# Instagram Post Likers Scraper - See Who Liked Any Post (`apt_marble/instagram-post-likers-scraper-see-who-liked-any-post`) Actor

Collect the 'Liked by' list of any public Instagram post or reel - delivered as clean structured JSON. Each record includes the liker's username, full name, verification badge, profile picture, and direct profile link, tied back to the post they liked.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/apt_marble/instagram-post-likers-scraper-see-who-liked-any-post.md
- **Developed by:** [Hamza](https://apify.com/apt_marble) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.30 / 1,000 liker collecteds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Post Likers Scraper

Collect the **"Liked by" list** of any public Instagram post or reel - the accounts that tapped like - delivered as clean, structured JSON the moment each liker is found. Instagram shows the **top ~100 likers** per post (the same list the Instagram app shows, ranked for the viewing account); the actor saves everything Instagram offers.

### What you get

For every liker:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `profilePic` | Liker's profile picture |
| `username` | Liker's username |
| `fullName` | Liker's display name |
| `isVerified` | Whether the account has a verified badge |
| `profileUrl` | Direct link to the liker's profile |
| `likedPostUrl` | The post or reel they liked |
| `postId` / `userId` | Raw identifiers for joins and dedupe |

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| **Posts and reels** | list | *(required)* | Public post or reel links (`/p/...` or `/reel/...`) |
| **Maximum likers per post** | number | 100 | Stop after this many likers per post. Instagram only ever shows the top ~100, so higher values simply collect everything available |

### Ideas

- Compare the likers of two competitor posts for audience overlap
- Build lead lists from people engaging with a niche hashtag's top posts
- Track which accounts consistently like a brand's content

### Notes

- Instagram's own ceiling: the likers list only ever exposes the top ~100 likers of a post, ranked for the viewing account - the same list the Instagram app itself shows. On a post with 500,000 likes you get those ~100; no actor can get more from one account.
- Works on public posts and reels only; private accounts' posts are not accessible.
- Results stream into the dataset live as they are found - you can start reading rows while the run is still going.
- Heavy use can hit Instagram's rate limits: the actor pauses and retries briefly, then returns the results collected so far with a clear status instead of failing.

# Actor input Schema

## `postUrls` (type: `array`):

Instagram post or reel links to collect likers from, e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/

## `maxLikersPerPost` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many likers per post. Instagram only ever shows the top ~100 likers of a post (the same list the app shows, ranked for the viewing account), so values above ~100 simply collect everything available.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeTUk4sDSp-/"
  ],
  "maxLikersPerPost": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "postUrls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeTUk4sDSp-/"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("apt_marble/instagram-post-likers-scraper-see-who-liked-any-post").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "postUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeTUk4sDSp-/"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("apt_marble/instagram-post-likers-scraper-see-who-liked-any-post").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeTUk4sDSp-/"
  ]
}' |
apify call apt_marble/instagram-post-likers-scraper-see-who-liked-any-post --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,apt_marble/instagram-post-likers-scraper-see-who-liked-any-post"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/UdSPxQkvzLPkEJLfj/builds/GOJ7hDdOKOOv418Ch/openapi.json