Imported from apidojo-io/apidojo-skills (skills/primitives/scraping-instagram-comments/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill scraping-instagram-comments. Copyright stays with the author (Apache-2.0).

Scraping Instagram Comments

Raw data collection. No assumed use case — returns the full dataset for downstream analysis.

Inputs

How to Run

Using run_actor.js (recommended)

# Quick answer (table)
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper" --input '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper" --input '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper" --input '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}' --output results.json --format json

REST API fallback

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}'

If Apify MCP is available: Use the Apify MCP call_actor tool with actor apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper and the input above.

Output Fields

Edge Cases

• Private post: Returns 0 results. Tell user the post or account is private.
• Deleted post: Returns error. Verify URL is correct.
• Few comments: Normal — post may genuinely have low engagement.
• Missing fields: Some users may not have fullName or isVerified; handle gracefully.
• Rate limit: Reduce maxItems or run at off-peak time.