Instagram Comment Replies API reference

A page of public replies under one Instagram comment. Takes named parameters, returns a cursor page, 2 credits a call.

This named API keeps Instagram fields in Instagram's own vocabulary. For a higher-level product page, see Instagram Comment Replies API.

Endpoint

GET /v1/instagram/comment-replies
Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...

`POST` is also accepted with the same parameters in the request body. Send the key in the `Authorization` header, never in the query string.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Notes
`url`	string	yes	Public Instagram URL that anchors this parameterized request.
`comment_id`	string	yes	Required comment_id value for this endpoint.
`cursor`	string	no	Cursor returned by the previous page.
`limit`	integer	no	Maximum items to return, up to 50.

Sample Request

This is a copyable request shape. Replace the sample values with the public Instagram target or parameters your workflow uses.

curl -G 'https://api.sourcevine.io/v1/instagram/comment-replies' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer sv_live_...' \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcn5O64y3xi/' \
  --data-urlencode 'comment_id=18127785778690691' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=20'

Sample Response

A response this API returned, against the target above. Your values depend on the resource you ask about and when you ask.

{
  "data": {
    "url": null,
    "cached": false,
    "replies": [],
    "commentId": "[redacted]",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-09-02T07:39:17Z",
    "shortcode": "18127785778690691",
    "nextCursor": null,
    "replyCount": 0,
    "cacheAgeSeconds": null,
    "sourceTimestamp": null
  },
  "success": true,
  "available": true
}

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
`commentId`	string	The parent comment id you requested.
`replies`	array	Public replies under that parent comment.
`replies[].commentId`	string	Platform reply id.
`replies[].author`	string \| null	Public username only. No profile bio or contact fields.
`replies[].likeCount`	integer \| null	Reply like count when the platform reports it.
`nextCursor`	string \| null	Pass as cursor to request the next page of replies.
`fetchedAt`	ISO datetime	When Sourcevine read the public page.
`sourceTimestamp`	ISO datetime \| null	The platform timestamp when it is available.
`cached`	boolean	True when this answer repeats an identical request made moments earlier.
`cacheAgeSeconds`	integer	Seconds since the reading was taken.

Availability States

Status	Charged	Client behavior
`available`	yes for live reads	Use data.
`not_found`	yes	Store the state and stop polling.
`private`	yes	Store the state and stop polling.
`unsupported`	no	Fix the URL or call the matching API.
`upstream_unavailable`	no	Retry later with backoff.

Unavailable resources return `success: true`, `available: false`, `availability`, and `data: null`. API or authentication failures return `success: false` with an `error` object.

Billing

A call costs 2 credits. A deleted, private or empty resource is charged like any lookup and says so. An unsupported URL or a read we could not complete is not charged. The `X-Credits-Charged` response header is the source of truth for what happened on that request.

Successful responses include `fetchedAt`, the time we read the platform.

What This API Does Not Return

No contact or bio fields: Bios, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and messenger handles are outside the response contract.
No private data: Private accounts, restricted content and unavailable resources return typed availability instead of guessed data.
No full thread discovery: This endpoint reads replies for a known parent comment. Use the comments API first when you need to discover parent comments.

Last updated 1 September 2026