# Instagram Reel Caption Scraper

**Use case:** 

Get the caption text of public Instagram Reels and video posts from their URLs, with hashtags, owner and publish time. The caption is what the owner wrote, not a transcript. Paste up to 1,000 links per run; $0.002 per reel and $0.002 per run. Starts with one public demo reel.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZpQwxqimz2/"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "skipPreviouslyProcessed": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Source URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author_username": {
    "label": "Author handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "upload_date": {
    "label": "Upload date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "like_count": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "comment_count": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "billing.status": {
    "label": "Payment status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Reel Scraper — Captions, Likes & Hashtags Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Instagram Reel Caption Scraper". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/lb87ekBhXEBkLZw7S) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Instagram Reel Caption Scraper" task

The Instagram Reel Scraper — Captions, Likes & Hashtags Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like instagram reel urls, max dataset items, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Instagram Reel Caption Scraper" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as source url, caption, author handle, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Instagram Reel Caption Scraper" task via API](https://apify.com/andronixmd/instagram-reel-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Reel Scraper — Captions, Likes & Hashtags](https://apify.com/andronixmd/instagram-reel-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/andronixmd/instagram-reel-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/andronixmd/instagram-reel-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).