Exporting large posts (10k+ comments)
How big exports work, time expectations, and best practices.
ExportComments handles large viral posts — we've successfully exported posts with hundreds of thousands of comments.
How long does it take?
- Up to 1,000 comments — usually under 30 seconds
- 1,000 – 10,000 comments — 1-3 minutes
- 10,000 – 100,000 comments — 5-15 minutes
- 100,000+ — 15-60 minutes
Big exports run in the background. You can close the tab and the export will finish — we'll keep the file ready in Export History.
Tips
- Pick CSV or JSON for the fastest download on huge files.
- Excel files become slow above ~500k rows — prefer CSV at that scale.
- If your plan limits credits, the dashboard shows the cost before you start.
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