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Instagram Story & Mentions Fetcher

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Fetches active Instagram stories and @mention stickers for one or more usernames. Returns story media URLs, metadata, and mention details.

Pricing

from $4.00 / 1,000 results

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Developer

Ghost Rider

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Monthly active users

7 days ago

Last modified

Features

Fetch active stories for multiple Instagram usernames in one run
Extract @mention stickers with username, user ID, full name, and profile picture
Return image/video URLs in multiple resolutions
Handle accounts with no active stories gracefully

Input

Field	Required	Description
`usernames`	Yes	Array of Instagram usernames (without `@`)
`sessionId`	Yes	Instagram `sessionid` cookie
`csrfToken`	Yes	Instagram `csrftoken` cookie
`proxyConfiguration`	No	Defaults to Apify residential proxy, India (IN)
`requestDelayMs`	No	Delay between accounts in ms (default: 1500)

How to get Instagram cookies

Log in to instagram.com in Chrome
Press F12 → Application tab → Cookies → https://www.instagram.com
Copy sessionid and csrftoken values
Use a test account — not your main personal account

Default cookies on Apify

After apify push, open the actor in Apify Console → Input tab → paste your sessionId and csrfToken → click Save & Start once. Apify remembers them as the default input for future runs.

For local runs, copy INPUT.json.example to INPUT.json and fill in your cookies there (INPUT.json is gitignored).

Schemas

File	Purpose
`.actor/input_schema.json`	Apify input form with sample usernames, cookies, and India residential proxy
`.actor/output_schema.json`	Links run output to the dataset in Apify Console
`.actor/dataset_schema.json`	Documents every output field with examples

Output

Each dataset item is either a full story record or a minimal "no stories" record.

Story with mentions

{
  "storyId": "3912892102384725364",
  "userId": "3054343568",
  "username": "arya_jain_",
  "mediaType": "video",
  "imageUrl": "https://...",
  "videoUrl": "https://...",
  "storyBloksStickersCount": 1,
  "storyBloksStickers": [
    {
      "stickerType": "mention",
      "mentionUsername": "magnetomall",
      "mentionAccountId": "6282740940",
      "mentionFullName": "Magneto Mall",
      "mentionProfilePicUrl": "https://..."
    }
  ]
}

No active stories

{
  "username": "explorewithsparsh",
  "mediaType": "none",
  "storiesCount": 0,
  "takenAtFormatted": "No active stories",
  "success": true
}

Local development

$npm install

Create INPUT.json in the project root:

{
  "usernames": ["natgeo"],
  "sessionId": "YOUR_SESSION_ID",
  "csrfToken": "YOUR_CSRF_TOKEN"
}

Run locally with Apify CLI:

$apify run

Deploy to Apify

$apify push

Limitations

Requires valid Instagram session cookies (expire every few weeks)
Private accounts only work if the logged-in user follows them
Instagram may rate-limit or block requests — use Apify proxy
Scraping Instagram is against their Terms of Service — use at your own risk

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