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Instagram Post Comments API

Scrape Instagram Post Comments data with one API call. Returns a list of comments on an Instagram post, ranked by the platform's own popularity order by default (`sort=top`) so the most-liked comments come first, or newest-first with `sort=recent`. Each comment includes the author, comment text, real like count, reply count, and creation timestamp. Page through with `cursor`. Note: comment.author.display_name is usually null, because the Instagram surface that serves this endpoint withholds commenter display names. Join on comment.author.username.

Last updated August 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team

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Returns a post's comments, each with its text, author, like count, reply count, and time, ranked by popularity by default or newest first.

Use it to read the comment section of one post, paging deeper with the cursor it returns; pass sort=recent for newest first.

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Instagram API

What can you do with the Post Comments API?

The Post Comments endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/post/comments?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDXidPIVDU6M%2F"
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/post/comments",
    params={
    'url': 'https://www.instagram.com/p/DXidPIVDU6M/',
    },
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)

data = response.json()
const response = await fetch(
  "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/post/comments?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDXidPIVDU6M%2F",
  {
    headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
urlYesURL of the Instagram post (a /p/, /reel/, /reels/, or /tv/ link).
sortNoOrdering: `top` (default) ranks by Instagram's popularity order (most-liked first); `recent` returns newest-first. Use `recent` when you are paging through a whole thread: Instagram ranks only the most-liked head, so a `top` walk starts repeating comments once you page past it. (top | recent)
cursorNoPagination cursor. Use the `next_cursor` from the previous response to fetch the next page.
safe_urlNoWhen true, returns URL-safe profile picture links suitable for embedding.
Example Response

What does the Instagram Post Comments API return?

Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.

Example response
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "youtube",
  "endpoint": "/v1/youtube/video/comments",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "comment": {
          "id": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg",
          "url": null,
          "parent_id": null,
          "post_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
          "text": "can confirm: he never gave us up",
          "author": {
            "username": "@YouTube",
            "display_name": "@YouTube",
            "avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/3s6evpqAiDU9tQR4sC2siJippbH2RWVPnwHgyl4V0th2iuQz0VDQZbUhQBGmsxLYo-mjG6TqZQ=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
            "verified": null
          },
          "engagement": {
            "likes": 263767,
            "replies": 1000
          },
          "flags": {
            "pinned": null,
            "deleted": false
          },
          "published_at": "2025-04-22T19:05:08Z",
          "ext": {
            "replies_token": "sc2.eyJzIjoiYSIsImMiOiJVZ3pnZTM0MGRCZ0I3NWhXQm01NEFhQUJBZyJ9",
            "updated_at": "2025-04-22T19:05:08Z",
            "author_channel_id": "UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ",
            "author_url": "http://www.youtube.com/@YouTube",
            "viewer_rating": "none",
            "text_original": "can confirm: he never gave us up",
            "preview_replies": [
              {
                "id": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg.AHE8_QAWJx9AHE9eIiztxR",
                "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
                "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
                "textDisplay": "YOUTUBE AND ONE LIKE WOOHAAAAH",
                "textOriginal": "YOUTUBE AND ONE LIKE WOOHAAAAH",
                "parentId": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg",
                "authorDisplayName": "@linganguliguliwatcha",
                "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/AbGqKNjK9k5tyOqdV7cdXx-GgnGuuGQ5wj8RN42U5YCDvYHT0vaOKXGFahR36iaDPseGN08DjQ=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
                "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@linganguliguliwatcha",
                "authorChannelId": {
                  "value": "UCjFRISlX-LPxiqViJAE3h6Q"
                },
                "canRate": true,
                "viewerRating": "none",
                "likeCount": 7051,
                "publishedAt": "2025-04-22T19:14:32Z",
                "updatedAt": "2025-04-22T19:14:32Z"
              },
              {
                "id": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg.AHE8_QAWJx9AHEAB_-JmDA",
                "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
                "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
                "textDisplay": "HEY YOUTUBE",
                "textOriginal": "HEY YOUTUBE",
                "parentId": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg",
                "authorDisplayName": "@_bugrabilgin",
                "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/LvMpN24GYYr8w43sGoMeYZYejDPJz_skehI6jm_XGGhfM5YeRa9OOsaplj60LnFNehE79ZxImg=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
                "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@_bugrabilgin",
                "authorChannelId": {
                  "value": "UCg9tPtxMOieUEyhSv63uJ4g"
                },
                "canRate": true,
                "viewerRating": "none",
                "likeCount": 2969,
                "publishedAt": "2025-04-22T19:19:13Z",
                "updatedAt": "2025-04-22T19:19:13Z"
              },
              {
                "id": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg.AHE8_QAWJx9AHEAOCSlaNN",
                "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
                "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
                "textDisplay": "new comment alert",
                "textOriginal": "new comment alert",
                "parentId": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg",
                "authorDisplayName": "@NashiraArif",
                "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_n1guDiz8iQIUgFGnmh5VA5PJlNSiWQwX3Ik0ywlPv8JUDRXZiF6wxDvbC7F3YSi1BdlA=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
                "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@NashiraArif",
                "authorChannelId": {
                  "value": "UCWrbmlBO2iW7jwhSuvLsgXQ"
                },
                "canRate": true,
                "viewerRating": "none",
                "likeCount": 2058,
                "publishedAt": "2025-04-22T19:20:56Z",
                "updatedAt": "2025-04-22T19:20:56Z"
              },
              {
                "id": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg.AHE8_QAWJx9AHEAQwtwdoZ",
                "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
                "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
                "textDisplay": "oop 3rd didnt realise youtube was here😄",
                "textOriginal": "oop 3rd didnt realise youtube was here😄",
                "parentId": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg",
                "authorDisplayName": "@jennaortega-m4m",
                "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_lVdgv6VK0IOScTdHt1R4NdIFdRkvG2Y1jsrCR_otHBLogTg1YjnUt3k9YQBrmAT3VFLg=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
                "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@jennaortega-m4m",
                "authorChannelId": {
                  "value": "UCbHhpa0tTOY_LO-uMH5ZKig"
                },
                "canRate": true,
                "viewerRating": "none",
                "likeCount": 908,
                "publishedAt": "2025-04-22T19:21:18Z",
                "updatedAt": "2025-04-22T19:21:18Z"
              },
              {
                "id": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg.AHE8_QAWJx9AHEB5iPJLDp",
                "channelId": "UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw",
                "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
                "textDisplay": "He's ingrained in our brains at this point. Such a devoted man.",
                "textOriginal": "He's ingrained in our brains at this point. Such a devoted man.",
                "parentId": "Ugzge340dBgB75hWBm54AaABAg",
                "authorDisplayName": "@TheAngelofBattle99",
                "authorProfileImageUrl": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/92UP2htp8mRB1oRt7tZ1bmid5hSmtrt-fNUlOH0sgx0zBFEwLSQ7OT0Vo8nuyWC3XSyUxNl3oMQ=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
                "authorChannelUrl": "http://www.youtube.com/@TheAngelofBattle99",
                "authorChannelId": {
                  "value": "UCCejpvuOWrro8w-YM4SecQQ"
                },
                "canRate": true,
                "viewerRating": "none",
                "likeCount": 687,
                "publishedAt": "2025-04-22T19:27:09Z",
                "updatedAt": "2025-04-22T19:27:09Z"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "computed": {
          "language": "en"
        }
      },
      {
        "comment": {
          "id": "Ugzt9xJbQe-4VyOGK8x4AaABAg",
          "url": null,
          "parent_id": null,
          "post_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
          "text": "I meeted the guy",
          "author": {
            "username": "@jennifermcelroy2085",
            "display_name": "@jennifermcelroy2085",
            "avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AIdro_nTy0DrRqUrNPiKReDSnjaSqUcEJeTv0EqUZ-6VHjQEOs4=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
            "verified": null
          },
          "engagement": {
            "likes": 0,
            "replies": 0
          },
          "flags": {
            "pinned": null,
            "deleted": false
          },
          "published_at": "2026-07-03T22:32:22Z",
          "ext": {
            "replies_token": "sc2.eyJzIjoiYSIsImMiOiJVZ3p0OXhKYlFlLTRWeU9HSzh4NEFhQUJBZyJ9",
            "updated_at": "2026-07-03T22:32:22Z",
            "author_channel_id": "UCHRSltH__Nk9yXm-aww6tgA",
            "author_url": "http://www.youtube.com/@jennifermcelroy2085",
            "viewer_rating": "none",
            "text_original": "I meeted the guy"
          }
        },
        "computed": {
          "language": "en"
        }
      },
      {
        "comment": {
          "id": "Ugx8NOxt469g3lmMl2Z4AaABAg",
          "url": null,
          "parent_id": null,
          "post_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
          "text": "An add saved me😀✌️",
          "author": {
            "username": "@luishenriquez5032",
            "display_name": "@luishenriquez5032",
            "avatar_url": "https://yt3.ggpht.com/s-zg7lsesYjtXe8hvMNlFFDdWnSEQ-zQsceXM_A3sOLzCbknV09lsl6SEoy0gRrKZi2aIZx7=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj",
            "verified": null
          },
          "engagement": {
            "likes": 0,
            "replies": 0
          },
          "flags": {
            "pinned": null,
            "deleted": false
          },
          "published_at": "2026-07-03T22:24:30Z",
          "ext": {
            "replies_token": "sc2.eyJzIjoiYSIsImMiOiJVZ3g4Tk94dDQ2OWczbG1NbDJaNEFhQUJBZyJ9",
            "updated_at": "2026-07-03T22:24:30Z",
            "author_channel_id": "UCLn4sTEZM5X0rVl288NCvVw",
            "author_url": "http://www.youtube.com/@luishenriquez5032",
            "viewer_rating": "none",
            "text_original": "An add saved me😀✌️"
          }
        },
        "computed": {
          "language": "en"
        }
      }
    ],
    "next_cursor": "sc2.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",
    "total": 100,
    "dropped": 0
  },
  "credits_used": 1,
  "credits_remaining": 9999,
  "request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
  "cached": false,
  "pagination": {
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    "has_more": true,
    "page_size": 100
  }
}

Example captured from the YouTube API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your Instagram Post Comments response has the same fields.

API Details

How does the Instagram Post Comments API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Instagram Post Comments data?

We handle the complexity of Instagram data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 51 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 51 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language. Ready to use.

See your data before you code

Visual Data Explorer. Paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

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()
[ .JSON ]
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "tiktok",
  "data": {
    "author": {
      "username": "charlidamelio",
      "followers": 152400000
    },
    "engagement": {
      "likes": 12400000000,
      "engagement_rate": 0.087
    },
    "metadata": {
      "language": "en",
      "content_category": "lifestyle"
    }
  }
}
+ 51 platforms
FAQ

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about SocialCrawl's API, pricing, and capabilities.

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How do I scrape Instagram comments with an API?
Send a GET request to /v1/instagram/post/comments with the url parameter set to the post URL. SocialCrawl returns a JSON array of comments with author username, text, like count, reply count, and creation timestamp.
How do I paginate through Instagram comments?
The response includes a cursor field. Pass it back as the cursor query parameter on your next request to fetch the next page of comments. Keep paginating until the cursor field comes back empty.
Does the Instagram Comments API include replies?
Each top-level comment entry includes a reply_count field. To fetch the actual reply threads you can call the endpoint again with the reply's parent post and filter by the parent comment ID exposed in the payload.
Can I scrape comments from any Instagram post?
Yes, as long as the post is public. Private account posts and posts where comments are disabled by the author are not returned. Reels, photo posts, video posts, and carousel posts with public comments are all supported.
How much does the Instagram Comments API cost?
Each page costs 5 credits on the advanced tier. New accounts start with 100 free credits and no card on file, so you can pull around 20 pages of comments while you evaluate the endpoint.

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