Pricing

$24.99/month + usage

Instagram Comments Scraper

Scrape Instagram post comments with the Instagram Comments Scraper. Extract usernames, comment text, likes, replies, and timestamps. Ideal for engagement analysis, sentiment tracking, and audience insights. Fast, reliable, and scalable for single posts or bulk scraping.

Pricing

$24.99/month + usage

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Developer

Scrapier

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Monthly active users

10 days ago

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Categories

Social media

Lead generation

Videos

You can access the Instagram Comments Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

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Instagram Comments Scraper OpenAPI definition

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