# Insta Post Insight Fetcher (`barefoot_year/insta-post-insight-fetcher`) Actor Scrape public Instagram post and reel metrics by username, usernames list, post URL, or reel URL. Get likes, comments, views, captions, timestamps, and media links in structured JSON. - **URL**: https://apify.com/barefoot\_year/insta-post-insight-fetcher.md - **Developed by:** [Ghost Rider](https://apify.com/barefoot_year) (community) - **Categories:** Social media - **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 78.1% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.10 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Insta-Post-Insight-Fetcher Apify actor that scrapes publicly visible Instagram post and reel metrics by username, usernames list, or direct Instagram URLs. ### What it does - Accepts an Instagram `username`, `@handle`, or full profile URL. - Accepts bulk `usernames` input with up to `1000` usernames per run. - Accepts direct Instagram `urls` for posts and reels. - Scrapes recent public posts from a profile and/or direct media details from URLs. - Returns public metrics such as likes, comments, views, caption, post URL, and timestamp. - Uses `CheerioCrawler` with a request queue to process profile and pagination requests. - Retries blocked requests with a fresh session, which is closer to how stable Apify marketplace actors behave. - Uses cursor pagination to collect more than the default first page when Instagram allows it. ### Input ```json { "username": "instagram", "usernames": [ "instagram", "natgeo" ], "postCount": 12, "urls": [ "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123XYZ/", "https://www.instagram.com/reel/XYZ123ABC/" ], "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` ### Input fields - `username` - optional Instagram username, `@handle`, or profile URL. - `usernames` - optional list of up to `1000` usernames or profile URLs. - `postCount` - optional number of recent posts to collect from the username profile, from `1` to `50`. Default is `12`. - `urls` - optional list of direct Instagram post or reel URLs. The actor auto-detects the media type. - `proxyConfig` - optional Apify proxy configuration for blocked or throttled requests. ### How it works - The actor can start with one profile request, many profile requests, one or more direct media URL requests, or any combination of them. - For usernames, it parses the first page of public posts from each profile response. - If more profile posts are needed, it adds GraphQL pagination requests to the queue. - For direct Instagram URLs, it extracts the shortcode and detects whether the URL is a post, reel, or TV media URL automatically. - When Instagram blocks a request, the crawler retires that session and retries the request. - After the queue is drained, the actor pushes the collected posts to the dataset. ### Output Each dataset item contains one post or reel: ```json { "sourceType": "profile_post", "inputUrl": null, "username": "instagram", "fullName": "Instagram", "userId": "25025320", "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/", "postId": "1234567890", "shortcode": "ABC123XYZ", "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123XYZ/", "mediaType": "image", "isVideo": false, "caption": "Example caption", "hashtags": ["example"], "mentions": ["example_user"], "likeCount": 1000, "commentCount": 42, "firstComment": "", "latestComments": [], "viewCount": null, "playCount": null, "takenAt": "2026-05-25T10:00:00.000Z", "thumbnailUrl": "https://...", "dimensions": { "height": 1350, "width": 1080 }, "dimensionsHeight": 1350, "dimensionsWidth": 1080, "productType": "clips", "videoUrl": "https://...", "audioUrl": "https://...", "videoDuration": 58.266, "taggedUsers": [], "coauthorProducers": [], "isCommentsDisabled": false, "musicInfo": { "artist_name": "Example Artist", "song_name": "Example Song", "audio_id": "123456789" }, "scrapedAt": "2026-05-25T11:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Important notes - This actor extracts **public web data only**. - It does **not** return private creator insights such as reach, impressions, saves, or shares. - Reel/video `viewCount` and `playCount` are best-effort public metrics and can differ from the live Instagram app UI. - Instagram can throttle anonymous traffic. For better success, use `proxyConfig`. - The actor is queue-based and session-aware, but Instagram can still change internal endpoints at any time. - Direct URL scraping uses shortcode-based GraphQL lookup. If Instagram changes its `doc_id` or payload shape, that part may need maintenance. - Pagination relies on Instagram's current web behavior, so long-range scraping may require maintenance if Instagram changes internal endpoints. - The actor allows up to `1000` usernames per run, but large batches can still return partial results if Instagram blocks pagination. - For large jobs, split profile scraping into smaller sequential batches such as `100` usernames per run for better reliability. # Actor input Schema ## `username` (type: `string`): Single Instagram username, @handle, or full profile URL. Optional if you provide usernames or URLs. ## `usernames` (type: `array`): Optional list of up to 1000 Instagram usernames or profile URLs. ## `postCount` (type: `integer`): How many recent posts or reels to collect from the username profile. Defaults to 12. ## `urls` (type: `array`): Optional list of Instagram post or reel URLs to scrape. The actor detects the media type automatically. ## `proxyConfig` (type: `object`): Optional Apify proxy configuration used when Instagram blocks direct requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "postCount": 12, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("barefoot_year/insta-post-insight-fetcher").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("barefoot_year/insta-post-insight-fetcher").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call barefoot_year/insta-post-insight-fetcher --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=barefoot_year/insta-post-insight-fetcher", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Insta Post Insight Fetcher", "description": "Scrape public Instagram post and reel metrics by username, usernames list, post URL, or reel URL. Get likes, comments, views, captions, timestamps, and media links in structured JSON.", "version": "1.1", "x-build-id": "diGR1W4RmwpauMdUZ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/barefoot_year~insta-post-insight-fetcher/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-barefoot_year-insta-post-insight-fetcher", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/barefoot_year~insta-post-insight-fetcher/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-barefoot_year-insta-post-insight-fetcher", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/barefoot_year~insta-post-insight-fetcher/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-barefoot_year-insta-post-insight-fetcher", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "username": { "title": "Instagram username", "type": "string", "description": "Single Instagram username, @handle, or full profile URL. Optional if you provide usernames or URLs." }, "usernames": { "title": "Instagram usernames", "maxItems": 1000, "type": "array", "description": "Optional list of up to 1000 Instagram usernames or profile URLs.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "postCount": { "title": "Posts to scrape", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "How many recent posts or reels to collect from the username profile. Defaults to 12.", "default": 12 }, "urls": { "title": "Instagram URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Optional list of Instagram post or reel URLs to scrape. The actor detects the media type automatically.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "proxyConfig": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional Apify proxy configuration used when Instagram blocks direct requests.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```