Instagram Comments API

POST

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Read comments on one Instagram post or Reel at url, with text, author, verified badge, likes, reply count and post time. Profile links are not supported, and the full conversation tree is not promised.

Price $0.56 per 1,000 requests ($0.000556 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Instagram Comments endpoint (instagram/comments).

Endpoint contract:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to instagram and action to comments, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - url: Specifies a single Instagram post or Reel URL for the comments action. Profile URLs are not supported. For the reels action, passing a URL does not replace the required username parameter.
- Optional parameters:
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 50)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, text, url, like_count, reply_count, author_username, author_name, is_verified, posted_at, post_url.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "comments",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYmqpplO_N/"
  }
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
AuthorizationheaderstringYes-Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
platformbodystringYesinstagramPlatform identifier, fixed value.
actionbodystringYescommentsCapability identifier, fixed value.
urlbody.paramsNot declaredYes-Specifies a single Instagram post or Reel URL for the comments action. Profile URLs are not supported. For the reels action, passing a URL does not replace the required username parameter.
limitbody.paramsinteger (1–100)No50The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 100. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

Code samples

bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "comments",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYmqpplO_N/"
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Real response

Captured September 26, 2026 at 08:56 (UTC) by calling this API with the parameters in the code sample above. results and count are that call's real response with personal information (names, handles, avatars, profile links, contact details) removed; the list keeps the first 2. id, billing and quota differ on every call, so only their shape is shown.

json
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "comments",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "(已隐去)",
      "text": "https://app.emergent.sh/chat\nSo I developed an app that is called Earth's Cosmos 2 Cosmos watch and there is a small subscription to it is five dollars a month and you can cancel at any time I liked it for you to be my first subscriber it's based on research and information that …",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYmqpplO_N/c/17931449676404522",
      "like_count": 0,
      "author_username": "(已隐去)",
      "is_verified": false,
      "posted_at": "2026-09-20T21:43:10+00:00",
      "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYmqpplO_N/",
      "platform": "instagram"
    },
    {
      "id": "(已隐去)",
      "text": "🙏⚽",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYmqpplO_N/c/17874993174565429",
      "like_count": 0,
      "author_username": "(已隐去)",
      "is_verified": false,
      "posted_at": "2026-09-16T01:41:58+00:00",
      "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DbYmqpplO_N/",
      "platform": "instagram"
    }
  ],
  "count": 15,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

FieldMeaning
idThe record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
textBody text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so).
urlLink to the record on the platform.
like_countLikes. null means the platform or this capability does not disclose it; it is not 0.
reply_countReplies, usually replies to a comment. null means not disclosed.
author_usernameAuthor's username (@handle), usually usable in URLs.
author_nameAuthor's display name.
is_verifiedWhether the platform verified the account. null means it cannot be determined.
posted_atPublish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
post_urlKeeps the platform's own meaning
platformSource platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

Errors and billing

401
Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.
422
Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.
402
Insufficient balance. Top up first.
429
The account's per-minute request limit was reached (all of its API keys count together; a key's own lower limit applies first). Wait for Retry-After and try again; a rate package in the console raises the limit.
503
Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.
200 empty
The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).