Get post comments

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

What it does

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

Tool details

Field	Value
Tool name	instagram_get_post_comments
Platform	Instagram
REST endpoint	GET /v1/instagram/posts/{postId}/comments
Result type	Collection tool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
postId	string	Yes	Post shortcode (from instagram.com/p//)
count	integer	No	Page size (fixed at 15 by the platform) Default: 15.
cursor	string	No	Pagination cursor
projection_preset	string	No	Defaults to minimal. Allowed values: full, minimal, identity, engagement, content.
data_fields	string[]	No	Adds top-level keys from data on top of the selected projection_preset.
item_fields	string[]	No	Adds keys from data.orderedItems[] on top of the selected projection_preset.

Example

{
  "name": "instagram_get_post_comments",
  "arguments": {
    "postId": "DM8Q1ABC123",
    "count": 15,
    "projection_preset": "minimal",
    "data_fields": [
      "orderedItems",
      "nextCursor",
      "cursor",
      "itemCount"
    ],
    "item_fields": [
      "entityId",
      "published",
      "content",
      "likeCount",
      "id"
    ]
  }
}

Available data fields

• @context
• type
• partOf
• totalItems
• cursor
• nextCursor
• next
• itemCount
• orderedItems

Available item fields

• type
• id
• entityId
• content
• published
• likeCount
• replyCount
• attributedTo
• inReplyTo

Response notes

Successful calls return a JSON object with a top-level data field and, when available, metadata.creditsUsed and metadata.creditsRemaining. See response format, pagination, and credits.