Instagram Comments Scraper — All Comments, No Login

Get every public comment on Instagram posts and reels: the text, likes, date and commenter. You don't need an account, cookies or an API key. Sort by the most-liked comments, or keep only comments that match your keywords, like count or date range. Comments that don't match are never charged.

Paste post or reel links. You can also paste a profile link to collect comments from that profile's latest posts.

Why this one

• All comments, not a sample. Instagram shows every public comment to logged-out visitors, and this Actor keeps paging until the thread ends, up to about 4,800 comments per post. On a test reel it collected all 617 of 617 comments, none duplicated. Users of other comment scrapers report getting about 15 comments per post.
• Top comments first. sort: "top" reads up to 2,000 comments per post and returns the most-liked ones. That's the fastest way to see what an audience actually agrees with.
• You pay only for comments you keep. Minimum likes, keyword and date filters run before billing.
• No login, no cookies, no account risk. The Actor only reads public data that anyone can see.
• $1.90 per 1,000 comments, less on bigger Apify plans (down to $0.60 per 1,000). No start fee. It runs on the same engine as yugenox/instagram-scraper.

Input

Field	What it does
postUrls	Post or reel URLs (/p/…/, /reel/…/). A profile URL collects comments from its latest posts.
maxComments	Comments per post (default 100). With filters, this counts only comments that match.
sort	newest (Instagram's order) or top (most-liked first).
minLikes	Keep only comments with at least this many likes.
keywords	Keep only comments that contain any of these words (case-insensitive), for example price, where, broken, or a brand name.
newerThan	Only comments after a date (2026-09-01) or within a period (7 days, 24 hours).
maxItems	Hard cap on comments across the whole run (default 1,000). This limits your cost.

{
  "postUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddl5eH-u4le/"],
  "maxComments": 200,
  "sort": "top",
  "minLikes": 5
}

Output

Each row is one comment. Example row (values shortened):

{
  "dataType": "comment",
  "id": "18019920755896866",
  "text": "This is the best explanation I've seen",
  "createdAt": "2026-09-26T12:23:49.000Z",
  "likeCount": 41,
  "replyCount": null,
  "owner": { "id": "7994326072", "username": "some_commenter", "isVerified": false, "profilePicUrl": "https://…" },
  "postId": "3991849403537918302",
  "postCode": "Ddl5eH-u4le",
  "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddl5eH-u4le/"
}

When the post's owner is known, rows also carry postOwnerUsername and isPostOwner, which is true when the comment is by the post's creator.

Pricing

$1.90 per 1,000 comments ($0.0019 each), with volume discounts by Apify plan. These are the same prices as yugenox/instagram-scraper.

Your Apify plan (discount tier)	Per comment	Per 1,000 comments
Free (FREE)	$0.0019	$1.90
Starter (BRONZE)	$0.0019	$1.90
Scale (SILVER)	$0.0015	$1.50
Business (GOLD)	$0.0011	$1.10
Enterprise (PLATINUM)	$0.0008	$0.80
Enterprise (DIAMOND)	$0.0006	$0.60

• You pay only for saved comments. There is no start fee, and comments your filters skip are never charged.
• Your spending limit is respected up front: the run stops exactly at the number of comments your limit covers.
• Example: 5 posts × 200 comments = 1,000 comments = $1.90 on Free and Starter ($1.50 on Scale, $1.10 on Business).
• Free Apify plans are limited to 100 comments per run.
• The pricing tab also lists transcript-minute and creator-report. Those are optional add-ons of the shared engine, and comment runs never use them.

How it compares

	This Actor	Apify Instagram Comments Scraper	apidojo Fast Instagram Comments Scraper API
Price per 1,000 comments (Free plan)	$1.90 ($0.60 on the top tier)	$2.60 ($1.40 on the top tier)	$0.50 + $0.0075 per post queried
All public comments per post	Yes, up to ~4,800 per post	Users report ~15 per post	Varies
Most-liked comments first	Yes	No	No
Keyword / like / date filters before billing	Yes	No	No
Login or cookies	Never	No	No

Prices are from the Apify Store listings on 2026-09-26.

FAQ

Do I need an Instagram account or cookies? No.

Can I get replies to comments? No. Instagram shows replies, and how many replies a comment has, only to logged-in users, so they can't be read anonymously. replyCount is always null.

Why do I get fewer comments than the post's comment count? Instagram's count includes replies, plus comments that are hidden, restricted or deleted. None of those are visible to the public.

Can I monitor new comments? Yes. Schedule the Actor with newerThan: "24 hours" and each run returns only the new comments.

Is it legal to scrape Instagram? This Actor only collects publicly available data: posts, reels and profiles from public Instagram accounts, which anyone can see without logging in. Collecting publicly available data is generally legal, but you're responsible for how you use it. Results can include usernames, profile details, captions and comments from public accounts, and that counts as personal data. You must follow privacy laws such as GDPR, PIPEDA and CCPA, as well as Instagram's terms. If you're unsure, check with a lawyer. More on this: Is web scraping legal?

If you contact people you find in the comments, anti-spam laws apply: CASL in Canada, CAN-SPAM in the US, and GDPR/ePrivacy in the EU. Get consent before sending commercial messages.

Does it access any private data? No. Everything comes from pages Instagram shows to any visitor without logging in. It never uses a login, never touches private or restricted accounts, and never reaches password-protected areas. Private accounts are never accessed.

Use it from code, n8n, Make or an AI agent

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/yugenox~instagram-comments-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddl5eH-u4le/"],"maxComments":200,"sort":"top"}'

• n8n / Make: use the Apify node, choose "Run Actor and get dataset items" and pick yugenox/instagram-comments-scraper.
• MCP (Claude, Cursor and others): add https://mcp.apify.com?actors=yugenox/instagram-comments-scraper as an MCP server.

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