# Changelog of Instagram Reels Audio Scraper (`automation-lab/instagram-reels-audio-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/instagram-reels-audio-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/automation-lab/instagram-reels-audio-scraper.md

## Changelog

### 2026-09-18

*Compatibility*

- Preserved title, artist, audio type, and audio URL when Instagram omits structured music metadata by using the public page title and the Reel audio-only DASH asset as bounded fallbacks.

### 2026-09-06

*Reliability*

- Added bounded anonymous-session renewal when Instagram does not return its public audio payload on the first page load.
- Blocked unnecessary image, media, and font downloads during extraction to keep retries within the default-run time limit.

*Compatibility*

- Direct `audioInputs`, limits, output meanings, proxy behavior, and `start`/`item` charging remain unchanged.
- Added complete machine-readable dataset field definitions so emitted records validate against the Output schema.
- Documented deterministic no-AI processing, data retention, optional proxy routing, and non-affiliation.

### 2026-07-12

*Features*

- Initial release for extracting normalized metadata from public Instagram Reels audio URLs and IDs.
- Adds bounded representative Reel samples with creator, engagement, media, and publication metadata.
- Supports duplicate removal, optional proxy configuration, and monitoring-ready scrape timestamps.

*Reliability*

- Strictly rejects unrelated URLs and arbitrary digit-bearing text instead of silently treating them as audio IDs.