You can access the Instagram Reels 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.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "video_url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Chunk8-jurw/",
10    "video_quality": "metadata",
11    "max_comments": 4,
12}
13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15run = client.actor("agentx/instagram-reels-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)
16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
18print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
19for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
20    print(item)
21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Instagram Video Downloader API for Reels and Posts API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Instagram Reels Downloader API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Instagram Reels Downloader API in JavaScript

Instagram Reels Downloader API through CLI

Instagram Reels Downloader OpenAPI definition

Instagram Reels Downloader API

Linkedin Video Downloader

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AgentX

Reddit Video Downloader

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YouTube Video Downloader

truefetch/youtube-video-downloader

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262

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Snapchat Video Downloader

agentx/snapchat-video-downloader

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Pinterest Video Downloader

agentx/pinterest-video-downloader

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𝕏(twitter) Video Downloader

truefetch/x-twitter-video-downloader

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Dailymotion Video Downloader

truefetch/dailymotion-video-downloader

Process one publicly accessible Dailymotion video page for structured metadata and an optional stored video file. Choose metadata-only mode or a download quality preference.

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Loom Video Downloader

truefetch/loom-video-downloader

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Rutube Video Downloader

truefetch/rutube-video-downloader

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TrueFetch