# Instagram Post & Reel Comments — Export to Excel, No Login

**Use case:** 

Export the public comments under an Instagram post and a reel in one run, here two high-engagement posts by @instagram, for audience research, brand monitoring or giveaway checks. Each row has the commenter username and photo, comment text, likes, exact date and a direct comment link, plus extracted mentions, hashtags and emojis, ready for CSV or Excel. No Instagram login or cookies needed.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DN8-GjPkgjS/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDIJAfeyemG/"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 20,
  "uniqueCommenters": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "ownerProfilePicUrl": {
    "label": "Commenter photo",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Commenter username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Comment text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likesCount": {
    "label": "Comment likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Posted at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "postShortcode": {
    "label": "Post shortcode",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "commentUrl": {
    "label": "Comment link",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Comment Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Instagram Post & Reel Comments — Export to Excel, No Login". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/8xDrJKmchTbN856si) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Instagram Post & Reel Comments — Export to Excel, No Login" task

The Instagram Comment Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 📸 instagram post & reel urls, 💯 max comments per post, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Instagram Post & Reel Comments — Export to Excel, No Login" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as commenter photo, commenter username, comment text, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Instagram Post & Reel Comments — Export to Excel, No Login" task via API](https://apify.com/data_wiki/instagram-comment-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Comment Scraper](https://apify.com/data_wiki/instagram-comment-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/data_wiki/instagram-comment-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/data_wiki/instagram-comment-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).