason is that the video owner deleted it. Creators can remove any comment from their videos, and when they do, it disappears from your history as well. Another possibility is that the video itself was deleted or made private, which removes all comments on it.

If you are certain you posted a comment but it never appears in YouTube Studio, check whether you were signed into the correct account at the time. If you have multiple YouTube accounts, your comment might be on a different one. You can switch accounts by clicking your profile picture and selecting the account you want to use, then checking that account's YouTube Studio.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I see comments I posted before I created a YouTube account?

No. Comments are only linked to your account if you were signed in when you posted them. If you commented as a guest or on an old account you no longer use, those comments will not appear in your current account's history, though they may still be visible on the videos themselves.

What happens to my comments if I delete my YouTube account?

All your comments are deleted when your account is deleted. The comments disappear from the videos they were posted on, and your comment history is permanently removed. This process can take a few days to complete across all of YouTube's servers.

Can I read a list of all my comments?

YouTube does not offer a built-in read feature for your comment history. You can take screenshots of your YouTube Studio Comments page, or manually copy and paste comments you want to keep. Some third-party tools claim to export YouTube data, but use caution with these, as they may not be find.

Why do some of my comments show as "deleted by creator"?

This message appears when the video owner removed your comment. It still shows in your YouTube Studio history so you know it was deleted, but it no longer appears on the video itself. You cannot recover a comment deleted by a creator, but you can post a new one if you wish.

How far back does my comment history go?

YouTube Studio shows your entire comment history going back to when you created your account, with no time limit. You can scroll through years of comments if you have been on the platform that long. The oldest comments appear at the bottom of the list when you sort by date.