# Instagram Comment Replies Fetcher

> Instagram Comment Replies Fetcher is a paid API for AI agents from x402.apidirect.io, paid per call via x402, $0.007/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Retrieves the reply thread for a specific Instagram comment, identified by post URL or shortcode plus the comment ID.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.apidirect.io/v1/instagram/comment/replies?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.007/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-comment-replies-fetcher-99a906a0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yNiW4imNu198pqNtD5dqT

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability instagram-comment-replies-fetcher-99a906a0
```

Example prompt: Fetch all replies to Instagram comment ID 17858893269000001 on the post at https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYQJO8xuC6/ and include AI sentiment analysis for each reply.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need the reply thread under a known Instagram comment identified by its numeric ID. This is the right choice after calling the Post Comments endpoint to obtain comment IDs. Prefer it over scraping or other social APIs when you need structured reply data with optional AI-powered emotion analysis per reply.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or expired comment ID returns empty results or 404
- Post URL not found or account is private returns an error
- comment_id missing from query triggers a validation error
- Exceeding 10 pages parameter causes schema rejection
- Private or deleted Instagram post returns access error
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 or 429

## How this service works

Get the replies to a single Instagram comment by post URL or shortcode plus the comment ID from the Post Comments endpoint.

## Output

Returns a paginated list of reply objects for the specified comment, each containing reply text, author information, timestamps, and like counts. When get_sentiment is enabled, each reply also includes Plutchik's Wheel emotion scores, a dominant emotion label, intensity rating, and polarity classification.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "comment_id"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 500,
       "description": "Instagram post or reel URL, e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYQJO8xuC6/ (max 500 characters). Provide either url or code."
      },
      "code": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 50,
       "description": "The post's shortcode, e.g. CxYQJO8xuC6, or numeric media ID (max 50 characters). Provide either url or code."
      },
      "pages": {
       "type": "integer",
       "default": 1,
       "maximum": 10,
       "minimum": 1,
       "description": "Number of pages to fetch, 1-10 (default: 1)"
      },
      "comment_id": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 50,
       "description": "The comment's numeric ID, from the Post Comments endpoint (max 50 characters)"
      },
      "get_sentiment": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false,
       "description": "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."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-comment-replies-fetcher-99a906a0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.apidirect.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.apidirect.io/llms.txt)