We’ve all been there – scrolling through TikTok, liking videos left and right, when suddenly you accidentally unlike a video you really enjoyed. You try to scroll back and find it again, but your For You Page is endless and finding that one specific TikTok can feel impossible.
Losing a beloved TikTok you accidentally unliked can be frustrating. The good news is there are several methods you can try to track down that lost TikTok and like it again.
In this guide, we’ll explore the various ways to find a TikTok you accidentally unliked so you can re-like and save that funny, informative, or impactful video.
Check Your Like History
The easiest way to find a video you’ve accidentally unliked on TikTok is to check your Liked videos list in the app. This is a list of all the videos you have liked, so if you unliked something it should no longer be there.
To view your Liked videos list:
- Open the TikTok app on your phone and log into your account.
- Tap on the “Profile” icon in the bottom right corner.
- On your profile page, tap on the “Heart” icon to access your Liked videos list.
You can then scroll through your Liked videos list to try and find the one you unliked. According to this guide, your Liked videos are shown in reverse chronological order, with your most recent likes at the top. So you may need to scroll down a bit to find an older video.
If you still can’t find the video in your Liked list, it likely means the “unlike” action succeeded and the video is now fully removed from your likes. You’ll then need to try some other methods to recover it.
Search By Sounds/Music
One way to find a TikTok you accidentally unliked is to search by the sound or music used in the video. TikTok has an extensive sound library that you can browse to find trending sounds as well as search for specific songs or audio clips.
To search by sound, tap the discover icon on the bottom toolbar and select “Sounds” at the top. You can then browse trending sounds or use the search bar to look for a specific song or audio clip. If you remember the lyrics or melody of the song used in the TikTok, search for keywords related to that. The sound should pop up in the results if it’s been used in any public TikToks.
TikTok also compiles popular sounds into playlists like “Viral Hits” that you can scroll through to jog your memory. If you come across the familiar sound, you can then tap through the videos using it to hopefully find the one you unliked. Using sounds is one of the quickest ways to track down a lost TikTok if you remember the audio.
Search By Captions
One way to find a TikTok you accidentally unliked is by searching for keywords or phrases from the video’s caption. TikTok has a built-in search feature that looks through video captions and can help you track down a specific video if you remember what the caption said.
To search by caption, go to the Discover page in the TikTok app and tap on the search bar at the top. Type in a unique word, phrase, or sentence from the video’s caption that you hope to find. This will pull up results of videos that contain that text in their captions.
Browse through the results and see if you can find the video you’re looking for. Pay attention to captions that contain the exact same words or phrases you searched for. The more unique the text you search is, the better chance you have of pinpointing the specific TikTok.
Searching by caption works best if you remember a distinctive quote, lyric, phrase, or sequence of words that aren’t commonly used. Avoid searching for generic terms or short words that are likely to appear in many captions. The more words you can search for, the better.
If you don’t find the video on your first search, try searching different keywords or phrases from the caption until you hopefully rediscover the lost TikTok. Just a few words matching the caption can be enough to track it down if they are unique enough. According to TikTok’s help center, caption search is one of the top methods for finding a specific video when you don’t know the username or have other details.
Use Hashtags
One way to find a video you accidentally unliked on TikTok is to search by hashtags. When creating a video, creators can add relevant hashtags to help surface their content. Searching by a hashtag used in the video you unliked may help you locate it again.
To search by hashtag, tap the magnifying glass icon on the TikTok app home screen. In the search bar, type the hashtag used in the video without the “#” symbol. For example, if the video had the hashtag #TikTokDance, you would search for “TikTokDance”.
TikTok will display results related to that hashtag. Browse through the videos, scroll down, and tap “See All” to expand the search results. This increases your chance of finding the video you unliked if it contained that hashtag.
Focusing your search on one relevant hashtag at a time is best. You can also try searching for hashtags you know were commonly used by that creator to locate the video.
Check Your Following List
One way to try finding a video you accidentally unliked on TikTok is by checking the videos from creators you follow. When you follow someone on TikTok, their videos appear in your Following feed.
To view your Following feed, simply tap on the “Following” tab at the top of your TikTok home screen. This will show you a feed of the latest videos from all the creators you currently follow.
Scroll through your Following feed and watch videos from creators you think you may have accidentally unliked. Tap on the heart icon while viewing a video to see if it is already liked or not. If the heart is outlined, that means you previously liked the video but have since unliked it.
Checking your Following feed can help you find and re-like any videos you may have accidentally unliked from creators you actively follow. Just be sure to scroll back through your feed far enough to cover the timeframe when you think you may have unliked the video.
Check FYP Page
One option is to scroll through your FYP (For You Page) feed to try and find the video you accidentally unliked. The FYP page shows TikTok’s algorithmic recommendations tailored to your interests based on your activity. So if you watched and liked the video originally, it may show up again in your feed.
To check your FYP feed, simply go to the main TikTok page in the app. Then keep scrolling to load more videos. Pay attention to any familiar looking thumbnails or sounds. With persistence, you may come across the lost video again. However, given the vast amount of content on TikTok, this method can be time consuming and unreliable.
According to a 2022 Yahoo article, “All you need to do is head to the discover page, which can be found by clicking on the menu buttons at the bottom of the app. Once that is done, keep scrolling until you find a video that triggers your memory of the lost TikTok.”
The FYP page is continually updated based on your viewing history and interactions. So you may get lucky finding that accidentally unliked video in your customized feed again.
Use TikTok Search Tools
TikTok has powerful search tools and filters you can use to find a specific video or effect that you may have accidentally unliked. When using the search bar, tap on the filters icon in the top right to open up options to filter by things like effects, sounds, hashtags, captions, and more 1. This allows you to narrow down the search results dramatically to surface the exact video you’re looking for.
For example, if you remember the specific audio or sound used in the video, filter the search results by sound. Or if you recall a unique hashtag or caption, use those filters. You can combine multiple filters to drill down even further. TikTok’s search is quite robust, so taking advantage of the available filters is key to tracking down a lost video 2.
Contact The Creator
If you can remember the username of the creator of the video you accidentally unliked, you can try contacting them directly to see if they can help you find it. Here are a couple ways to try reaching out to the creator:
Send them a direct message on TikTok explaining that you accidentally unliked one of their videos and give any details you remember about it (song, caption, visuals etc). Many creators are responsive to direct messages from fans on the platform. Just make sure your message is polite and not demanding.
Look up their TikTok username on other social platforms like Instagram, Twitter or YouTube and see if you can contact them there. Many creators have active accounts across multiple platforms so this increases your chances of them seeing your message.
As a last resort, you can try contacting TikTok Support for assistance with contacting a creator, but they likely won’t share any private contact information. Still, it can’t hurt to ask!
Video Unrecoverable
In some cases, if you unlike a TikTok video, it may be impossible to find that video again. Here’s why:
When you unlike a video, it disappears from your Liked Videos list in your profile. And unlike some other social platforms like Instagram or YouTube, TikTok doesn’t have an official unlike/dislike history that records the videos you’ve unliked.
So if you don’t remember the specific details of the video, there may be no way to search for it again after unliking. You won’t be able to locate it based on sounds, captions, hashtags or the creator if you don’t recall those details.
Essentially, once you unlike a TikTok video, it can be very difficult or even impossible to recover if you don’t have some specific identifying information about it. The video is removed from your account history with no record of it left behind. In that case, there is unfortunately no way to get the video back after unliking it.
