Instagram API Capability

List Comments

Streams public post comments with bounded cursor pagination and deduplication.

Capability ID instagram.comments.list

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 120 seconds

# List Comments

Streams public post comments with bounded cursor pagination and deduplication.

- Platform: [Instagram](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/instagram)
- Capability ID: `instagram.comments.list`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 120 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "limit": 20,
    "max_pages": 2,
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTfS7SMEk8B/"
  },
  "capability": "instagram.comments.list"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cursor` | `string` | No | Continuation cursor returned by a previous request. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of results to return. |
| `max_pages` | `integer` | No | Max pages supplied for this request. |
| `url` | `string` | Yes | Instagram post/reel URL or shortcode |

### Example input

```json
{
  "limit": 20,
  "max_pages": 2,
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTfS7SMEk8B/"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "data": {
        "__typename": "XIGComment",
        "child_comment_count": null,
        "comment_like_count": 0,
        "created_at": 1787242159,
        "giphy_media_info": null,
        "has_translation": null,
        "id": "18099978272220837",
        "is_covered": false,
        "parent_comment_id": null,
        "pk": "18099978272220837",
        "restricted_status": null,
        "text": "Damn, when will it finally be my turn🤧",
        "user": {
          "id": "78082445709",
          "is_unpublished": false,
          "is_verified": false,
          "pk": "78082445709",
          "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/[redacted:token].png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ht=instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=u-f9e-_I57IQ7kNvwFy0pnd&_nc_gid=zNzHx_uyJg9dE6F09IPxEg&edm=AL4D0a4BAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=YW5vbnltb3VzX3Byb2ZpbGVfcGlj.3-ccb7-5&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8DC06A&_nc_sid=9e8221",
          "username": "janna_ul_tarin03"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "data": {
        "__typename": "XIGComment",
        "child_comment_count": null,
        "comment_like_count": 0,
        "created_at": 1786853051,
        "giphy_media_info": null,
        "has_translation": null,
        "id": "18408747367084041",
        "is_covered": false,
        "parent_comment_id": null,
        "pk": "18408747367084041",
        "restricted_status": null,
        "text": "Svetsaylan🔥",
        "user": {
          "id": "25782082302",
          "is_unpublished": false,
          "is_verified": false,
          "pk": "25782082302",
          "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/[redacted:token].jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=B30HxNCI7V4Q7kNvwF_4v4J&_nc_gid=5-EIQkNoTgGTYHHOnHKpFg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8DA028&_nc_sid=10d13b",
          "username": "sardor.mahmatkulov"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "data": {
        "__typename": "XIGComment",
        "child_comment_count": null,
        "comment_like_count": 0,
        "created_at": 1786756109,
        "giphy_media_info": null,
        "has_translation": null,
        "id": "17956958520201397",
        "is_covered": false,
        "parent_comment_id": null,
        "pk": "17956958520201397",
        "restricted_status": null,
        "text": "❤️❤️❤️❤️",
        "user": {
          "id": "48673623045",
          "is_unpublished": false,
          "is_verified": false,
          "pk": "48673623045",
          "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/[redacted:token].png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ht=instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=u-f9e-_I57IQ7kNvwFy0pnd&_nc_gid=zNzHx_uyJg9dE6F09IPxEg&edm=AL4D0a4BAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=YW5vbnltb3VzX3Byb2ZpbGVfcGlj.3-ccb7-5&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8DC06A&_nc_sid=9e8221",
          "username": "fujie.id"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "emitted": 20,
    "has_more": true,
    "media_id": "3809847048594935553",
    "next_cursor": "{\"is_server_cursor_inverse\":true,\"server_cursor\":\"[redacted:token]\"}",
    "pages": 2,
    "shortcode": "DTfS7SMEk8B"
  }
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `items` | `array` | 3 items |
| `summary` | `object` | 6 fields |
| `summary.emitted` | `integer` | 20 |
| `summary.has_more` | `boolean` | true |
| `summary.media_id` | `string` | 3809847048594935553 |
| `summary.next_cursor` | `string` | {"is_server_cursor_inverse":true,"server_cursor":"[redacted:token]"} |
| `summary.pages` | `integer` | 2 |
| `summary.shortcode` | `string` | DTfS7SMEk8B |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

cursor string optional

Continuation cursor returned by a previous request.

limit integer optional

Maximum number of results to return.

Example 20

max_pages integer optional

Max pages supplied for this request.

Example 2

url string required

Instagram post/reel URL or shortcode

Example https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTfS7SMEk8B/

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`items`	`array`	3 items
`items`	`array`	3 items
`summary`	`object`	6 fields
`summary.emitted`	`integer`	20
`summary.has_more`	`boolean`	true
`summary.media_id`	`string`	3809847048594935553
`summary.next_cursor`	`string`	{"is_server_cursor_inverse":true,"server_cursor":"[redacted:token]"}
`summary.pages`	`integer`	2
`summary.shortcode`	`string`	DTfS7SMEk8B

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "limit": 20, "max_pages": 2, "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTfS7SMEk8B/" }, "capability": "instagram.comments.list" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "limit": 20, "max_pages": 2, "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTfS7SMEk8B/" }, "capability": "instagram.comments.list" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "items": [ { "data": { "__typename": "XIGComment", "child_comment_count": null, "comment_like_count": 0, "created_at": 1787242159, "giphy_media_info": null, "has_translation": null, "id": "18099978272220837", "is_covered": false, "parent_comment_id": null, "pk": "18099978272220837", "restricted_status": null, "text": "Damn, when will it finally be my turn🤧", "user": { "id": "78082445709", "is_unpublished": false, "is_verified": false, "pk": "78082445709", "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/[redacted:token].png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ht=instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=u-f9e-_I57IQ7kNvwFy0pnd&_nc_gid=zNzHx_uyJg9dE6F09IPxEg&edm=AL4D0a4BAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=YW5vbnltb3VzX3Byb2ZpbGVfcGlj.3-ccb7-5&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8DC06A&_nc_sid=9e8221", "username": "janna_ul_tarin03" } } }, { "data": { "__typename": "XIGComment", "child_comment_count": null, "comment_like_count": 0, "created_at": 1786853051, "giphy_media_info": null, "has_translation": null, "id": "18408747367084041", "is_covered": false, "parent_comment_id": null, "pk": "18408747367084041", "restricted_status": null, "text": "Svetsaylan🔥", "user": { "id": "25782082302", "is_unpublished": false, "is_verified": false, "pk": "25782082302", "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/[redacted:token].jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=B30HxNCI7V4Q7kNvwF_4v4J&_nc_gid=5-EIQkNoTgGTYHHOnHKpFg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8DA028&_nc_sid=10d13b", "username": "sardor.mahmatkulov" } } }, { "data": { "__typename": "XIGComment", "child_comment_count": null, "comment_like_count": 0, "created_at": 1786756109, "giphy_media_info": null, "has_translation": null, "id": "17956958520201397", "is_covered": false, "parent_comment_id": null, "pk": "17956958520201397", "restricted_status": null, "text": "❤️❤️❤️❤️", "user": { "id": "48673623045", "is_unpublished": false, "is_verified": false, "pk": "48673623045", "profile_pic_url": "https://instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/[redacted:token].png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&efg=[redacted:token]&_nc_ht=instagram.feze10-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=[redacted:token]&_nc_ohc=u-f9e-_I57IQ7kNvwFy0pnd&_nc_gid=zNzHx_uyJg9dE6F09IPxEg&edm=AL4D0a4BAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=YW5vbnltb3VzX3Byb2ZpbGVfcGlj.3-ccb7-5&oh=[redacted:token]&oe=6A8DC06A&_nc_sid=9e8221", "username": "fujie.id" } } } ], "summary": { "emitted": 20, "has_more": true, "media_id": "3809847048594935553", "next_cursor": "{\"is_server_cursor_inverse\":true,\"server_cursor\":\"[redacted:token]\"}", "pages": 2, "shortcode": "DTfS7SMEk8B" } }