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POST
/
v1
/
squids
/
{squid_hash}
Update Settings
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/{squid_hash} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>'
Configure your Instagram Post Comments Scraper squid settings. Control comment sorting, result limits, and whether to include replies to comments.

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
Your API authentication token. Value: Token YOUR_API_KEY
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Content-Type
string
required
Request body format. Value: application/json

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Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the params object:
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
sort_orderstringrecentSort comments by: recent, popular
include_child_commentsbooleanfalseIf true, also collect replies to top-level comments
max_resultsintegerunlimitedMaximum number of comments to collect per post
max_unique_results_per_runintegerunlimitedMaximum unique comments across all tasks in the run
fetch_sincestringnullStop scraping when items older than this threshold are reached (based on published_at). Use a relative duration (24h, 7d, 2w) or an absolute date (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
fetch_since_timezonestringnullTimezone for interpreting an absolute fetch_since date (e.g. Europe/Paris). Only applies when fetch_since is an absolute date — ignored for relative values like 24h or 7d. See supported timezones.

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Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:
SettingTypeDescription
namestringDisplay name for your squid configuration
concurrencyintegerNumber of parallel scraping threads (default: 1)
export_unique_resultsbooleanExport only unique results (deduplicated)
to_completebooleanRun until all tasks complete
no_line_breaksbooleanRemove line breaks from results
Use sort_order: popular to collect the most engaged comments first.
Enabling include_child_comments significantly increases the number of results and credit usage for posts with heavy comment threads.

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Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Instagram Post Comments Scraper (1)",
    "concurrency": 1,
    "export_unique_results": true,
    "to_complete": false,
    "no_line_breaks": true,
    "params": {
      "sort_order": "recent",
      "include_child_comments": false,
      "max_results": 500
    }
  }'

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Response

201
{
  "name": "Instagram Post Comments Scraper (1)",
  "concurrency": 1,
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "to_complete": false,
  "no_line_breaks": true,
  "params": {
    "sort_order": "recent",
    "include_child_comments": false,
    "max_results": 500
  }
}