Instagram Scraper Pro

Extract Instagram data at scale. Get user profiles, posts, reels, comments, hashtag feeds, and more with a simple API.

What can this actor do?

• Get Profile Data - Extract full profile information from any public Instagram account by username
• Convert Username to User ID - Look up the numeric user ID for any Instagram username
• Get User Posts - Fetch the latest posts from any public profile
• Get User Reels - Extract reels/short videos from Instagram profiles
• Get Media Details - Get complete information about any Instagram post or reel
• Search Users - Search for Instagram users by keyword
• Get Hashtag Feed - Extract posts from any hashtag
• Get Explore Page - Fetch trending content from Instagram's explore page
• Get Comments - Extract comments from any post
• Get Reels Audio - Get information about audio tracks used in reels

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
action	string	Yes	The action to perform (see actions below)
userId	string	For some actions	Instagram numeric User ID
username	string	For some actions	Instagram username (without @)
mediaId	string	For some actions	Instagram Media/Post ID
query	string	For searchUsers	Search query
audioClusterId	string	For reelsAudio	Audio cluster ID
hashtag	string	For hashtagFeed	Hashtag (without #)
count	integer	No	Number of results (default: 12, max: 50)
maxRetries	integer	No	Retry attempts on failure (default: 3)

Available Actions

Action	Required Input	Description
usernameToUserId	username	Get full profile data from username
userInfo	userId	Get profile data from user ID
userPosts	userId	Get user's recent posts
userReels	userId	Get user's reels
mediaInfo	mediaId	Get details of a specific post
searchUsers	query	Search for users
hashtagFeed	hashtag	Get posts from a hashtag
explorePage	-	Get explore page content
mediaComments	mediaId	Get comments on a post
reelsAudio	audioClusterId	Get audio track info

Example Input

{
  "action": "usernameToUserId",
  "username": "instagram"
}

Example Output

{
  "action": "usernameToUserId",
  "success": true,
  "username": "instagram",
  "userId": "25025320",
  "fullName": "Instagram",
  "biography": "Discover what's new on Instagram",
  "followersCount": 697458483,
  "followingCount": 290,
  "postsCount": 8246,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isVerified": true,
  "profilePicUrl": "https://...",
  "profilePicUrlHd": "https://...",
  "externalUrl": "http://help.instagram.com/"
}

Output Fields

Each response includes a success field indicating whether the request was successful.

Profile Data:

• userId - Numeric user ID
• username - Instagram handle
• fullName - Display name
• biography - Profile bio
• followersCount - Number of followers
• followingCount - Number following
• postsCount - Total posts
• isPrivate - Privacy status
• isVerified - Verification badge
• profilePicUrl - Profile picture URL
• externalUrl - Website link

Post/Media Data:

• mediaId - Post ID
• mediaType - photo/video/carousel
• caption - Post caption
• likesCount - Number of likes
• commentsCount - Number of comments
• imageUrl - Image URL
• videoUrl - Video URL (if applicable)

Error Handling

When a profile or resource is not found, the actor returns a clear error message:

{
  "action": "usernameToUserId",
  "success": false,
  "error": "User not found - profile does not exist or has been deleted",
  "username": "nonexistent_user"
}

Tips

• Use usernameToUserId to get the richest profile data including follower counts
• The userId is required for fetching posts and reels - get it first using usernameToUserId
• Private accounts will return limited data
• Increase maxRetries if you're experiencing timeouts