Instagram Comments Scraper API
Use this simple API to extract Instagram comments from any post or reel including usernames, text, like counts, reply counts, and verification badges, with cursor pagination for full thread access.
- Extract comments from any Instagram post or reel
- Cursor-based pagination for full-thread access
- Author information and engagement metrics
- Perfect for sentiment analysis and audience research
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See It in Action
Getting started is simple and takes just minutes. Explore the interactive examples below to see exactly how the API works before using it in your own workflow.
Pick a Post
Any public Instagram Reel or post URL works the same way.
Send the request
Pick the format you'd use in your own stack, then hit Execute.
curl -X GET "https://api.socialkit.dev/instagram/comments?access_key=%7B%7Byour_access_key%7D%7D&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freel%2FDRU4smMj0cu%2F"
Get the response
Clean JSON with comments, author information, engagement data, timestamps, and pagination.
Hit Execute above to send the request and see the captured response.
Everything You Need From an Instagram Comments API
Retrieve Instagram comments, replies, and audience conversations with structured JSON and cursor-based pagination.
Complete Comment Extraction
Extract comments from public Instagram Reels and posts together with usernames, timestamps, likes, replies, verification status, and profile information.
Cursor-Based Pagination
Retrieve thousands of comments reliably using built-in cursor pagination. Continue exactly where the previous request ended without missing any conversations.
Rich Author Metadata
Access commenter usernames, display names, verification status, profile pictures, and engagement metrics for deeper audience analysis.
Structured JSON Output
Receive clean, developer-friendly JSON with normalized comment objects that are easy to integrate into analytics platforms, dashboards, and automation workflows.
Built for NLP & Sentiment Analysis
Feed comments directly into OpenAI, Claude, or your own NLP models for sentiment analysis, topic extraction, customer feedback analysis, and trend detection.
Real-Time Comment Data
Retrieve the latest public comments from Instagram with each request, making the API ideal for monitoring conversations in real time.
Simple REST API
Integrate using Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Java, Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable, or any platform capable of making HTTP requests.
No Browser Automation Required
Skip Puppeteer, Selenium, proxy rotation, and scraper maintenance. Simply send an Instagram URL and receive structured comment data in JSON.
What developers say
Teams shipping with SocialKit in production.
"It was very easy to set up and get going, and support was superb."
Ziv Erlichson, Founder at Plynn
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What Teams Are Building With Instagram Comments Data
From audience research and brand monitoring to community management and market intelligence, Instagram comments power a wide range of products, workflows, and automation systems.
Sentiment Analysis & Brand Monitoring
Analyze audience sentiment, identify customer opinions, and monitor how people respond to your brand, products, and campaigns through Instagram comments.
UGC Analysis & User-Generated Content Monitoring
Discover authentic customer experiences, identify brand advocates, and surface valuable user-generated content from conversations happening around your products.
Market Research & Competitive Analysis
Study competitor comments to understand customer pain points, product feedback, audience preferences, and opportunities in your market.
Lead Generation & Sales Intelligence
Identify purchase intent, product questions, customer objections, and potential sales opportunities directly from Instagram conversations.
Content Moderation & Compliance
Automatically review comments for spam, harmful language, or inappropriate content to help maintain healthy communities and moderation workflows.
Community Management
Monitor audience conversations, prioritize customer responses, and better understand community engagement across Instagram Reels and posts.
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