# Comment Rewind

Send DMs to people who commented before the automation was created. Pro plan only.

{% dm-demo name="Glowia Skincare" username="glowia.skincare" caption="Yesterday's comment, made before the automation existed, still gets a DM after Rewind runs" %}
comment: nadia.putri: WANT please 🙏
time: Yesterday. No automation yet, the comment wasn't answered
time: Today, Comment Rewind runs
bot: Hi! Thanks for your comment. Here's the link to the Vitamin C Serum you asked for 👇 [View product]
{% enddm-demo %}

An automation only replies to comments posted **after** it was created. Comments that were already there can be processed with **Rewind Comments**, for example when a post took off before the automation was ready.

#### 1. Open the automation's details

Create a Comment to DM automation as usual, using the keyword people wrote in the comments, see [Set Up Comment to DM](/instagram/comment-to-dm). Make sure its status is **Running**, then open its details.

![The Rewind Comments button in the Automation Comments Log](/assets/instagram/rewind-01-tombol.png)

1. In the **Automation Comments Log** section, click **Rewind Comments**

#### 2. Check the rules, then start

![The Rewind Comments dialog](/assets/instagram/rewind-02-dialog.png)

1. **Rewind Rules**:
   * up to **600 comments per hour**, because each comment gets a 6-second delay;
   * comments that were already processed aren't replied to twice, even if Rewind runs from two automations on the same post;
   * only comments posted **more than 2 minutes and less than 7 days** ago.
2. **Comment Keywords**: Rewind uses this automation's keywords. Want to change them? Edit the automation first.
3. Click **Rewind Comments Now**

💡 If the automation's target is **All Posts**, choose the post you want to rewind in this dialog first.

#### 3. Track the progress

![Rewind in progress](/assets/instagram/rewind-03-berjalan.png)

1. The **Status** and the number of comments already **Processed**. You can close the dialog, because the process keeps running.
2. **Stop Rewind** if you want to stop partway through

✅ Once the status is **Completed**, old comments matching the keywords have been sent a DM and are recorded in the Automation Comments Log. New comments are still answered by the automation as usual.

{% hint style="info" %}
A Rewind can only be started once per minute, and only one Rewind can run per automation.
{% endhint %}

💡 Avoid keywords that are too generic, such as `ok` or `yes`, so irrelevant comments don't get a DM too.