Instagram Comment Activity Deleter: Automate the deletion of all your Instagram comments from the 'Your Activity' section. Perfect for quick digital clean-up.

instagram-comment-activity-deleter.js

/**
 * This script automates the process of deleting your own Instagram comments.
 * It deletes comments in batches to avoid hitting rate limits or breaking the page.
 *
 * WARNING: This function directly manipulates the DOM and depends on the current HTML
 *  structure of Instagram's website to work. If Instagram implements changes to the
 *  activity page layout, structure, or functionality, this script may break or cause
 *  unexpected behavior. Use at your own risk and always review code before running it.
 *
 * How to use:
 * 1. Navigate to the Instagram comments page by going to:
 *    https://www.instagram.com/your_activity/interactions/comments
 * 2. Open the developer console in your web browser:
 *    - Chrome/Firefox: Press Ctrl+Shift+J (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Option+J (Mac)
 *    - Safari: Enable the Develop menu in Safari's Advanced preferences, then press Cmd+Option+C
 * 3. Copy and paste this entire script into the console and press Enter to run it.
 *
 * How to navigate to the comments page on instagram.com:
 * 1. Log in to Instagram on a desktop browser.
 * 2. Go to your profile by clicking on the profile icon at the bottom right.
 * 3. Click on "Your Activity" in the menu.
 * 4. Select "Interactions" and then "Comments".
 * 5. Follow the usage steps above to run this script.
 */
;(async function () {
  // Constants
  /** @const {number} - The number of comments to delete in each batch. */
  const DELETION_BATCH_SIZE = 3
  /** @const {number} - The delay between actions in milliseconds. */
  const DELAY_BETWEEN_ACTIONS_MS = 1000
  /** @const {number} - The delay between clicking the checkboxes in milliseconds. */
  const DELAY_BETWEEN_CHECKBOX_CLICKS_MS = 300
  /** @const {number} - The maximum number of retries for waiting operations */
  const MAX_RETRIES = 60

  /**
   * Utility function that delays execution for a given amount of time.
   * @param {number} ms - The milliseconds to delay.
   * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves after the specified delay.
   */
  const delay = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))

  /**
   * Utility function that waits for an element to appear in the DOM before resolving.
   * @param {string} selector - The CSS selector of the element to wait for.
   * @param {number} [timeout=30000] - The maximum time to wait in milliseconds.
   * @returns {Promise<Element>} A promise that resolves with the found element.
   * @throws {Error} If the element is not found within the timeout period.
   */
  const waitForElement = async (selector, timeout = 30000) => {
    const startTime = Date.now()
    while (Date.now() - startTime < timeout) {
      const element = document.querySelector(selector)
      if (element) return element
      await delay(100)
    }
    throw new Error(`Element with selector "${selector}" not found within ${timeout}ms`)
  }

  /**
   * Utility function that clicks on a given element.
   * @param {Element} element - The element to click.
   * @throws {Error} If the element is not found.
   */
  const clickElement = async (element) => {
    if (!element) throw new Error('Element not found')
    element.click()
  }

  /**
   * Waits for the "Select" button to reappear after the page loads more comments
   * following the deletion of a batch of comments when the "Select" button
   * is hidden while a spinner indicates that more comments are loading.
   * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the select button reappears.
   * @throws {Error} If the select button is not found after maximum retries.
   */
  const waitForSelectButton = async () => {
    for (let i = 0; i < MAX_RETRIES; i++) {
      const buttonCount = document.querySelectorAll('[role="button"]')?.length
      if (buttonCount > 1) return
      await delay(1000)
    }
    throw new Error('Select button not found after maximum retries')
  }

  /**
   * Deletes the currently selected comments.
   * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when the comments are deleted.
   */
  const deleteSelectedComments = async () => {
    try {
      const deleteButton = await waitForElement('[aria-label="Delete"]')
      await clickElement(deleteButton)
      await delay(DELAY_BETWEEN_ACTIONS_MS)
      const confirmButton = await waitForElement('button[tabindex="0"]')
      await clickElement(confirmButton)
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error during comment deletion:', error.message)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Deletes all user comments by selecting comments in batches.
   * @returns {Promise<void>} A promise that resolves when all comments are deleted.
   */
  const deleteActivity = async () => {
    try {
      while (true) {
        const [, selectButton] = document.querySelectorAll('[role="button"]')
        if (!selectButton) throw new Error('Select button not found')

        await clickElement(selectButton)
        await delay(DELAY_BETWEEN_ACTIONS_MS)

        const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('[aria-label="Toggle checkbox"]')
        if (checkboxes.length === 0) {
          console.log('No more comments to delete')
          break
        }

        for (let i = 0; i < Math.min(DELETION_BATCH_SIZE, checkboxes.length); i++) {
          await clickElement(checkboxes[i])
          await delay(DELAY_BETWEEN_CHECKBOX_CLICKS_MS)
        }

        await delay(DELAY_BETWEEN_ACTIONS_MS)
        await deleteSelectedComments()
        await delay(DELAY_BETWEEN_ACTIONS_MS)
        await waitForSelectButton()
        await delay(DELAY_BETWEEN_ACTIONS_MS)
      }
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error in deleteActivity:', error.message)
    }
  }

  // Start the deletion process
  try {
    await deleteActivity()
    console.log('Activity deletion completed')
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Fatal error:', error.message)
  }
})()

@kimonneuhoff thank you so much for this! Awesome!

unfortunately @kimonneuhoff script has stopped working. I'm three days late.

Im not a programmer, spent a good couple of hours trying to get in work with help from GPT. Any chance this can be fixed please

here is the fast way to unlike instagram posts

(async function () {
const UNLIKE_BATCH_SIZE = 15; // zyada ek baar me
const ACTION_DELAY = 300;
const CHECKBOX_DELAY = 50;

const delay = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));

const waitForElement = async (selector, text, timeout = 15000) => {
const start = Date.now();
while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
const el = [...document.querySelectorAll(selector)]
.find(e => e.textContent.trim() === text);
if (el) return el;
await delay(100);
}
throw new Error(Element "${text}" not found);
};

const fastClick = async (el) => {
if (!el) return;
el.scrollIntoView({ block: "center" });
el.click();
await delay(ACTION_DELAY);
};

const unlikeSelectedPosts = async () => {
const unlikeBtn = await waitForElement("span", "Unlike");
await fastClick(unlikeBtn);

const confirmBtn = await waitForElement("button", "Unlike");
await fastClick(confirmBtn);

console.log("Batch unliked");

};

const unlikeActivity = async () => {
console.log("Running batch...");

const selectBtn = await waitForElement("span", "Select");
await fastClick(selectBtn);

const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('[aria-label="Toggle checkbox"]');
if (!checkboxes.length) {
  console.log("No more posts.");
  return;
}

const limit = Math.min(UNLIKE_BATCH_SIZE, checkboxes.length);
for (let i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
  checkboxes[i].click();
  await delay(CHECKBOX_DELAY);
}

await unlikeSelectedPosts();
await delay(1000); // minimal cool-down
await unlikeActivity();

};

await unlikeActivity();
})();

here is the fast comment deletion script

(async function () {
const BATCH_SIZE = 50;
const ACTION_DELAY = 300;
const CHECKBOX_DELAY = 30;

const delay = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));

const waitForText = async (tag, text, timeout = 15000) => {
const start = Date.now();
while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
const el = [...document.querySelectorAll(tag)]
.find(e => e.textContent.trim() === text);
if (el) return el;
await delay(80);
}
throw new Error(${text} not found);
};

const safeClick = (el) => el && el.click();

const deleteSelected = async () => {
const delBtn = await waitForText("span", "Delete");
safeClick(delBtn);
await delay(ACTION_DELAY);

const confirm = await waitForText("button", "Delete");
safeClick(confirm);
await delay(1200);

// Optional error popup
const ok = [...document.querySelectorAll("button")]
  .find(b => b.textContent.trim() === "OK");
if (ok) ok.click();

};

const run = async () => {
const selectBtn = await waitForText("span", "Select");
safeClick(selectBtn);
await delay(ACTION_DELAY);

const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('[aria-label="Toggle checkbox"]');
if (!boxes.length) {
  console.log("No more comments.");
  return;
}

const limit = Math.min(BATCH_SIZE, boxes.length);
for (let i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
  boxes[i].click();
  await delay(CHECKBOX_DELAY);
}

await deleteSelected();
await delay(800);
run();

};

run();
})();

here is the fast comment deletion script

(async function () { const BATCH_SIZE = 50; const ACTION_DELAY = 300; const CHECKBOX_DELAY = 30;

const delay = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));

const waitForText = async (tag, text, timeout = 15000) => { const start = Date.now(); while (Date.now() - start < timeout) { const el = [...document.querySelectorAll(tag)] .find(e => e.textContent.trim() === text); if (el) return el; await delay(80); } throw new Error(${text} not found); };

const safeClick = (el) => el && el.click();

const deleteSelected = async () => { const delBtn = await waitForText("span", "Delete"); safeClick(delBtn); await delay(ACTION_DELAY);

const confirm = await waitForText("button", "Delete");
safeClick(confirm);
await delay(1200);

// Optional error popup
const ok = [...document.querySelectorAll("button")]
  .find(b => b.textContent.trim() === "OK");
if (ok) ok.click();

};

const run = async () => { const selectBtn = await waitForText("span", "Select"); safeClick(selectBtn); await delay(ACTION_DELAY);

const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('[aria-label="Toggle checkbox"]');
if (!boxes.length) {
  console.log("No more comments.");
  return;
}

const limit = Math.min(BATCH_SIZE, boxes.length);
for (let i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
  boxes[i].click();
  await delay(CHECKBOX_DELAY);
}

await deleteSelected();
await delay(800);
run();

};

run(); })();

Unfortunately this didn't work either. I believe IG changed the structure.

Confirmed.

My modified comment deleter still works, but they've changed the name of the UNLIKE element. Fixing now.

(edit - they are desperate)