---
title: "Get comments on an Instagram post"
method: GET
path: "/v1/comments"
tags: ["Engagement"]
---

# Get comments on an Instagram post

`GET /v1/comments`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://data.fastsocial.co`
- URL: `https://data.fastsocial.co/v1/comments`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

The top comments on a post with author, text, time, likes and reply count, plus the total comment count.

Cost: **3 credits**.

## Query parameters

- `url` string
- `shortcode` string

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `ok` unknown, required
  - `data` CommentPage, required
    - `shortcode` string
    - `total` integer, nullable
    - `comments` Comment[]
      - `id` string
      - `text` string
      - `created_at` integer, nullable
      - `likes` integer, nullable
      - `replies` integer, nullable
      - `user` UserSummary
        - `id` string, nullable
        - `username` string
        - `full_name` string
        - `is_private` boolean
        - `is_verified` boolean
        - `avatar_url` string, nullable
  - `meta` Meta, required
    - `cache` 'hit' | 'miss' | 'stale'
    - `age_seconds` integer
    - `stale` boolean
    - `credits` integer
    - `credits_remaining` integer, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Error
- `401`: Error
- `404`: Error
- `422`: Error
- `429`: Error
- `451`: Error
- `502`: Error
- `503`: Error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/fastsocial/apis/fastsocial-instagram-data-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/fastsocial/apis/fastsocial-instagram-data-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/fastsocial/apis/fastsocial-instagram-data-api/revisions/fe69c993e76a?raw)