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💬 What is Instagram Comments Extractor?

Instagram Comments Extractor helps you scrape comments from public Instagram posts and Reels at scale.

Scrape comments from one or multiple posts or Reels with configurable comment limits and sorting options.

Simply add one or more Instagram post or Reel URLs (or shortcodes), click "Save & Start", and start collecting Instagram comment data.

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⭐ Why Use This Actor?

• 🔓 No Instagram logins, cookies, sessions, or API access required

• ⚡ Configure comment limits and sort comments by Popular, Recent, or Verified

• 🤳 Enrich commenters with profile data with our Instagram Bulk Profile Scraper

• 🛡️ Supports Apify resurrect runs so interrupted jobs can continue from where they stopped

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📊 What Data Can You Extract?

Each comment includes:

• 💬 Comment text, timestamps, like counts, reply counts, and edit status
• 👤 Author information including username, profile picture, verified status, and Instagram user ID
• 🧵 Conversation structure such as parent comment IDs and reply relationships
• 🌐 Additional Instagram metadata including translation availability, restriction status, and other related metadata

The actor returns one dataset item per comment.

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🚀 Quick Start

Use Instagram post or Reel URLs (or shortcodes) as input.

{
  "posts": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DY_lOd9TdJr/"
  ]
}

By default, the actor collects up to 50 comments per post or reel and uses Instagram's Popular comment sorting. You can customize these settings using the input options.

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⚙️ Input Options

Input	Type	Description
posts	array	Instagram post or Reel URLs, or Instagram shortcodes to scrape
commentsPerPost	number	Maximum number of comments to collect per post
commentsSortOrder	string	Sort comments by recent or popular

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Output Example

{
  "id": null,
  "pk": "17972395896049317",
  "text": "♥️♥️",
  "created_at": 1780394898,
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-02T10:33:42.353614+00:00",
  "is_edited": false,
  "comment_like_count": 0,
  "has_liked_comment": false,
  "child_comment_count": null,
  "parent_comment_id": null,
  "is_covered": false,
  "restricted_status": null,
  "has_translation": null,
  "giphy_media_info": null,
  "fallback_user_info": null,
  "__typename": "XDTCommentDict",
  "user": {
    "id": "76868593162",
    "pk": "76868593162",
    "username": "burnwal8882_abhijit",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-ord5-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/702094898_17883712605561163_3017906907419372062_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=NoZbf6gfFHoQ7kNvwEWclZ5&_nc_oc=AdqbSu3eCGLRrdkkOuMsFhWasaTHcKfFmx9dluKKjBpyRjvWBVo1EVZk1YosbnrLYK8&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-3.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=VsCNr4-i04FIdqiSvZUqhA&_nc_ss=7fa8c&oh=00_Af_lA3TW9MNY5E8Q6EyKNj8s4Bpl_UHbCbK_i9fM3v-FZQ&oe=6A24730C",
    "is_verified": false,
    "is_unpublished": false,
    "fbid_v2": "17841476834868574"
  }  
}

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🤳 Turn Commenters Into Profile Datasets

The resulting dataset can be used directly with our Instagram Bulk Profile Scraper.

Simply paste the Dataset ID from this actor into the Bulk Profile Scraper to automatically enrich unique commenters with profile metrics, engagement statistics, business information, bio data, links, and audience insights.

This makes it easy to transform Instagram conversations into structured datasets for audience research, influencer discovery, lead generation, and automation workflows.

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💰 How Much Does It Cost?

	Free Apify Users	Paid Apify Users
Pricing	$1 per 1,000 comments	$0.50 per 1,000 comments
Posts / Reels per Run	Up to 1	Multiple supported
Testing	Includes a small allowance for testing	No testing limits
Best For	Trying the actor and small runs	Larger scraping jobs

💡 Start with a small test run to verify the output structure and estimate usage before scaling up.

Upgrade your Apify subscription to unlock lower pricing and higher limits: https://apify.com/pricing

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⚠️ Limitations & Troubleshooting

• Public content only
  Only public Instagram posts, Reels, and publicly visible comments can be scraped.

• Unavailable content cannot be accessed
  Private, deleted, age-restricted, unavailable, or region-restricted posts are not accessible.

• Comment availability varies
  Some posts may contain fewer public comments than the requested limit.

• Comment ordering may differ from Instagram
  Results depend on the selected sorting option and the comment data available from Instagram.

• Large runs may take longer to complete
  Processing thousands of comments across multiple posts can increase runtime.

• Monitor progress in Logs
  Open the actor run and check the Logs tab to track processed posts, collected comments, and any warnings generated during execution.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What Instagram content can be scraped?

The actor supports public Instagram posts and Reels provided as URLs or Instagram shortcodes.

Can I scrape multiple posts or Reels in a single run?

Yes. Add multiple post or Reel URLs to the input and the actor will process them in one run.

Can I control how comments are sorted?

Yes. Comments can be collected using Instagram's available sorting options, including Popular, Recent, and Verified.

What data is returned for each comment?

Each comment includes the comment text, engagement metrics, timestamps, author information, conversation structure, and additional Instagram metadata.

Can I enrich commenters with profile data?

Yes. The resulting dataset can be passed directly to the Instagram Bulk Profile Scraper to enrich unique commenters with profile metrics, audience insights, business information, and more.

Does the actor support interrupted runs?

Yes. The actor supports Apify resurrect runs, allowing interrupted jobs to continue from their previous progress point.

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💬 Support

Check the troubleshooting section above before opening an issue.

For bug reports, scraping issues, or feature requests, please open an issues on the actor page.

If you need custom scraper modifications, automation workflows, or additional extraction features, feel free to contact:

📧 kamakrazeekaushik@gmail.com

When reporting issues, please include the Actor Run ID or relevant run logs to help speed up debugging.

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