# Instagram Posts by ID API | EveryInfra (`blushing_parachute/everyinfra-instagram-posts-by-id`) Actor

Fetch posts from Instagram user by numeric ID. Supports pagination with max_id.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/blushing_parachute/everyinfra-instagram-posts-by-id.md
- **Developed by:** [ECHO](https://apify.com/blushing_parachute) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools
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## Pricing

$8.00 / 1,000 result page events

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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,
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Instagram Posts by ID API | EveryInfra

Provide a numeric user ID to fetch posts from Instagram. Use OUTPUT.next_cursor as the next run's max_id. One page per run with requested maximum count, default 12, range 1 to 50; actual count may be lower. Numeric ID is distinct from username; no username-to-ID lookup. Media links can expire.

### Use Cases

- Fetch posts by user ID
- Continue pagination using max_id

### Input

The actor accepts flat inputs like user_id and optional count and max_id. Optional params object is supported. The action is fixed to user_posts and may be omitted.

```json
{
  "user_id": "25025320",
  "count": 12
}
```

### Parameters

- `user_id`: Numeric user ID as string, e.g. 25025320.

- `count`: Number of posts per page, default 12, range 1 to 50.

- `max_id`: Opaque pagination cursor copied unchanged from OUTPUT.next_cursor; NOT an arbitrary maximum post ID.

### Pagination

Use the next_cursor from OUTPUT as max_id for the next run with the same user_id. The count is requested page size, actual may be lower. has_more follows source plus available cursor.

### Output

The OUTPUT contains schema_version, platform, action, has_data, record_count, records, next_cursor, has_more. Copy next_cursor unchanged to next run's max_id. Records include record_id, url, text, posted_at, author_id, author_username, author_name, like_count, comment_count, view_count, video_duration, media_type, product_type, image_urls, video_urls (one image/video candidate per media item when supplied; media links can expire). Missing source fields are omitted. No result count guarantee.

Records are one per Apify dataset row. Export via Apify JSON or CSV; OUTPUT is a summary with cursor.

### Pricing

Price is US$0.008 per successful NONEMPTY page, independent of row count. Empty/failed requests result in zero result events. No actor-start or per-row event charge. A paid run requires maximum charge budget >= $0.008 before requesting data. Apify platform charges may apply. One record is stored per dataset row.

### Trial

The first 3 accepted data-request attempts per Apify account are free of result-event charges across all EveryInfra Actors combined, lifetime total with no reset. Invalid input consumes none, accepted empty or failed source attempts consume a trial. After the third trial, a paid Apify plan is required for continued use, with billing at the stated page event price.

### Limitations

Actual count can be lower than requested; media links can expire. One media candidate per media type per item; no username-to-ID lookup performed.

### Support

For technical support and updates, visit https://apify.com/blushing_parachute.

# Actor input Schema

## `user_id` (type: `string`):

Numeric user ID as string, e.g. 25025320.

## `count` (type: `integer`):

Number of posts per page, default 12, range 1 to 50.

## `max_id` (type: `string`):

Opaque pagination cursor copied unchanged from OUTPUT.next_cursor; NOT an arbitrary maximum post ID.

## `params` (type: `object`):

Optional advanced JSON object for parameters. Flat inputs are supported as well.

## `action` (type: `string`):

user_posts

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "user_id": "25025320",
  "count": 12
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `records` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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 = {
    "user_id": "25025320",
    "count": 12
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("blushing_parachute/everyinfra-instagram-posts-by-id").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 = {
    "user_id": "25025320",
    "count": 12,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("blushing_parachute/everyinfra-instagram-posts-by-id").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 '{
  "user_id": "25025320",
  "count": 12
}' |
apify call blushing_parachute/everyinfra-instagram-posts-by-id --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,blushing_parachute/everyinfra-instagram-posts-by-id"
        }
    }
}
```

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/5jWBHgc3nPIilT9FT/builds/qebunL0CeLzbSsyBi/openapi.json