# Instagram Stories Profile Monitor

**Use case:** 

Monitor public Instagram stories by username and extract story IDs, media URLs, thumbnails, captions, expiry times, and profile metadata.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "nasa",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "includeHighlights": false,
  "maxHighlights": 10,
  "includeProfile": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "username": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "storyId": {
    "label": "Story ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "mediaType": {
    "label": "Media",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "mediaUrl": {
    "label": "Media URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "thumbnailUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "expiresAt": {
    "label": "Expires",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "durationSecs": {
    "label": "Duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "isHighlight": {
    "label": "Highlight",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "highlightTitle": {
    "label": "Highlight Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped At",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Stories Scraper — Stories & Highlights Metadata](https://apify.com/automation-lab/instagram-stories-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/instagram-stories-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.