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Instagram Media Comments Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape comments from Instagram posts. It's useful for analyzing engagement, sentiment analysis, monitoring customer feedback, or collecting user-generated content from specific posts.

Features

• ✅ Scrape comments from Instagram posts
• ✅ Support for multiple post URLs
• ✅ Flexible sorting options (popular, recent, verified)
• ✅ Configurable item limits per post
• ✅ Structured JSON output with engagement metrics

Input Configuration

Sort Order Options

• popular: Comments sorted by engagement (likes and replies)
• recent: Comments sorted by creation time (newest first)
• verified: Comments from verified accounts prioritized

Example Input

{
"type":"media_comments",
"postUrls":[
"https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPp2UWzWEm/",
"https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYzAbCdEfG/",
"DDPp2UWzWEm"
],
"maxItem":200,
"sortOrder":"popular"
}

Supported URL Formats

The actor accepts various Instagram post formats:

• Full URLs: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPp2UWzWEm/
• Short codes: DDPp2UWzWEm
• Mobile URLs: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPp2UWzWEm/?igshid=...

Output Format

The actor returns an array of comment objects with detailed information about each comment, including author details, engagement metrics, and reply threads.

Example Output

[
{
"pk":"12345678901234567890",
"user_id":"987654321",
"text":"Amazing post! Love this content 🔥",
"type":0,
"created_at":1699123456,
"created_at_utc":1699123456,
"content_type":"comment",
"status":"Active",
"bit_flags":0,
"did_report_as_spam":false,
"share_enabled":true,
"user":{
"pk":"987654321",
"username":"user_example",
"full_name":"Example User",
"is_private":false,
"profile_pic_url":"https://instagram.com/profile.jpg",
"profile_pic_id":"123456789_123456789",
"is_verified":false,
"follow_friction_type":0,
"has_anonymous_profile_picture":false,
"latest_reel_media":0
},
"comment_like_count":45,
"comment_index":1,
"has_liked":false,
"preview_child_comments":[],
"child_comment_count":0,
"inline_composer_display_condition":"impression_trigger",
"has_translation":false
},
{
"pk":"12345678901234567891",
"user_id":"123456789",
"text":"First! 🥇",
"type":0,
"created_at":1699123400,
"created_at_utc":1699123400,
"content_type":"comment",
"status":"Active",
"user":{
"pk":"123456789",
"username":"early_commenter",
"full_name":"Early Bird",
"is_private":false,
"profile_pic_url":"https://instagram.com/profile2.jpg",
"is_verified":true,
"follow_friction_type":0
},
"comment_like_count":12,
"comment_index":2,
"has_liked":false,
"preview_child_comments":[
{
"pk":"12345678901234567892",
"user_id":"555666777",
"text":"Nice catch!",
"created_at":1699123500,
"user":{
"username":"replier_user",
"full_name":"Reply User"
},
"comment_like_count":3
}
],
"child_comment_count":1
}
]

Use Cases

1. Engagement Analysis

Analyze comment sentiment and engagement patterns:

{
"type":"media_comments",
"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DDPp2UWzWEm/"],
"sortOrder":"popular",
"maxItem":500
}

2. Customer Feedback Monitoring

Monitor comments on brand posts for customer service:

{
"type":"media_comments",
"postUrls":[
"https://www.instagram.com/p/product-launch/",
"https://www.instagram.com/p/brand-announcement/"
],
"sortOrder":"recent",
"maxItem":100
}

3. Influencer Campaign Analysis

Analyze comments on sponsored content:

{
"type":"media_comments",
"postUrls":[
"https://www.instagram.com/p/sponsored-post-1/",
"https://www.instagram.com/p/sponsored-post-2/"
],
"sortOrder":"verified",
"maxItem":300
}

4. Content Research

Collect user reactions and feedback for content strategy:

{
"type":"media_comments",
"postUrls":["DDPp2UWzWEm","CxYzAbCdEfG"],
"sortOrder":"popular",
"maxItem":200
}

Key Output Fields

Limitations

• Only public posts and comments are accessible
• Some comments may be filtered by Instagram's spam detection
• Comments are fetched in real-time during actor run

Best Practices

1. Reasonable Limits

Set appropriate maxItem limits to balance completeness with processing time:

• Small posts: 50-100 comments
• Viral posts: 500-1000 comments
• Analysis projects: 100-300 comments

2. Sort Order Selection

Choose sort order based on your analysis needs:

• Popular: For engagement analysis
• Recent: For real-time monitoring
• Verified: For credible feedback

3. Batch Processing

Process multiple posts efficiently:

{
"postUrls":["post1","post2","post3"],
"maxItem":100
}

Troubleshooting

No comments returned:

• Check if the post is public
• Verify the URL format is correct
• Ensure the post actually has comments

Incomplete comment threads:

• Instagram may limit reply depth in some cases
• Try running with different sort orders

Support

For assistance with the Instagram Media Comments Scraper, check the actor run logs for detailed information about any issues.