Get post comments — Instagram API

Returns top-level comments on an Instagram post. Fixed page size of 15 (platform limit). Includes comment text, author info, like counts, and timestamps.

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GET/v1/instagram/posts/{postId}/comments1 credit per request

Example response200OK

{
  "data": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#",
      "https://konbiniapi.com/ns/social#"
    ],
    "type": "OrderedCollectionPage",
    "partOf": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/posts/CybWViruta1/comments",
    "totalItems": 1309,
    "cursor": null,
    "nextCursor": "abc123",
    "next": "https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/posts/CybWViruta1/comments?cursor=abc123&count=15",
    "itemCount": 30,
    "orderedItems": [
      {
        "type": "Note",
        "id": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CybWViruta1/c/17890000000000001/",
        "entityId": "17890000000000001",
        "content": "This man hasn't been in my fyp for so long",
        "published": "2026-02-27T20:37:38.000Z",
        "likeCount": 93210,
        "replyCount": 12,
        "attributedTo": {
          "type": "Person",
          "id": "https://www.instagram.com/khaby00/",
          "url": "https://www.instagram.com/khaby00/",
          "entityId": "779085683",
          "preferredUsername": "khaby00",
          "name": "Khabane Lame",
          "icon": {
            "type": "Image",
            "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/avatar.jpg"
          },
          "role": "collaborator"
        },
        "inReplyTo": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CybWViruta1/"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Make the request.

One authenticated GET to /v1/instagram/posts/{postId}/comments. Authentication and error conventions stay consistent across endpoints. This page shows the path, parameters, response shape, limits, and credit rule for this operation.

Built for

Comment sentiment analysis for brand reputation monitoring
Community feedback and UGC collection for product research
Moderation and toxicity detection workflow automation

Full reference for this endpoint

const response = await fetch("https://api.konbiniapi.com/v1/instagram/posts/DGS29x/comments", {
  headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
});

const data = await response.json();

Parameters3

postIdrequiredIn · PathType · stringPost shortcode (from instagram.com/p/{shortcode}/)
countIn · QueryType · integerPage size (fixed at 15 by the platform)15–15default 15
cursorIn · QueryType · stringPagination cursor

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