Comments

GET /v2/instagram/post/comments

Retrieves comments on a public Instagram post or reel. Each comment includes the comment text, creation timestamp, and commenter details such as username, user ID, verification status, and profile picture URL. Supports cursor-based pagination to load additional comment pages.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
url	string	yes	The URL of the post or reel to get comments from	https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6eV6iIgD
cursor	string	no	The cursor to get more comments. Get 'cursor' from previous response.	eyJjYWNoZWRfY29tbWVud...

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v2/instagram/post/comments?url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6eV6iIgD' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6eV6iIgD' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v2/instagram/post/comments?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v2/instagram/post/comments',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq6eV6iIgD'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators instagram post-comments --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "credits_remaining": 33929114,
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "18051843701642870",
      "text": "\"...but who wants to know people who don't love animals anyway?\". ❤️",
      "created_at": "2025-09-16T17:03:04.000Z",
      "comment_like_count": 0,
      "user": {
        "is_verified": false,
        "id": "46773599357",
        "pk": "46773599357",
        "is_unpublished": null,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/542013919_18051324464559358_4060586438619554592_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QEVOAPWq7DXE6cVfhoMQb0GTMvPo_vizELP9TUgQylvA5jBW1WSonDzvjeTQpAGJ3w&_nc_ohc=b__bzrMG6kYQ7kNvwGXM67R&_nc_gid=oDBffhoPbGLAq2tbCGpGKg&edm=AKp6CbIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AflThVwZ86n6DiACA5-zJCNFQZWBwHfaG6AXZclgea57BA&oe=695A3139&_nc_sid=d62176",
        "username": "catherina_thijs",
        "fbid_v2": "17841446780736699"
      }
    }
  ],
  "cursor": "AQHSpoi6HyDbzYRMzrD........."
}

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.