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# Export Comments

| **Export Comments** | **Quick Overview**                                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| URL                 | <https://exportcomments.com/>                                                                                                                                        |
| What it does        | Exports comments from supported platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X (Twitter).                                                             |
| How to use it       | Enter the URL of a supported post, video, reel, or social media page, configure export options, then download the resulting comment dataset.                         |
| Cost                | Partially Free.                                                                                                                                                      |
| Account required    | No for basic functionality. Yes for advanced features.                                                                                                               |
| Cookies             | Standard website functionality, analytics, and session cookies.                                                                                                      |
| Ownership           | Privately held, independent SaaS company based out of the EU. Owner not publicly disclosed.                                                                          |
| Use in Reporting    | Useful for collecting audience reactions, documenting online discourse, identifying trends, analysing engagement, and preserving comments that may later be deleted. |

### What does Export Comments do?

Export Comments is a social media data extraction tool that collects comments from public online content and converts them into structured datasets.

Instead of manually copying comments from social media platforms, users can extract hundreds or even thousands of comments from supported posts, videos, or accounts and then export them for analysis.

**The lowdown:** Ultimately the tool automates much of the collection process by turning comment sections into downloadable datasets.

### How to Use:

**1. Copy the URL of the public video, post, reel, account, or page whose comments you wish to analyse.**

<img src="/files/FlHCpVDYABJBV70TsrEd" alt="" height="393" width="602">

**2. Paste the URL into Export Comments and select export settings such as comment quantity, sorting options, and output format.** <br>

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**3. Export the collected comments as a CSV, Excel, or compatible dataset and analyse the results using spreadsheet tools, databases, or OSINT workflows.**&#x20;

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### &#x20;Cost

* [ ] Free
* [x] Partially Free
* [ ] Paid

Limited free functionality, while larger exports, advanced features, and higher-volume data collection typically require a subscription or credits.

## Data Processing

### Account Required:

* [x] Yes
* [x] No

No for basic functionality. Yes for advanced features.

### Cookies:&#x20;

The site uses functional cookies to support website operation. Observed cookies include nuxt-session (session management and authentication), conversation (customer support/chat functionality), and user-locale (language preferences).

### Use in Reporting

Export Comments can support:

* Social media investigations.
* Audience analysis.
* Misinformation research.
* Extremism monitoring.
* Influence operation investigations.
* Election monitoring.
* Brand reputation analysis.
* Community sentiment tracking.
* Digital ethnography.
* Content preservation.

The tool is particularly useful for preserving evidence of online discussions before comments are removed, edited, hidden, or deleted.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="253"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Capabilities</strong></td><td><strong>Limitations</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Exports comments from supported social media platforms into structured datasets.</td><td>Limited to platforms and content types supported by the service.</td></tr><tr><td>Preserves public discussions for later analysis, archiving, and evidence collection.</td><td>Cannot access private, restricted, or deleted content that isn’t publicly available.</td></tr><tr><td>Reduces manual data collection by gathering large volumes of comments quickly.</td><td>Exported comments may lack broader conversational context or platform metadata.</td></tr><tr><td>Supports sentiment analysis, trend identification, and audience research workflows.</td><td>Data availability can be affected by platform API changes, rate limits, or terms of service restrictions.</td></tr><tr><td>Allows comments to be downloaded in formats compatible with spreadsheets &#x26; data analysis tools.</td><td>Doesn’t verify the authenticity of accounts, comments, or engagement activity. </td></tr></tbody></table>

### Summary

For OSINT investigators, journalists, and researchers, Export Comments can significantly reduce the time required to gather audience reactions and preserve discussions for analysis. While it’s most valuable during the collection, archiving and analysis stages of the OSINT workflow, users should remember that exported comments represent only part of the wider conversation and should be interpreted within their broader social and platform context.

### Ownership

Export Comments is a privately held, independent SaaS company. It was founded in 2018 and operates out of the European Union. The company has not raised any external venture funding and its exact parent corporation or single beneficial owner is not publicly disclosed

### Ethical Considerations

* Ensure collection activities comply with applicable laws and platform terms of service.
* Respect privacy expectations, particularly when analysing comments from private or semi-private communities.
* Avoid collecting more personal data than necessary for the investigation.
* Preserve context when reporting on comments to avoid misrepresentation.
* Be aware that comments may include bots, coordinated accounts, satire, or inauthentic behaviour.
* Verify significant findings through additional sources and methods.
* Consider data retention and storage requirements when handling large datasets.

### Related Tools:

* Facepager
* Social Bearing
* 4CAT

#### Sources

<https://exportcomments.com/>&#x20;

<https://exportcomments.com/resources/author/support/>&#x20;

<https://exportcomments.com/faq>&#x20;

<https://mirkolapi.com/en/blog/osint-exportcomments-social-analisi-commenti/>