# x402 Social Intel – Instagram Comments Scraper

> x402 Social Intel – Instagram Comments Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from x402-social-hub.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Fetches and returns comments from a specified Instagram post via a paid API using x402/USDC micropayments

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-social-hub.vercel.app/api/instagram/comments?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-comments-scraper-77188bc4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_o0bue2cgwUlHHcblb4mgU

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 x402-social-intel-instagram-comments-scraper-77188bc4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull all the comments from this Instagram post — https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/ — I want to see what people are saying, including usernames and timestamps.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured comment data from a specific Instagram post and are operating with an EVM wallet on Base mainnet. Ideal for sentiment analysis, influencer research, brand monitoring, or audience engagement analytics on Instagram. Prefer this over manual scraping when you need a pay-per-use micropayment model with no subscription commitment.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or private Instagram post URL returns an error or empty result
- Post has comments disabled — returns empty comment array
- Rate limiting or Instagram anti-scraping measures cause a failed or partial response
- Payment failure on Base mainnet blocks the API call entirely
- Malformed post ID/URL format returns a 400 bad request error
- Post has been deleted or made private since URL was captured

## How this service works

Paid social media intelligence API — TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Website scraper. All endpoints EVM-only on Base mainnet.

## Output

Returns a structured list of comments from the specified Instagram post, including commenter usernames, comment text, timestamps, and like counts on each comment. Payment of $0.05 USDC on Base mainnet is required per call via the x402 protocol.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-comments-scraper-77188bc4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-social-hub.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-social-hub.vercel.app/llms.txt)