# Monitor Recent Comments on an Instagram Reel

**Use case:** 

Pull the newest comments from any public Instagram Reel in seconds - usernames, text, likes, timestamps. No login required, no wasted charges.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ-T4UIMV-A/"
    }
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerUrl": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "user.profile_pic_url": {
    "label": "Author profile picture URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "user.username": {
    "label": "Author username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Comment text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "created_at": {
    "label": "Posted at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "like_count": {
    "label": "Like count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "child_comment_count": {
    "label": "Reply count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "source_url": {
    "label": "Source URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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


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