Instagram Comments Scraper

Overview

The Instagram Comments Scraper pulls the conversation under any post or reel: comment text, usernames, timestamps, like counts, reply threads, and tagged mentions. Marketers use it for sentiment reads on launches, influencer comment-quality checks, giveaway entry collection, and FAQ mining from real audience questions. It expands paginated comment threads automatically on Apify's cloud, capturing thousands of comments per post including nested replies. Export to Excel or CSV to run sentiment analysis, shortlist engaged followers for outreach, and document social proof for campaign reports. Export author lists to seed custom audiences and lookalikes for paid campaigns.

Key Features

Input Parameters

Sample Output

[
  {
    "url": "https://example.com/data",
    "title": "Sample Extracted Record",
    "extracted_at": "2026-05-20T14:30:00Z"
  }
]

How to Use

1. 1

   Sign up for free: Create a free ParseFlow account to access professional extraction tools.

2. 2

   Set your parameters: Paste the target URLs into the Instagram Comments Scraper configuration.

3. 3

   Download your data: Click Start, wait a few minutes, and download your dataset as Excel or JSON.

API Example

curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apify/instagram-comment-scraper/runs \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
  -d '{"startUrls": [{"url": "https://example.com"}]}'

Pricing Structure

Pay-per-event model. Costs $2.30 per 1,000 comments ($0.0023 per comment) on the Free plan — over 2,100 comments free with the $5 credit. Paid plans lower the rate, from $1.90 per 1,000 comments.

Limitations

• Data extraction speed depends on the target website's rate limits.
• Extremely massive runs may require a premium proxy pool.

Frequently Asked Questions