Where to find your YouTube comments
Your comments live in two places on YouTube: in your channel's comment history, and scattered across the videos where you posted them. The fastest way to see all your comments in one place is through your channel's Community tab or your account settings. If you want to find a specific comment you made weeks ago, searching through your history is quicker than scrolling through individual video pages.
YouTube stores your comment history for as long as your account exists, even if you delete the comment later — YouTube keeps a record, though the public no longer sees it. This matters if you need to remember what you said or when you said it.
Key Takeaways
- Your comment history appears in your channel's Community tab (if enabled) or through your account settings under "Comments."
- You can see which videos your comments are on, how many replies each comment received, and when you posted them.
- Deleting a comment removes it from public view but YouTube keeps an internal record on your account.
- If your channel has the Community tab turned off, you can still access your comments through Settings rather than searching each video individually.
- Pinned comments and comments with many replies appear in your history the same way as newer or less-noticed ones.
Accessing comments through your Community tab
If your YouTube channel has a Community tab enabled, this is the easiest place to see your own comments. Open YouTube, click your profile icon in the top right corner, and select "Create a post" or navigate to your channel. Look for the Community tab between the Home and Videos tabs. Click it.
Your Community tab shows posts you've made to your channel, but it does not show comments you've left on other channels' videos. For those, you need to use the method in the next section. The Community tab is most useful if you want to see engagement on things you posted directly to your channel rather than comments on specific videos.
Finding your comments through account settings
This method works whether or not your Community tab is enabled and shows all comments you've made anywhere on YouTube. Click your profile icon in the top right, then select Settings. On the left sidebar, click Account, then Comments. YouTube displays your comment history in reverse chronological order — newest first.
Each comment shows the video title, how many replies it has, when you posted it, and a link to jump directly to that comment on the video. If you want to see the full context of a comment — the video it's on, other replies to it, or the original post — click the video title or the comment itself and YouTube takes you there.
Searching for a specific comment you made
If you remember roughly when you made a comment or what video it was on, the fastest route is to go to that video and use your browser's search function. Press Ctrl+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac), then type a word or phrase from your comment. Your browser highlights matches on the page, though this only works for comments currently loaded — if the video has hundreds of comments, you may need to scroll to load more before your comment appears.
If you do not remember the video, use your comment history in Settings instead. Scroll through the list or look for keywords you remember from your comment. YouTube does not have a search box within the Comments section itself, so scrolling is the only way if you have many comments and cannot narrow down the video.
Understanding what your comment history shows
Your comment history displays the exact text of each comment, the video it appears on, the number of replies, and the date you posted it. If a comment has been edited, YouTube does not mark it as edited in your history — you see the current version. If you deleted a comment, it no longer appears in your history at all, though YouTube's internal systems retain a record.
Comments you made before your account was created do not appear in this history. If you merged accounts or changed your channel name, comments from before the change may not show up. If this happens, contact YouTube Support to ask whether your older comments are recoverable.
Managing comments you want to hide or remove
From your comment history, you can delete any comment by clicking the three-dot menu next to it and selecting Delete. Once deleted, the comment disappears from the video and from your history. Other people cannot see it anymore, though YouTube keeps an internal record for moderation purposes.
You can also edit a comment after posting it by clicking the three-dot menu and selecting Edit. This is useful if you made a typo or want to clarify something without deleting the whole comment and losing any replies it received. Edited comments do not show a "edited" label to other viewers — they see the updated text as if it were the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see comments I made on videos that have since been deleted?
No. If a video is deleted, your comment on it disappears from your history and from the platform. YouTube does not preserve comments on deleted videos. If you need a record of what you said, take a screenshot of your comment history before the video is removed.
Why don't I see all my comments in my history?
Comments you made more than a few years ago may not display if your account was inactive or if YouTube purged old data. Very old comments sometimes disappear from the platform entirely. If you made comments recently and they are not showing, check that you are signed into the correct account — you may have multiple YouTube accounts.
If I delete a comment, can the person who replied to it still see my original comment?
No. Once you delete a comment, it is gone from the video page. Anyone who replied to it will see their reply, but your original comment no longer appears above it. Their reply may reference your comment, but the text itself is not visible.
Can I see comments I made on someone else's channel?
Yes. Your comment history includes every comment you made anywhere on YouTube, whether on your own videos, other creators' videos, or community posts. The history does not separate them by channel — they all appear in one list sorted by date.
What happens to my comments if I make my channel private?
Comments you made on your own videos disappear from public view when your channel becomes private, but they remain in your comment history. Comments you made on other channels stay visible on those channels regardless of your channel's privacy setting, because they belong to those videos, not to you.