How to copy Instagram comments in 3 steps
You can copy every comment under any public Instagram post, Reel, or IGTV in under a minute — no signup, no login. Here's the exact process:
- Copy the Instagram post URL. Open the post in the Instagram app or on instagram.com. On mobile, tap the three-dot menu → Copy link. On desktop, copy from the browser address bar.
- Paste the URL into the form on this page. No account needed — paste the link into the input field above and hit Start.
- Click "Copy" or "Download Excel". Within a few seconds you'll see every comment listed — with @mentions, timestamps, and reply threads preserved. Hit Copy to send the list to your clipboard as plain text (great for Slack/Notion), or Download Excel for a structured spreadsheet you can analyze.
That's it. The tool reads only what's already publicly visible on the post — no login, no scraping of private accounts, no Instagram credentials needed.
What this tool gives you (vs Instagram's built-in copy)
Instagram doesn't let you select or copy a comment with the standard "long press → copy" gesture on mobile, and on desktop the comment count is truncated and replies are hidden behind "view N more replies" links. This tool fetches every comment in one pass and gives you the full thread in a format you can paste into Slack, Notion, Google Sheets, Excel, or your CRM.
Use cases
- Influencer reporting — copy all comments under a sponsored post for the brand's monthly report.
- Giveaway entries — capture the full entry list before drawing a winner.
- UGC and review collection — pull all the comments under a product launch post and feed them into a testimonial gallery.
- Sentiment analysis — paste the export into ChatGPT or a spreadsheet to score each comment for sentiment.
- Brand mention archiving — comply with FTC record-keeping for sponsored content disclosures.
What gets copied
Every public top-level comment AND every reply, with the original @mentions preserved as clickable handles. Each row in the Excel export contains: username, comment text, comment timestamp (UTC + your local timezone), reply-to handle (for thread context), like count, and the comment's permanent URL.
What can't be copied
Comments on private accounts you don't follow, comments hidden by the post owner, and Story replies (those are DMs, not public comments). For private accounts you do follow, you can use our authenticated Instagram comments exporter after logging in.
Difference between "copy" and "download"
"Copy" sends the comment list to your clipboard as plain text, formatted as @user — comment text. Useful for quick paste into Slack/Notion. "Download" gives you a structured Excel/CSV/JSON file with one row per comment and all metadata columns. Use download for any analysis workflow.