Comments

Everything on $instagram->comments(). Needs the instagram_business_manage_comments permission.

Read a comment

$comment = $instagram->comments()->get($commentId);

// ['timestamp' => '2026-08-28T10:45:00+0000', 'text' => 'Nice!', 'id' => '17900000000000000']

timestamp and text come back by default. Ask for other fields with the second argument:

$instagram->comments()->get($commentId, ['media', 'like_count', 'username']);

Pass an empty array to let Instagram return its own defaults:

$instagram->comments()->get($commentId, []);

Reply to a comment

$instagram->comments()->reply($commentId, 'Thanks for watching!');

// ['id' => '17900000000000001']

The first argument is the node being replied to, so this also works with a media ID to leave a top level comment.

Hide and unhide

$instagram->comments()->hide($commentId);         // hidden
$instagram->comments()->hide($commentId, false);  // visible again

Delete

$instagram->comments()->delete($commentId);

// ['success' => true]

Deleting is permanent. Hiding is usually the better choice for moderation.

Reacting to new comments

To be told about comments as they happen rather than polling, subscribe to the comments webhook field. See Webhooks.