Instagram Hashtag Scraper

What does Instagram Hashtag Scraper do?

Instagram Hashtag Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts posts from Instagram based on hashtags, collecting image URLs, captions, like and comment counts, author usernames, and direct post links. It is designed for social media marketers, brand managers, and researchers who need to analyze hashtag performance and discover trending content. Enter hashtags like webdevelopment and get structured data for every post found.

Why use Instagram Hashtag Scraper?

• Hashtag research -- Discover which posts perform best under specific hashtags and analyze content patterns.
• Engagement metrics -- Get like and comment counts for each post to measure audience engagement across hashtags.
• Content discovery -- Find influencers, trending content, and user-generated content related to your brand or industry.
• API automation -- Build automated social media monitoring pipelines via the Apify API.
• Proxy-powered -- Uses Apify Proxy with smart rotation to reliably access Instagram data.

How to use Instagram Hashtag Scraper

1. Visit the Apify Store and find Instagram Hashtag Scraper.
2. Click Try for free to open the actor in Apify Console.
3. Enter the hashtags you want to scrape in the Hashtags field (without the # prefix).
4. Set Max Posts to control how many posts to collect per hashtag.
5. Click Start and download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel when the run finishes.

Input configuration

Field	Type	Description	Default
hashtags	Array of strings	Instagram hashtags to scrape (without # prefix)	["webdevelopment"]
maxPosts	Integer	Maximum number of posts per hashtag	50

Output data

Each record represents a single Instagram post found under the specified hashtag. Engagement metrics, the post author, and media URLs are included.

{
  "imageUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/example_image.jpg",
  "caption": "Building something amazing today! #webdevelopment #coding #javascript",
  "likes": 1245,
  "comments": 38,
  "author": "dev_studio",
  "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/",
  "hashtag": "webdevelopment"
}

Cost of usage

Instagram Hashtag Scraper uses pay-per-event (PPE) pricing at the High tier:

Tier	Cost per 1,000 events	Free events per month
High	$1.50	~3,300

Each post extracted counts as approximately 1 event. Scraping 50 posts for a single hashtag would cost about $0.075. The free tier covers around 3,300 posts per month, which is sufficient for regular social media monitoring and hashtag research.

Tips and advanced usage

• Schedule daily monitoring -- Set up scheduled runs to track hashtag activity over time and identify posting patterns and peak engagement periods.
• Analyze engagement rates -- Calculate the ratio of likes and comments to follower counts (scraped separately) to find posts with the highest relative engagement.
• Discover influencers -- Review the author field across top-performing posts to identify key influencers in your niche for partnership opportunities.
• Track brand hashtags -- Monitor your branded hashtags to find user-generated content and measure campaign reach.
• Compare hashtag performance -- Run the scraper on multiple related hashtags to determine which ones generate the most engagement for your content type.
• Content inspiration -- Analyze captions and image styles of top-performing posts to inform your own content strategy.

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