# Changelog of Instagram Comments Scraper (`automation-lab/instagram-comments-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/instagram-comments-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/instagram-comments-scraper.md

## Changelog

This changelog highlights releases that materially changed Instagram Comments Scraper for users. Dates use UTC; routine internal maintenance is omitted.

### 2026-09-05

*Fixes*

- Fixed the `sortBy` option so `popular` returns collected comments by likes and `newest` returns them by timestamp, with deterministic tie-breaking.

### 2026-07-16

*Fixes*

- Fixed `maxCommentsPerPost` limits above the initial page, including `0`, by following Instagram's logged-out comment pagination cursor when available.

### 2026-06-10

*Reliability*

- Restored comment extraction after Instagram changed its embedded page data.

### 2026-05-28

*Features*

- Launched on Apify Store for exporting public Instagram post comments with usernames, text, timestamps, likes, replies, and verification status.