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Find leads in Instagram comments
A TikTok creator reports having Muse find leads in Instagram comments by reading those on niche posts, and says it returned over 100 people asking for their exact service. The post is partly a promotion with no list shown, so this page adds a cautious prompt and review steps.
What you can get
- Prepare
Your Instagram profile and a clear description of what you sell
- Ask and review
Write a one-sentence description of what you sell and three or four phrases real customers use when asking for it.
- Check the result
A list of public Instagram comments where people ask for the service you sell, with the post and commenter noted for your own follow-up; not a verified or consenting lead list.
The source case
@jacqbots says in a TikTok caption that the best leads are in the comments of other people's posts. By their account they gave Muse their Instagram profile and what the business does, had it search the niche for carousels and reels, read the comments and pull out everybody asking for help, and it came back with over 100 people asking for their exact service. The post is also a promotion (it asks viewers to comment "AI" and follow) and shows no list, no post links and no outcome from contacting anyone.
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From the source
Source excerpt
i told muse my instagram profile and what my business does. then i had it search my niche for carousels and reels, read through the comments, and pull out everybody asking for help.
Source excerpt
it came back with over 100 people asking for my exact service.
Quoted from the original posts. Not written by this guide, and not a result produced here.
Suggested prompt
Bring Your Instagram profile and a clear description of what you sell, Your niche and example phrases people use when asking, Rules for what you will and will not do with the list. Source community report, checked 2026-10-16.
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What you need
You supply
- Your Instagram profile and a clear description of what you sell
- Your niche and example phrases people use when asking
- Rules for what you will and will not do with the list
How to try it
Editorial, not from the source
- Write a one-sentence description of what you sell and three or four phrases real customers use when asking for it.
- Pick a niche narrow enough that the posts you scan are relevant.
- Run the prompt and open a sample of the returned comments yourself to confirm they are genuine requests.
- Discard comments that are old, are from competitors or come from posts in the wrong country or language.
- Reply publicly and helpfully to a handful by hand; avoid bulk messaging, which platforms may restrict.
- Track who replied and what happened, so you know if the method is worth repeating.
What the creator reports
@jacqbots argues that the best leads sit in the comments of other people's posts, asking for exactly what you sell. They say they gave Muse their Instagram profile and what the business does, had it search their niche for carousels and reels, and had it read the comments and pull out everyone asking for help. Their examples of comments run from "i need a website" to a nurse asking for a nursing facility in Charlotte.
The count, over 100, comes from the author. The caption ends with a call to comment "AI" and follow for more, so read it as marketing, not as an audit.
Using comments as leads, carefully
General practice: a public comment is not consent to be marketed to. A short, useful public reply to a real question does more than a cold message, and platforms can limit accounts that send many similar messages. Keep a record of the post, comment and date for each lead, and check that the person is actually in your service area.
Treat the list as a starting point; the review step is what separates a lead from noise.
Open Muse to try it. That is the product's own site; this guide is not part of it.
Limits and confirmation points
Limits to confirm
- The caption is promotional, and the "over 100" figure is the author's own count, with no list or links.
- Whether any of those people were contacted, replied or became customers is not reported.
- The post does not say which Instagram accounts or how many posts were scanned.
- This is an attributed community report, not reproduced by this guide. The suggested workflow and checks are editorial guidance, not a recovered conversation or guaranteed product capability.
If it goes wrong
Editorial, not from the source
- Many results are not real requests
- Tighten the prompt with example phrases and ask it to quote the exact comment, so you can judge each.
- The agent cannot read comments on some posts
- Ask it to list what it could not access; do not assume the rest is complete.
- You are tempted to message everyone
- Start by hand with a few relevant replies; mass outreach can breach Instagram's rules and annoy people.
Common questions
Can Muse find leads in Instagram comments?
One creator reports it read comments across niche posts and found over 100 people asking for their service. No list is shown, and this guide has not reproduced it.
Is the post an ad?
It is partly promotional, with a comment-to-get-more call to action. The task description in it is still specific.
Should I message everyone it finds?
No. The prompt tells the agent not to contact anyone; follow up by hand, and check Instagram's rules first.
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