# Instagram Hashtag Scraper (`celebrated-quadraphonic/instagram-hashtag-scraper`) Actor Fast & reliable Instagram hashtag scraper. Extract posts, reels, and analytics from any hashtag. No duplicates, rich data fields, 30-40% cheaper than alternatives. - **URL**: https://apify.com/celebrated-quadraphonic/instagram-hashtag-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [XiaoZhi DataTools](https://apify.com/celebrated-quadraphonic) (community) - **Categories:** Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.001 / result 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 Hashtag Scraper Full-featured Instagram hashtag scraper with multi-account rotation, date filtering, engagement filters, and 30+ data fields per post. ### Why choose this actor? - **No duplicates** — Built-in MD5 deduplication across hashtags - **Multi-account rotation** — Distribute requests, reduce ban risk - **30+ data fields** — Engagement, location, music, comments, carousel, tagged users, dimensions - **12 feature toggles** — Control exactly what data you need - **Engagement filters** — Filter by minimum likes and comments - **Date range filtering** — Only scrape posts within a time window - **Hashtag analytics** — Get total post count and related hashtags - **50% cheaper** than the official Apify Instagram Hashtag Scraper ### Features #### Scraping Modes - **Top posts** — Trending/viral posts for a hashtag - **Recent posts** — Newest posts in chronological order - **Reels** — Video content only - **All** — Top + Recent combined #### Data Fields (all configurable with toggles) | Category | Fields | Toggle | |----------|--------|--------| | **Core** | ID, shortcode, URL, caption, media type, product type | Always on | | **Engagement** | Likes, comments, views, plays | Always on | | **Author** | Username, full name, user ID, is private | Always on | | **Timestamps** | Posted time, scraped time | Always on | | **Location** | Name, ID, lat/lng, address, city | `includeLocation` | | **Music** | Title, artist, audio type (Reels) | `includeMusic` | | **Tagged Users** | Username, user ID | `includeTaggedUsers` | | **Carousel** | Count, individual media types/URLs | `includeCarouselMedia` | | **Image URLs** | Multiple resolutions | `includeImageUrls` | | **Dimensions** | Width, height | `includeDimensions` | | **Comments** | Top comments with username, text, likes, timestamp | `scrapeComments` | | **Related Hashtags** | Related hashtag names and IDs | `includeRelatedHashtags` | | **Analytics** | Total post count, profile pic per hashtag | `includeAnalytics` | | **Flags** | is_sponsored, comments_disabled | Always on | | **Hashtags & Mentions** | Extracted from caption | Always on | #### Filtering Options - **Date range** — `dateSince` / `dateUntil` (YYYY-MM-DD) - **Minimum likes** — `minLikes` (only posts with X+ likes) - **Minimum comments** — `minCommentsFilter` (only posts with X+ comments) #### Multi-Account Support - Add multiple Instagram accounts for round-robin rotation - Each request uses a different account - Session auto-saved for reuse (no re-login needed) - Single account failure doesn't stop the scrape #### Anti-Ban Measures - Random 2-4 second delay between requests - Account rotation distributes load - Residential proxy support (recommended for 1000+ posts) - Session persistence reduces login frequency ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `hashtags` | string[] | required | Hashtags to scrape (without #) | | `resultsLimit` | number | 100 | Max results per hashtag (0=unlimited) | | `resultsType` | select | all | top / recent / reels / all | | `dateSince` | text | — | Only posts after this date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | `dateUntil` | text | — | Only posts before this date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | `minLikes` | number | 0 | Minimum likes filter | | `minCommentsFilter` | number | 0 | Minimum comments filter | | `scrapeComments` | checkbox | false | Fetch top comments per post | | `maxComments` | number | 5 | Comments per post (1-50) | | `includeLocation` | checkbox | true | Location data | | `includeMusic` | checkbox | true | Music/audio info | | `includeTaggedUsers` | checkbox | true | Tagged users | | `includeCarouselMedia` | checkbox | true | Carousel details | | `includeImageUrls` | checkbox | true | Multi-resolution image URLs | | `includeDimensions` | checkbox | true | Media width/height | | `includeRelatedHashtags` | checkbox | false | Related hashtags | | `includeAnalytics` | checkbox | false | Hashtag analytics | | `instagramAccounts` | json | — | Multi-account array | | `instagramUsername` | text | — | Single account (fallback) | | `instagramPassword` | secret | — | Single account password | | `proxy` | proxy | Apify Residential | Proxy configuration | ### Example Inputs #### Basic (single account) ```json { "hashtags": ["travel", "photography"], "resultsLimit": 50, "resultsType": "all", "instagramUsername": "your_account", "instagramPassword": "your_password" } ```` #### With filters (date + engagement) ```json { "hashtags": ["fitness"], "resultsLimit": 200, "resultsType": "top", "dateSince": "2026-01-01", "dateUntil": "2026-06-01", "minLikes": 100, "minCommentsFilter": 10, "instagramUsername": "your_account", "instagramPassword": "your_password" } ``` #### Full-featured (multi-account, all options) ```json { "hashtags": ["travel", "food", "fitness"], "resultsLimit": 500, "resultsType": "all", "dateSince": "2026-01-01", "minLikes": 50, "scrapeComments": true, "maxComments": 10, "includeLocation": true, "includeMusic": true, "includeTaggedUsers": true, "includeCarouselMedia": true, "includeImageUrls": true, "includeDimensions": true, "includeRelatedHashtags": true, "includeAnalytics": true, "instagramAccounts": [ {"username": "account1", "password": "pass1"}, {"username": "account2", "password": "pass2"}, {"username": "account3", "password": "pass3"} ] } ``` #### Minimal (fast, lightweight) ```json { "hashtags": ["python"], "resultsLimit": 20, "resultsType": "top", "includeLocation": false, "includeMusic": false, "includeTaggedUsers": false, "includeCarouselMedia": false, "includeImageUrls": false, "includeDimensions": false, "instagramUsername": "your_account", "instagramPassword": "your_password" } ``` ### Output Schema Each item in the dataset contains: ```json { "id": "123456789", "shortcode": "ABC123", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/", "caption_text": "Beautiful sunset #travel #sunset", "media_type": 1, "media_type_name": "photo", "product_type": "feed", "like_count": 1520, "comment_count": 43, "view_count": 0, "play_count": 0, "username": "traveler", "full_name": "John Travel", "user_id": "987654321", "is_private": false, "taken_at": "2026-06-01T12:00:00+00:00", "location_name": "Paris, France", "location_id": "12345", "location_lat": 48.8566, "location_lng": 2.3522, "location_address": "Paris, France", "location_city": "Paris", "hashtags": ["travel", "sunset"], "mentions": ["friend"], "tagged_users": [{"username": "friend", "user_id": "111"}], "carousel_count": 3, "carousel_media": [...], "image_urls": [{"url": "...", "width": 1080, "height": 1080}], "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "video_url": null, "video_duration": null, "music_title": "Song Name", "music_artist": "artist_name", "audio_type": "original_sounds", "top_comments": [ {"id": "...", "text": "Great!", "username": "user1", "like_count": 5, "created_at": "..."} ], "is_sponsored": false, "comments_disabled": false, "scraped_at": "2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00" } ``` #### Hashtag Analytics Output (when includeAnalytics=true) Saved separately as `HASHTAG_ANALYTICS` in key-value store: ```json { "travel": { "name": "travel", "id": "12345", "media_count": 794857299, "profile_pic_url": "...", "related_hashtags": [ {"name": "wanderlust", "id": "67890"}, {"name": "explore", "id": "11111"} ], "related_hashtags_count": 2 } } ``` ### Important Notes - **Instagram account required** — This actor needs valid Instagram credentials - **Use dedicated accounts** — Don't use your personal Instagram account - **Rate limits** — Instagram limits requests per account per hour - **Multi-account recommended** — Use 2-3 accounts for 500+ posts - **Proxy recommended** — Residential proxy for large volumes ### Changelog #### v1.1 (2026-06-03) - Added date range filtering (dateSince/dateUntil) - Added engagement filters (minLikes/minCommentsFilter) - Added related hashtags extraction - Added hashtag analytics (media\_count, profile\_pic) - Added media dimensions (width/height) - Added is\_sponsored field - Improved error handling for non-existent hashtags - Improved rate limit handling #### v1.0 (2026-06-03) - Initial release - Top/Recent/Reels/All scraping modes - Multi-account rotation - 30+ configurable data fields - Comment scraping - MD5 deduplication - Session persistence - Apify proxy support # Actor input Schema ## `hashtags` (type: `array`): Hashtags to scrape (without #). Example: \["travel", "food", "fitness"] ## `resultsLimit` (type: `integer`): Maximum posts per hashtag. 0 = unlimited. ## `resultsType` (type: `string`): Which posts to scrape ## `dateSince` (type: `string`): Only scrape posts after this date. Example: 2026-01-01 ## `dateUntil` (type: `string`): Only scrape posts before this date. Example: 2026-06-01 ## `minLikes` (type: `integer`): Only include posts with at least this many likes (0 = no filter) ## `minCommentsFilter` (type: `integer`): Only include posts with at least this many comments (0 = no filter) ## `scrapeComments` (type: `boolean`): Fetch top comments per post (slower, richer data) ## `maxComments` (type: `integer`): Number of top comments per post (1-50) ## `includeLocation` (type: `boolean`): Location name, coordinates, address, city ## `includeMusic` (type: `boolean`): Music title, artist, audio type for Reels ## `includeTaggedUsers` (type: `boolean`): Users tagged in posts ## `includeCarouselMedia` (type: `boolean`): Individual media from carousel posts ## `includeImageUrls` (type: `boolean`): Image URLs in multiple resolutions ## `includeDimensions` (type: `boolean`): Width and height of images/videos ## `includeRelatedHashtags` (type: `boolean`): Extract related hashtags from Instagram ## `includeAnalytics` (type: `boolean`): Total post count and metadata per hashtag ## `instagramAccounts` (type: `array`): Multiple accounts for rotation. Takes priority over single account. ## `instagramUsername` (type: `string`): Single account fallback. ## `instagramPassword` (type: `string`): Single account password. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Residential proxy recommended for large volumes. ## Actor input object example ```json { "hashtags": [ "travel" ], "resultsLimit": 100, "resultsType": "all", "minLikes": 0, "minCommentsFilter": 0, "scrapeComments": false, "maxComments": 5, "includeLocation": true, "includeMusic": true, "includeTaggedUsers": true, "includeCarouselMedia": true, "includeImageUrls": true, "includeDimensions": true, "includeRelatedHashtags": false, "includeAnalytics": false, "instagramAccounts": [ { "username": "", "password": "" } ], "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 = { "hashtags": [ "travel" ], "instagramAccounts": [ { "username": "", "password": "" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("celebrated-quadraphonic/instagram-hashtag-scraper").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 = { "hashtags": ["travel"], "instagramAccounts": [{ "username": "", "password": "", }], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("celebrated-quadraphonic/instagram-hashtag-scraper").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 '{ "hashtags": [ "travel" ], "instagramAccounts": [ { "username": "", "password": "" } ] }' | apify call celebrated-quadraphonic/instagram-hashtag-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=celebrated-quadraphonic/instagram-hashtag-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Instagram Hashtag Scraper", "description": "Fast & reliable Instagram hashtag scraper. Extract posts, reels, and analytics from any hashtag. No duplicates, rich data fields, 30-40% cheaper than alternatives.", "version": "1.1", "x-build-id": "XLyY1DtXtJ4nzrfle" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/celebrated-quadraphonic~instagram-hashtag-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-celebrated-quadraphonic-instagram-hashtag-scraper", "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/celebrated-quadraphonic~instagram-hashtag-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-celebrated-quadraphonic-instagram-hashtag-scraper", "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/celebrated-quadraphonic~instagram-hashtag-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-celebrated-quadraphonic-instagram-hashtag-scraper", "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": [ "hashtags" ], "properties": { "hashtags": { "title": "Hashtags", "type": "array", "description": "Hashtags to scrape (without #). Example: [\"travel\", \"food\", \"fitness\"]", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "resultsLimit": { "title": "Max results per hashtag", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum posts per hashtag. 0 = unlimited.", "default": 100 }, "resultsType": { "title": "Results type", "enum": [ "top", "recent", "reels", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which posts to scrape", "default": "all" }, "dateSince": { "title": "Date since (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Only scrape posts after this date. Example: 2026-01-01" }, "dateUntil": { "title": "Date until (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Only scrape posts before this date. Example: 2026-06-01" }, "minLikes": { "title": "Minimum likes", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include posts with at least this many likes (0 = no filter)", "default": 0 }, "minCommentsFilter": { "title": "Minimum comments", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include posts with at least this many comments (0 = no filter)", "default": 0 }, "scrapeComments": { "title": "Include comments", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch top comments per post (slower, richer data)", "default": false }, "maxComments": { "title": "Max comments per post", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of top comments per post (1-50)", "default": 5 }, "includeLocation": { "title": "Include location", "type": "boolean", "description": "Location name, coordinates, address, city", "default": true }, "includeMusic": { "title": "Include music/audio", "type": "boolean", "description": "Music title, artist, audio type for Reels", "default": true }, "includeTaggedUsers": { "title": "Include tagged users", "type": "boolean", "description": "Users tagged in posts", "default": true }, "includeCarouselMedia": { "title": "Include carousel details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Individual media from carousel posts", "default": true }, "includeImageUrls": { "title": "Include image URLs", "type": "boolean", "description": "Image URLs in multiple resolutions", "default": true }, "includeDimensions": { "title": "Include media dimensions", "type": "boolean", "description": "Width and height of images/videos", "default": true }, "includeRelatedHashtags": { "title": "Include related hashtags", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract related hashtags from Instagram", "default": false }, "includeAnalytics": { "title": "Include hashtag analytics", "type": "boolean", "description": "Total post count and metadata per hashtag", "default": false }, "instagramAccounts": { "title": "Instagram Accounts (Multi)", "type": "array", "description": "Multiple accounts for rotation. Takes priority over single account." }, "instagramUsername": { "title": "Instagram Username (Single)", "type": "string", "description": "Single account fallback." }, "instagramPassword": { "title": "Instagram Password (Single)", "type": "string", "description": "Single account password." }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Residential proxy recommended for large volumes.", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```