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Instagram Media Downloader

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Downloads Instagram post video/image/cover files into your run's storage and probes each one with ffprobe (duration, resolution, fps, audio, codec). Takes rows copied from ig-profile-scraper or bare post/reel URLs. Logged out, no login. A file that fails to download is never charged.

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You can access the Instagram Media Downloader programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

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          },
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