Social Fetch
Instagram

List Instagram post or reel comments

Get comments on an Instagram post or Reel.

GET/v1/instagram/posts/comments
1credit
x-api-key*stringheader

API key (`sfk_...`)

Parameters
2
url*stringquery

Link to the Instagram post or reel whose comments should be listed.

min 1 chars · max 4096 chars

cursorstringoptionalquery

Opaque cursor from a previous response to fetch the next page.

min 1 chars

Response fields
20

Endpoint-specific response payload.

datalookupStatus
string

Whether the post or reel was resolved for this request.

one of: found, not_found

Top-level comments for the resolved media.

datacomments[]id
string

Stable identifier for the comment.

min 1 chars

datacomments[]text
string

Comment text.

datacomments[]createdAt
string

ISO-8601 timestamp when the comment was created.

datacomments[]likeCount
integer

Like count on the comment.

≥ 0

datacomments[]replyCount
integernullable

Direct reply count for the comment thread when available; null when not reported.

≥ 0

Comment author.

datacomments[]authorhandle
string

Instagram username without a leading @.

min 1 chars

datacomments[]authorplatformUserId
stringoptional

Numeric user id for the commenter when available.

datacomments[]authorverified
boolean

Whether the commenter account is verified.

datacomments[]authoravatarUrl
stringnullable

Profile image URL for the commenter when available.

Pagination information for this response.

datapagenextCursor
stringnullable

Cursor to pass in the next request when more pages exist.

datapagehasMore
boolean

Whether another page of comments is available.

Metadata describing the request and billing outcome.

metarequestId
string

Unique request identifier for tracing this API call.

min 1 chars

metacreditsCharged
integer

Credits charged for this request.

≥ 0

metaversion
string

Public API version that served the response.

one of: v1

Code example

curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/instagram/posts/comments?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DIdOKNpx66J" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses

Comment listing result. Check `data.lookupStatus` for `found` or `not_found`.

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