How much does it cost to scrape 1 million Instagram comments?

About $500 via Apify—$0.50 per 1,000 results. Cheapest bulk game in town.

Will Instagram ban my account for using this scraper?

Apify uses proxies, low risk to your profile. But TOS violation—use throwaways for posting.

Yes, same post URLs work for Reels, carousels. Just need public access.

Meta locks away Instagram comments like state secrets. Apify's scraper busts in, delivering a million at dirt-cheap rates— but don't get too cozy.

DevTools Feed Apr 03, 2026 3 min read 12 views

Apify's Instagram comments scraper pulls structured data at $0.50/1k—beats API limits. 𝕏
Ideal for sentiment, leads, influencers—but TOS risks loom. 𝕏
Nested replies, multilingual text: NLP dream fuel, till Meta cracks down. 𝕏

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