API Direct

Instagram Comment Replies

GET /v1/instagram/comment/replies

Get the replies to a single Instagram comment by post URL or shortcode plus the comment ID from the Post Comments endpoint. Returns each reply's text, author details, like count, date, link, and the comment it replies to.

Cost

$0.006 per page

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

url

Instagram post or reel URL, e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYQJO8xuC6/ (max 500 characters). Provide either url or code.

code

The post's shortcode, e.g. CxYQJO8xuC6, or numeric media ID (max 50 characters). Provide either url or code.

comment_id *

The comment's numeric ID, from the Post Comments endpoint (max 50 characters)

pages

Number of pages to fetch, 1-10 (default: 1)

get_sentiment

Set to true to add AI emotion analysis (Plutchik's Wheel) to each result. Adds +$0.001 per page to the cost. Returns emotion scores, dominant emotion, intensity, and polarity.

Example Request

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/instagram/comment/replies?code=C3OqtMeRxrV&comment_id=18033049183828491" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://apidirect.io/v1/instagram/comment/replies",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "code": "C3OqtMeRxrV",
        "comment_id": "18033049183828491"
    }
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "replies": [
    {
      "comment_id": "18026563642931570",
      "text": "@instagram haha",
      "author": "omer.arincc",
      "author_name": "ÖmerArnc",
      "author_id": "52890574747",
      "author_verified": false,
      "author_is_ai_generated_profile": false,
      "author_url": "https://instagram.com/omer.arincc",
      "author_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.89012-19/photo.jpg",
      "likes": 9,
      "reply_count": 0,
      "is_pinned": false,
      "hashtags": [],
      "mentions": [
        "instagram"
      ],
      "date": "2024-02-12 18:56:19",
      "date_timestamp": 1707759379,
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C3OqtMeRxrV/c/18033049183828491/r/18026563642931570/",
      "source": "Instagram",
      "domain": "instagram.com",
      "gif_url": null,
      "parent_comment_id": "18033049183828491",
      "replied_to_comment_id": "18033049183828491"
    }
  ],
  "comment_id": "18033049183828491",
  "code": "C3OqtMeRxrV",
  "total": 52,
  "pages": 1,
  "count": 9
}

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