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POST
/
comments
/
collect
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.brightdata.com/comments/collect" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/POST_ID/"}'
{
  "post_id": "POST_ID",
  "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/POST_ID/",
  "post_user": "natgeo",
  "comments": [
    {
      "comment_id": "17895695668004550",
      "comment_user": "john_doe",
      "comment_user_url": "https://www.instagram.com/john_doe/",
      "comment_date": "2024-01-12T10:45:00Z",
      "comment": "Amazing shot 🔥",
      "likes_number": 120,
      "replies_number": 3,
      "replies": [
        {
          "reply_id": "17895695668009999",
          "reply_user": "natgeo",
          "reply": "Thanks!"
        }
      ],
      "hashtag_comment": [
        "travel"
      ],
      "tagged_users_in_comment": [
        "@friend"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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Collect by URL

This API allows users to collect the latest comments from a specific Instagram post by providing the post URL.
This API retrieves the most recent 10 comments along with associated metadata.
Input Parameters
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URL
string
required
The Instagram post URL.
Output Structure Includes comprehensive data points:
  • Comment details
    • comment_id
    • comment_user
    • comment_user_url
    • comment_date
    • comment
    • likes_number
    • replies_number
    • replies
    • hashtag_comment
    • tagged_users_in_comment
    • and more
    For all data points, click here.
  • User details
    • user_name
    • user_id
    • user_url
    We provide a limited set of data points about the profile.
  • Post metadata
    • post_url
    • post_user
    • post_id

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
url
string<uri>
required

Instagram post URL

Response

Comments collected successfully

​
post_id
string
​
post_url
string
​
post_user
string
​
comments
object[]