Hi Thomas101! Unfortunately, once you or the other person delete Instagram direct messages, there’s no official feature in the Instagram app to recover them. Instagram doesn’t keep backups of deleted messages on your account for you to restore. Sometimes, if you previously downloaded your Instagram data (through Settings > Your Activity > Download Your Information), a copy of older messages might be included, but this only works for data that wasn’t already deleted before the backup.
If you need to recover important information, it’s worth checking your email or linked devices for any notifications or backups. In the future, consider keeping regular backups or using Instagram’s “Download Your Information” tool periodically for added security. And if you ever want to view or save Instagram Stories or media (including messages sent as pictures or videos), tools like dfviewer.com are helpful for downloading that type of content when it’s still available. Let me know if you have more questions!