# Scrape the comments on an Instagram post

**Use case:** 

Paste a post or reel link and get every comment Instagram serves for it as a row — text, author, timestamp and likes, with reply threads included.

## Input

```json
{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHhIH2kqeP/"
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 200,
  "includeReplies": true,
  "includeCommentLikers": false,
  "maxLikersPerComment": 50,
  "clearSavedData": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "Account": {
    "label": "Account",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Comment Text": {
    "label": "Comment Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Posted At": {
    "label": "Posted At",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Replies": {
    "label": "Replies",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Is Reply": {
    "label": "Is Reply",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "Parent Comment ID": {
    "label": "Parent Comment ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Mentions": {
    "label": "Mentions",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "Hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "Full Name": {
    "label": "Full Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Author Is Verified": {
    "label": "Author Is Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "Author Is Private": {
    "label": "Author Is Private",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "Profile Picture": {
    "label": "Profile Picture",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Author ID": {
    "label": "Author ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Comment ID": {
    "label": "Comment ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post URL": {
    "label": "Post URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Post Owner": {
    "label": "Post Owner",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Declared Comments": {
    "label": "Declared Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Delivered Top-Level": {
    "label": "Delivered Top-Level",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Delivered Replies": {
    "label": "Delivered Replies",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "Stop Reason": {
    "label": "Stop Reason",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Comment Likers": {
    "label": "Comment Likers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "Analysis Status": {
    "label": "Analysis Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "Why Not Analyzed": {
    "label": "Why Not Analyzed",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Comments Scraper with Replies — CSV Export, No Login](https://apify.com/afanasenko/instagram-comments-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/afanasenko/instagram-comments-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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