Instagram Comments API

Returns the top-level comments on a public Instagram post, reel or carousel, newest first, a page at a time, from its link or shortcode. Each has its text, posting time, like count, whether the post's author wrote it, and the commenter's username, ID, picture and verified badge.

GET /v1/instagram/comments

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16 typed fields null when unknown
24 comments per page, newest first
url is all it needs, e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/

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$ npm install socialtap

url = https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/

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GET /v1/instagram/commentsTry in

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`);
const { data, page, meta } = body;
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);

import os

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments",
    params={"url": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]},
)
body = res.json()
if not res.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}")
data, page, meta = body["data"], body["page"], body["meta"]
print(data, meta["credits_charged"])

require "json"
require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('url' => 'https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]

<?php

$query = http_build_query([
    'url' => 'https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
    throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;

package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("url", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/")
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments?"+q.Encode(), nil)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
	var body struct {
		Data  json.RawMessage `json:"data"`
		Page  json.RawMessage `json:"page"`
		Meta  map[string]any  `json:"meta"`
		Error *struct {
			Code    string `json:"code"`
			Message string `json:"message"`
		} `json:"error"`
	}
	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	if body.Error != nil {
		log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"])
}

curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/' \
  -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/659026685_17991098504947880_2935590941239143385_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid…",
        "display_name": null,
        "id": "58470243879",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/dovistravels/",
        "username": "dovistravels"
      },
      "edited_at": null,
      "id": "18172542484466705",
      "is_by_post_author": false,
      "is_edited": null,
      "is_liked_by_author": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "metrics": {
        "like_count": 0,
        "reply_count": null
      },
      "parent_id": null,
      "platform": "instagram",
      "platform_specific": {
        "instagram": {
          "gif_url": null
        }
      },
      "post_id": "DeuOR-CjKE9",
      "published_at": "2026-11-02T11:55:16Z",
      "text": "So many incredible destinations 👏",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/c/18172542484466705/"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/881214533_18154592410588913_31986000253115770_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=S…",
        "display_name": null,
        "id": "17581364912",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/monique.meier1506/",
        "username": "monique.meier1506"
      },
      "edited_at": null,
      "id": "18137851468639974",
      "is_by_post_author": false,
      "is_edited": null,
      "is_liked_by_author": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "metrics": {
        "like_count": 0,
        "reply_count": null
      },
      "parent_id": null,
      "platform": "instagram",
      "platform_specific": {
        "instagram": {
          "gif_url": null
        }
      },
      "post_id": "DeuOR-CjKE9",
      "published_at": "2026-11-02T07:10:11Z",
      "text": "😍😍😍",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/c/18137851468639974/"
    },
    {
      "approximate_fields": [],
      "author": {
        "avatar_url": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/642971158_18042956444535313_7384894640051603948_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=SCRUBBED&_nc_sid=SCRUBBED&efg=SCRUBBED&_nc_ohc=SCRUBBED&_nc_oc=SCRUBBED&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid…",
        "display_name": null,
        "id": "46021735312",
        "is_verified": false,
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/penguin.8656465/",
        "username": "penguin.8656465"
      },
      "edited_at": null,
      "id": "18036657161665725",
      "is_by_post_author": false,
      "is_edited": null,
      "is_liked_by_author": null,
      "is_pinned": null,
      "metrics": {
        "like_count": 0,
        "reply_count": null
      },
      "parent_id": null,
      "platform": "instagram",
      "platform_specific": {
        "instagram": {
          "gif_url": null
        }
      },
      "post_id": "DeuOR-CjKE9",
      "published_at": "2026-11-02T01:39:04Z",
      "text": "Such stunning destinations! That scenery is truly breathtaking.",
      "unknown_fields": [],
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/c/18036657161665725/"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "c1.EXAMPLE_CURSOR",
    "next_cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-26T12:00:00Z",
    "end_reason": null
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
    "platform": "instagram",
    "source": "api",
    "is_cached": false,
    "credits_charged": 1,
    "latency_ms": 656,
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
    "input": {
      "kind": "post",
      "id": "DeuOR-CjKE9",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/"
    },
    "credits_remaining": 9999,
    "client_request_id": null,
    "warnings": []
  }
}

import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";

const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY

const res = await client.instagram.comments.list({ url: "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String query = "url=" + encode("https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/");
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments?" + query))
            .header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
            .GET()
            .build();
        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
        // An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
        if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
        System.out.println(response.body());
    }

    static String encode(String value) {
        return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    }
}

using System.Text.Json;

using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));

var query = string.Join("&",
    "url=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
    var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
    throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));

// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/comments")
        .query(&[("url", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/p/DeuOR-CjKE9/")])
        .header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
        .send()?;
    let ok = res.status().is_success();
    let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
    if !ok {
        return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
    }
    println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
    Ok(())
}

200 OK · GET https://socialtap.dev/v1/instagram/commentsLong arrays and strings are shortened here. Real responses are complete.Docs

One schema on 9 platforms.

The response reference lists every field, its type and when it is null. See the full schema.

Null means unknown
A field Instagram doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero.
What it accepts
Instagram post, reel or carousel URL (instagram.com/p/…, /reel/…, /reels/…, /tv/…, /<username>/p/…, m.instagram.com, instagr.am, instagram.com/share/… links), a raw shortcode or a numeric media ID (4012207125530714429, or with its _<user ID> suffix).
Write one parser
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and 6 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all.

platformstring: Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstring: Platform-native comment ID (string; Reddit with its t1_ prefix).
post_idstring: ID of the post commented on (equals post.id).
parent_idstring: ID of the comment this replies to; null for top-level comments.
urlstring: Permalink, when the platform has one.
textstring: Comment body as plain text.
authorobject: The commenting account. An account the platform no longer names (a deleted account) has a null id and username and the platform's label as display_name (Reddit: [deleted]).
published_atstring: When the comment was posted, RFC 3339 UTC. Where the platform shows only a relative time ("3 weeks ago"), the latest time that label allows (the fetch time minus the stated amount), listed in approximate_fields.

What teams build with the Instagram Comments API.

Monitor comments on brand and creator posts
Run sentiment analysis on a post's comments
Pick giveaway winners from a post's commenters
Find who engages with a competitor's posts

Good to know before you build.

Replies aren't included: logged out, Instagram shows only top-level comments, newest first.
reply_count, is_pinned, is_liked_by_author and the commenter's display name are null: Instagram doesn't show them logged out.
A comment's url is its permalink, which Instagram opens only for signed-in visitors.

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