# 🎬 Instagram Reel Scraper Pro (`brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro`) Actor
Extract maximum data from Instagram Reels — likes, views, shares, music info, owner stats, location, transcript, hashtags, tagged users, comments & more. Shares count and owner stats are FREE (competitors charge extra). Supports profiles and direct reel URLs.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/brilliant\_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [Yuliia Kulakova](https://apify.com/brilliant_gum) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 7 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $15.00 / 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
## Instagram Reels Scraper Pro
Extract **everything** Instagram gives you about any Reel — in one run, at the best price on the market.
Paste a username or a direct reel URL, hit Start, and get a full dataset with metrics, music data, owner profile stats, location, hashtags, tagged users, and an **automatic analytics report** — all included, nothing hidden behind a paywall.
---
### Why choose this over competitors?
| Feature | This actor | Typical competitor |
|---|:---:|:---:|
| Likes, views, comments | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Shares count** | ✅ included | 💰 paid add-on |
| **Owner followers, following, posts** | ✅ included | ❌ not available |
| **Owner biography & links** | ✅ included | ❌ not available |
| Music title, artist, audio ID | ✅ | ❌ |
| All video versions (HD + SD URLs) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multiple thumbnail sizes | ✅ | ❌ |
| Coauthors & collaborators | ✅ | ❌ |
| Tagged users with positions | ✅ | ❌ |
| Product tags (shoppable reels) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Location with GPS coordinates | ✅ | ❌ |
| Engagement rate (auto-calculated) | ✅ | ❌ |
| **Profile analytics summary** | ✅ included | ❌ nowhere else |
| **Best posting time analysis** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Duration sweet spot** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Hashtag effectiveness** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Music performance analysis** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Engagement trend (growing/declining)** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| Direct reel URL support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multiple profiles in one run | ✅ | ✅ |
---
### What you get per reel
Every scraped reel includes:
- **Core metrics** — likes, views, play count, comments, shares, saves, engagement rate
- **Owner profile** — followers, following, total posts, biography, website, business category, verified status
- **Video** — direct download URL, all video versions (HD/SD), duration, dimensions
- **Thumbnails** — full set of sizes from 240px to 1080px
- **Music** — track title, artist, audio ID, original vs trending, number of uses
- **Location** — name, city, GPS coordinates (lat/lng)
- **Content** — caption, hashtags, mentions, tagged users, coauthors, product tags
- **Flags** — pinned, sponsored, comments disabled, likes hidden, sensitive content
- **Analytics** — performance score, viral coefficient, audience quality score
---
### Free profile analytics report
After scraping any profile, you automatically get an **analytics record** in the same dataset:
- 📅 **Best posting day & time** — when your content gets the most views
- ⏱️ **Duration sweet spot** — which video length performs best for this account
- 🎵 **Music performance** — original audio vs trending music, which drives more views
- **#️⃣ Hashtag effectiveness** — do hashtags actually help this account or not
- 🤝 **Collaboration impact** — do collabs boost performance
- 📈 **Engagement trend** — growing, stable, or declining over time
- 🏆 **Top performers** — best reels by views, likes, and engagement rate
- 💡 **AI-style recommendations** — actionable tips based on the data
No other actor on the Apify Store includes this. It's free with every profile scrape.
---
### Input options
| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| **Username / URL** | Instagram username, profile URL, or direct reel URL | required |
| **Max reels per profile** | How many reels to scrape per account | 27 |
| **Newer than** | Only scrape reels published after this date (`2024-01-01`, `30 days`, `3 months`) | — |
| **Skip pinned reels** | Exclude pinned reels from results | false |
| **Include owner stats** | Add author's full profile data to each reel | true |
| **Include transcript** | Extract auto-generated audio transcript when available | false |
| **Download video** | Save video file to key-value storage | false |
| **Proxy** | Proxy configuration | Apify proxy |
---
### Use cases
**🔍 Competitor research** — Track what your competitors post, how often, and what performs best. Reverse-engineer their content strategy with real data.
**📊 Influencer vetting** — Before signing a deal, check real engagement rates, view trends, and audience quality. No guesswork.
**🎵 Trending audio discovery** — Find which music tracks and artists drive the most views in your niche right now.
**📈 Content strategy** — Use duration analysis and posting time data to optimize your own schedule. Know exactly what works before you post.
**🏷️ Hashtag research** — Find out which hashtags actually boost performance vs. which ones waste space in captions.
**🛒 Shoppable content monitoring** — Track product-tagged reels across accounts in your industry.
---
### Pricing
**$0.015 per result** — $15 per 1,000 results.
Applies to every record in the dataset: individual reels and profile analytics summaries alike.
# Actor input Schema
## `username` (type: `array`):
Add Instagram usernames (e.g. natgeo), profile URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/), or direct reel URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/). Each item is processed individually.
## `resultsLimit` (type: `integer`):
How many reels to scrape per profile. For example, 10 extracts up to 10 reels from each profile. Ignored when scraping direct reel URLs.
## `onlyPostsNewerThan` (type: `string`):
Only scrape reels published after this date. Supported formats: YYYY-MM-DD, ISO timestamp, or relative values like 1 day, 2 weeks, 3 months.
## `skipPinnedPosts` (type: `boolean`):
Exclude pinned reels from results. Pinned reels are often older and skipping them gives more chronologically accurate results.
## `includeSharesCount` (type: `boolean`):
Extract the number of shares per reel. Included in the output for free.
## `includeOwnerStats` (type: `boolean`):
Extract owner's followers count, following count, total posts, biography, and business category. Free.
## `includeTranscript` (type: `boolean`):
Extract auto-generated transcript of reel audio. Provided free when available.
## `includeDownloadedVideo` (type: `boolean`):
Download reel video and store it in key-value storage before Instagram links expire.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Residential proxies are strongly recommended for Instagram scraping to avoid blocks.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"username": [
"natgeo"
],
"resultsLimit": 27,
"skipPinnedPosts": false,
"includeSharesCount": true,
"includeOwnerStats": true,
"includeTranscript": false,
"includeDownloadedVideo": false,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}
````
# Actor output Schema
## `shortCode` (type: `string`):
Instagram reel short code
## `url` (type: `string`):
Direct URL to the reel
## `caption` (type: `string`):
Reel caption text
## `ownerUsername` (type: `string`):
Instagram username of the reel author
## `ownerFullName` (type: `string`):
Full name of the reel author
## `ownerIsVerified` (type: `string`):
Whether the author is verified
## `ownerFollowersCount` (type: `string`):
Author's followers count
## `ownerFollowingCount` (type: `string`):
Author's following count
## `ownerPostsCount` (type: `string`):
Author's total posts count
## `ownerBiography` (type: `string`):
Author's biography
## `ownerExternalUrl` (type: `string`):
Author's external website URL
## `ownerIsBusiness` (type: `string`):
Whether the author is a business account
## `ownerBusinessCategory` (type: `string`):
Author's business category
## `likesCount` (type: `string`):
Number of likes
## `commentsCount` (type: `string`):
Number of comments
## `videoPlayCount` (type: `string`):
Number of video plays
## `sharesCount` (type: `string`):
Number of shares
## `savesCount` (type: `string`):
Number of saves
## `engagementRate` (type: `string`):
Engagement rate as percentage
## `videoDuration` (type: `string`):
Video duration in seconds
## `videoDurationFormatted` (type: `string`):
Human-readable video duration
## `videoUrl` (type: `string`):
Direct URL to the video file
## `thumbnailUrl` (type: `string`):
URL of the reel thumbnail
## `timestamp` (type: `string`):
Date and time the reel was posted
## `musicTitle` (type: `string`):
Music track title
## `musicArtist` (type: `string`):
Music artist name
## `musicIsOriginal` (type: `string`):
Whether the audio is original
## `locationName` (type: `string`):
Tagged location name
## `hashtags` (type: `string`):
List of hashtags in the caption
## `hashtagsCount` (type: `string`):
Number of hashtags
## `isPinned` (type: `string`):
Whether the reel is pinned
## `isSponsored` (type: `string`):
Whether the reel is a paid partnership
## `type` (type: `string`):
Record type: reel or profileAnalytics
## `_scrapedAt` (type: `string`):
Timestamp when the data was scraped
# 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 = {
"username": [
"natgeo"
],
"resultsLimit": 27,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro").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 = {
"username": ["natgeo"],
"resultsLimit": 27,
"proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro").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 '{
"username": [
"natgeo"
],
"resultsLimit": 27,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true
}
}' |
apify call brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "🎬 Instagram Reel Scraper Pro",
"description": "Extract maximum data from Instagram Reels — likes, views, shares, music info, owner stats, location, transcript, hashtags, tagged users, comments & more. Shares count and owner stats are FREE (competitors charge extra). Supports profiles and direct reel URLs.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "rcmjpKpvzx0rvw6Vc"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/brilliant_gum~instagram-reel-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-brilliant_gum-instagram-reel-scraper-pro",
"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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/brilliant_gum~instagram-reel-scraper-pro/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-brilliant_gum-instagram-reel-scraper-pro",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/brilliant_gum~instagram-reel-scraper-pro/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-brilliant_gum-instagram-reel-scraper-pro",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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",
"required": [
"username"
],
"properties": {
"username": {
"title": "🎞️ Instagram username, profile URL, or reel URL",
"type": "array",
"description": "Add Instagram usernames (e.g. natgeo), profile URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/), or direct reel URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/). Each item is processed individually.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"resultsLimit": {
"title": "💯 Maximum reels per profile",
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many reels to scrape per profile. For example, 10 extracts up to 10 reels from each profile. Ignored when scraping direct reel URLs."
},
"onlyPostsNewerThan": {
"title": "📅 Scrape reels newer than",
"pattern": "^(\\d{4})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])(T[0-2]\\d:[0-5]\\d(:[0-5]\\d)?(\\.\\d+)?Z?)?$|^(\\d+)\\s*(minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?$",
"type": "string",
"description": "Only scrape reels published after this date. Supported formats: YYYY-MM-DD, ISO timestamp, or relative values like 1 day, 2 weeks, 3 months."
},
"skipPinnedPosts": {
"title": "📌 Skip pinned reels",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Exclude pinned reels from results. Pinned reels are often older and skipping them gives more chronologically accurate results.",
"default": false
},
"includeSharesCount": {
"title": "🔁 Include shares count",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Extract the number of shares per reel. Included in the output for free.",
"default": true
},
"includeOwnerStats": {
"title": "👤 Include owner profile stats",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Extract owner's followers count, following count, total posts, biography, and business category. Free.",
"default": true
},
"includeTranscript": {
"title": "📝 Include transcript",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Extract auto-generated transcript of reel audio. Provided free when available.",
"default": false
},
"includeDownloadedVideo": {
"title": "⬇️ Download video",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Download reel video and store it in key-value storage before Instagram links expire.",
"default": false
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "🔒 Proxy configuration",
"type": "object",
"description": "Residential proxies are strongly recommended for Instagram scraping to avoid blocks."
}
}
},
"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```