Instagram Comment API
Scrape Instagram Comment data with one API call. Resolves a single Instagram comment to a live comment object (current like count, reply count, author, timestamp) without you paginating the comment section. Pass `comment_url` (an `https://www.instagram.com/p/{shortcode}/c/{commentId}/` permalink — reply permalinks `.../c/{parent}/r/{reply}/` are best-effort) OR `post_url` + `comment_id`. Instead of a comment id you can search the comment section: `author_username` or `text_contains` return up to `max` matches. The response includes `lookup.post_comment_count` (the post's true total, so you can reason about scan coverage) and a `lookup.position_hint` — pass it back on a later lookup to make the re-check cheap. Instagram does not expose pinned status or full reply threads to any provider, so `flags.pinned` stays null and deep reply lookups can return `reply_not_resolvable`. Flat 5 credits (15 with `deep_scan=true`); a not-found returns 404 and is fully refunded.
Last updated July 2026
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The Comment endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/comment" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/comment",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
params={},
)
data = response.json()const params = new URLSearchParams({
});
const response = await fetch(`https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/comment?${params}`, {
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| comment_url | No | An Instagram comment permalink: `https://www.instagram.com/p/{shortcode}/c/{commentId}/` (or a reply permalink `.../c/{parent}/r/{reply}/`, best-effort). Mutually exclusive with `post_url`+`comment_id`. |
| post_url | No | The post URL (a `/p/`, `/reel/`, `/reels/`, or `/tv/` link). Combine with `comment_id`, or with `author_username`/`text_contains` for a search. |
| comment_id | No | The target comment's numeric id (`pk`). Requires `post_url`. |
| author_username | No | Return up to `max` comments authored by this username (no comment id needed). Mutually exclusive with `text_contains` and any comment id. |
| text_contains | No | Return up to `max` comments whose text contains this snippet (case-insensitive). Mutually exclusive with `author_username` and any comment id. |
| deep_scan | No | Widen the scan budget for deeply-buried comments (raises the per-chain page ceiling and deadline). Bills 15 credits instead of 5. |
| position_hint | No | Opaque token from a prior lookup's `lookup.position_hint`. Passing it back replays just the last-known sort chain first, making a re-check of an already-found comment cheap. |
| max | No | For `author_username`/`text_contains` search: max matches to return (1–20, default 5). |
How does the Instagram Comment API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Ready to scrape Instagram Comment data?
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