How does the giveaway picker choose winners?

It uses your browser's cryptographic random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues) with rejection sampling, so every eligible entry has exactly the same chance. Once someone wins, all their other entries are removed so the same person can't win twice.

How do I get the comments from my Instagram post?

Instagram doesn't offer a comment export, so for a small giveaway you can copy comments by hand. For larger ones, use a comment export tool or the export from your social media management tool, then paste the list here. Each line should start with the username, followed by the comment text.

What does required mentions mean?

Many giveaways ask people to tag friends. Set the number of required mentions and the picker counts the different @usernames in each comment, not counting the entrant themselves. Entries with too few tags are removed before the draw.

Should I allow more than one entry per person?

It depends on your rules. If you said each comment is an extra entry, leave one entry per user off and people with more comments get more chances. Either way, a person can only win once.

Why should I pick alternates?

Some winners don't reply, turn out to be ineligible or have private accounts. Drawing alternates at the same time means you can move to the next person straight away, and the order is fair and recorded.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Entries are processed in your browser and never sent anywhere. Refreshing the page clears them.

Instagram Giveaway Picker

Paste your giveaway comments and draw fair, random winners in seconds. Remove duplicates, require tagged friends, exclude your own accounts and pick alternates, all in your browser.

100% free
No sign-up
Runs in your browser

Entries

One entry per line. Start each line with the username, then the comment, e.g. @maya.cooks Love this! @jane @tom

Remove duplicate commentsOne entry per user

Exclude accounts

Your own account, team members or anyone not eligible. Separate with spaces or commas.

Required mentions

Winners

Alternates

Eligible entries

Lines pasted: 0
Duplicate comments: 0
Extra entries from the same user: 0
Unique people: 0

Paste entries to start, or load the sample.

How to run a fair Instagram giveaway

A giveaway is only as good as its rules. People trust the result when the rules are clear before the giveaway starts and the draw is random. Write the rules in the caption and pick the winners the same way you said you would.

State how to enter (follow, like, comment, tag friends), the end date and time, and who can enter.
Say whether extra comments mean extra entries, and how many friends people need to tag.
When it closes, collect every comment, remove your own accounts and anyone who broke the rules.
Draw winners and a few alternates, contact the winners by DM, and announce them publicly.

Follow Instagram's promotion rules

Instagram asks that you include an official rules notice, say that the promotion isn't sponsored or endorsed by Instagram, and don't ask people to tag themselves in content they aren't in. Check the local laws for prize promotions where you and your entrants live.

Make entry instant

If you ask people to comment a keyword to enter, a comment-to-DM tool can reply to each one with a confirmation and the rules, which cuts down the "am I in?" messages and keeps the comment section busy while the giveaway runs.

How it works

How to use it

Step 1
Paste your entries
Copy the comments from your giveaway post and paste them, one per line, starting with the username.
Step 2
Set your rules
Remove duplicates, allow one entry per person, exclude your own accounts and require a number of tagged friends.
Step 3
Draw the winners
Pick your winners and alternates at random, copy the results for your announcement, or draw again if you need to.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Answers to common questions about the Instagram Giveaway Picker.

: It uses your browser's cryptographic random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues) with rejection sampling, so every eligible entry has exactly the same chance. Once someone wins, all their other entries are removed so the same person can't win twice.
: Instagram doesn't offer a comment export, so for a small giveaway you can copy comments by hand. For larger ones, use a comment export tool or the export from your social media management tool, then paste the list here. Each line should start with the username, followed by the comment text.
: Many giveaways ask people to tag friends. Set the number of required mentions and the picker counts the different @usernames in each comment, not counting the entrant themselves. Entries with too few tags are removed before the draw.
: It depends on your rules. If you said each comment is an extra entry, leave one entry per user off and people with more comments get more chances. Either way, a person can only win once.
: Some winners don't reply, turn out to be ineligible or have private accounts. Drawing alternates at the same time means you can move to the next person straight away, and the order is fair and recorded.
: No. Entries are processed in your browser and never sent anywhere. Refreshing the page clears them.

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