Instagram Comments Scraper
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from $5.00 / 1,000 comments-scrappeds
Instagram Comments Scraper
Scrape comments and replies from Instagram posts and reels by URL. Many posts per run. Get comment text, author, likes, reply counts, timestamps and the post each comment belongs to. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel. No Instagram API key needed.
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from $5.00 / 1,000 comments-scrappeds
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Scrapes the comments (and optionally replies) of Instagram posts and reels from their URLs, many posts per run, using a logged-in session.
Setup (Actor owner only)
Users do not provide any key. The Actor uses one Instagram session that you configure once:
- Use a dedicated Instagram account, not your main one.
- Log in at instagram.com in a desktop browser, open DevTools, go to Application (Chrome) or Storage (Firefox), then Cookies, and copy the value of
sessionid. - In Apify Console open the Actor, go to Source, then Environment variables, add
IG_SESSION_COOKIEwith that value, tick Secret, and rebuild. - Use residential proxies, with the proxy country close to where the account normally logs in. Replace the cookie when Instagram expires it or restricts the account.
Input
directUrls: post or reel URLs (/p/…,/reel/…)resultsLimit: max comments per post (default 100, max 5000)includeNestedComments: also scrape replies (they count towards the limit)isNewestComments: newest first instead of Instagram's rankingproxyConfiguration
Output
One flat item per comment or reply: id, text, timestamp, ownerUsername, ownerId, ownerFullName, ownerProfilePicUrl, ownerIsVerified, likesCount, repliesCount, isReply, parentCommentId, commentUrl, postUrl, postShortCode, postId, inputUrl, scrapedAt. Top-level comments have parentCommentId: null. Posts that fail (not found, comments disabled, blocked) produce an item with error and errorDescription.
Notes
- The run stops with a clear message if the session expires or Instagram challenges the account.
- Keep volumes moderate; one account scraping aggressively will be rate-limited or restricted.
- Scraping may violate Instagram's Terms of Service; collect only public data and respect data-protection law.
