Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper

🚀 What is Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper?

Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper is an Apify Actor and Instagram post details scraper. Paste post, reel or TV links, shortcodes or media ids and get likes, comments, views, caption, hashtags, audio, tagged users, media links, top comments and owner profile numbers for each one. No Instagram login or cookies are needed.

Copying stats from one post at a time is slow. Many people look for an Instagram post scraper to avoid exactly that, and a whole list of links goes into a single run here. Anyone who needs to scrape Instagram data for a set of posts gets one tidy row per post.

• 📈 Engagement in one row: likes, comments, views and engagement_rate_pct make Instagram engagement rate per post easy to compare.
• 👤 Owner numbers included: followers, following, posts count, bio, links and contact emails can be added to every post.
• 🎵 Reel audio and media links: track title, artist, every video quality and every carousel slide.
• 🗂️ Separate tables: posts, owners, top comments, media files, tagged people and a status row per input.
• 🔁 Easy to repeat: run the same list again on a schedule and compare the rows over time.

People who search for an Instagram scraper no login usually want data without handing over an account. That is how this Actor works, and you can try it from the Apify Console.

📊 What data can you extract from Instagram posts and reels?

Each saved post becomes one row, so this Instagram post data extractor gives you a clean table that you can export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the dataset. Photos, carousels, reels, videos and TV posts are supported, and you can scrape Instagram posts in bulk by pasting many links.

Field	Description	Example
post_id	Numeric Instagram id of the post.	3838220318074783538
shortcode	Short code in the post link.	DVEGQskiMcy
post_url	Public link of the post.	https://www.instagram.com/p/DVEGQskiMcy/
post_type	photo, carousel, reel, video or tv.	photo
caption	Full caption text.	Never been so proud of this team
hashtags	Hashtags used in the caption, without #.	IndvSA
mentions	Accounts mentioned in the caption.	icc
like_count	Like count. Empty when the owner hides likes.	163564
comment_count	Number of comments.	1413
view_count	Video views for reels and videos. Empty for photos.	-
posted_at	When the post was published (UTC, ISO 8601).	2026-02-22T14:46:51Z
age_days	Days between publishing and this run.	241
audio_title, audio_artist, audio_id	Track or original sound of a reel.	-
is_original_audio, has_audio	Whether the sound was made for the post and whether the video has audio.	-
sponsored_signals	Ad-style hashtags found in the caption (ad, sponsored, collab ...).	-
is_ai_labeled	True when the post carries an AI-generated label.	false
video_duration, width, height	Video length in seconds and original size in pixels.	1440 x 1920
location	Tagged place with id, name, latitude and longitude.	-
tagged_users, coauthors	Accounts tagged in the media and collaboration partners.	-
topics	Topic pills Instagram shows under the post.	india vs south africa
accessibility_caption	Alt text generated for the media.	Photo by Taapsee Pannu on February 22, 2026.
comments_restricted	True when comments are limited for visitors.	false
owner_id, owner_username, owner_full_name	The account that published the post.	181046327, taapsee, Taapsee Pannu
owner_is_verified, owner_is_private	Blue-tick and private-account flags.	true, false
owner_follower_count	Follower count of the owner.	19665387
owner_following_count	Accounts the owner follows.	333
owner_posts_count	Posts on the owner profile. Empty when Instagram rounds it.	3180
engagement_rate_pct	Likes and comments of the post compared with the owner's followers, in percent.	0.8389
owner_biography, owner_links, contact_emails	Bio text, bio links and emails found in the bio and caption.	-
top_comments	Public top comments with user, text, likes and time.	-
image_url, thumbnail_url, video_url	Largest image, cover image and best-quality video link.	-
video_qualities, carousel_count, carousel_items	Every video quality, number of slides and each slide.	-
data_notes	Why a field is empty (for example likes hidden by the owner).	-
scraped_at, success	When the row was collected (UTC) and whether the post was read.	2026-10-21T19:13:12Z, true

Reels and videos add audio and duration, which suits anyone who wants an Instagram reel data scraper. Carousel posts keep every slide, so the Actor also works as an Instagram carousel scraper. Place, topics and posting time round out the Instagram post metadata scraper side, and image, thumbnail and video links give you Instagram media scraper output.

The owner fields (except the basic account name, id and flags) need includeOwnerProfile. top_comments needs maxComments above 0. The link fields need includeMediaUrls.

The Output tab also offers separate tables: Owner profiles, Top comments, Media files, Tagged & co-authors and Status per input.

💡 Use cases for Instagram post and reel data

• Influencer vetting: compare like_count, comment_count, owner_follower_count and owner_is_verified across a creator's posts before you book them. An Instagram post likes scraper is only useful with context, so engagement_rate_pct puts likes next to followers.
• Competitor analysis: start Instagram competitor analysis by pasting rival post links and comparing like_count, comment_count, view_count, posted_at and age_days.
• Reel performance and audio: run an Instagram reel performance analysis with view_count, video_duration and is_original_audio. Then see which Instagram reel audio sits under the strongest reels with audio_title and audio_artist.
• Hashtag and content research: Instagram hashtag analysis starts with hashtags, mentions and topics. The same columns feed Instagram content research on captions that work.
• Sponsored posts: find sponsored Instagram posts by filtering sponsored_signals (ad-style hashtags in the caption), coauthors and is_ai_labeled.
• Brand monitoring: Instagram brand monitoring works from tagged_users, mentions and top_comments on the posts you list. To monitor Instagram post comments over time, schedule the run and compare top_comments between datasets.
• Outreach lists: build a sheet of influencer contact emails from contact_emails and owner_links, found in the owner's bio and the caption.
• Media collection: collect Instagram media links from image_url, video_url, video_qualities and carousel_items. The links expire after a few days, so download soon.

Teams that want an Instagram post analytics scraper usually start with the Engagement view of the dataset. Anyone who needs an Instagram post stats scraper can use that same view.

🛠️ How to scrape Instagram post details

1. Create an Apify account and open Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper.
2. Paste post, reel or TV links, shortcodes or media ids into Post & reel links (urls).
3. Set maxComments and switch includeOwnerProfile, includeMediaUrls and includeFailedRows on or off.
4. Click Start.
5. Watch the posts arrive in the Output tab while the run is going.
6. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel.

How to get Instagram post details by link

Paste the link into urls and press Start. A link such as https://www.instagram.com/p/DVEGQskiMcy/ gives one row with the fields above, and you can ask for Instagram post details by link for hundreds of posts at once.

How to get Instagram reel details

Use a reel link in the same list. As an Instagram reel details scraper, the Actor adds view_count, audio_title, audio_artist and video_duration for reels when Instagram shows them. You can ask for Instagram reels details by link, shortcode or media id in the same list.

How to get Instagram post ID

Every row carries post_id and shortcode. If you paste a numeric media id, the row still returns the shortcode and the public post_url.

How to export Instagram post data

Open the run, go to the Storage tab and choose JSON, CSV or Excel. Each table, such as owners or top comments, can be exported the same way.

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Instagram posts?

Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. Each saved post is one main_result event, shown as Results in the Console, and the price per 1,000 results depends on your Apify plan tier:

Apify plan	Price per 1,000 results
Free	$2
Bronze	$1.8
Silver	$1.5
Gold / Platinum / Diamond	$1.4

A run also has a small Actor Start event of $0.00005 per run start. For example, 1,000 saved posts cost $2 on the first tier. Inputs that fail are not charged, and the run stops cleanly when a spend limit you set is reached. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

⬇️ Input

The only required field is urls, which takes Instagram post, reel or TV links, shortcodes or numeric media ids. As an Instagram post data scraper the Actor needs nothing else to start.

See the Input tab for every option. Example input:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DVEGQskiMcy/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdTHUlbohci/",
    "DeL1cBcjbKb"
  ],
  "maxComments": 5,
  "includeOwnerProfile": true,
  "includeMediaUrls": true,
  "includeFailedRows": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}

Field	Description
urls (required)	Post, reel or TV links, shortcodes or numeric media ids. Bulk input is supported.
maxComments	Top public comments to save per post. The form pre-fills 5, and 0 turns comments off. About 15 top comments are public without an account, so higher values are lowered to 15.
includeOwnerProfile	Adds the owner's followers, following, posts count, bio, links, emails and engagement rate.
includeMediaUrls	Adds image, video, every video quality and carousel slide links.
includeFailedRows	Adds a row to the Status table for every input that could not be read, with the reason.
proxyConfiguration	Optional. Leave it as it is for automatic handling.

💡 Start with a few links to check the result, then paste the full list.

⬆️ Output

The scraped results are shown as a dataset in the Storage tab. The table view is for convenience and doesn't show all the fields.

Export formats: JSON, CSV and Excel. Reel rows from this Instagram reel data extractor add audio and duration fields. Example output (field values taken from the dataset schema examples, shortened, not a captured run):

{
  "post_id": "3838220318074783538",
  "shortcode": "DVEGQskiMcy",
  "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DVEGQskiMcy/",
  "post_type": "photo",
  "caption": "Never been so proud of this team",
  "hashtags": ["IndvSA"],
  "mentions": ["icc"],
  "like_count": 163564,
  "comment_count": 1413,
  "posted_at": "2026-02-22T14:46:51Z",
  "age_days": 241,
  "sponsored_signals": [],
  "is_ai_labeled": false,
  "width": 1440,
  "height": 1920,
  "tagged_users": [],
  "coauthors": [],
  "topics": ["india vs south africa"],
  "accessibility_caption": "Photo by Taapsee Pannu on February 22, 2026.",
  "comments_restricted": false,
  "owner_id": "181046327",
  "owner_username": "taapsee",
  "owner_full_name": "Taapsee Pannu",
  "owner_is_verified": true,
  "owner_is_private": false,
  "owner_follower_count": 19665387,
  "owner_following_count": 333,
  "owner_posts_count": 3180,
  "engagement_rate_pct": 0.8389,
  "data_notes": [],
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-21T19:13:12Z",
  "success": true
}

⚠️ Limitations and error handling

• Only public posts are read. Private or deleted posts return a row in the Status table with the reason.
• About 15 top comments per post are public without an account, which is what maxComments can return.
• view_count exists for reels, videos and TV posts only, and like_count is empty when the owner hides likes.
• Share, save and repost counts are not part of the output.
• Media links expire after a few days.

Anyone treating the Actor as an Instagram post information scraper should expect empty fields where Instagram shows visitors nothing. The data_notes field says why a value is missing, using these notes: owner_profile_unavailable, likes_hidden_by_owner, comments_restricted, like_count_unavailable, posted_at_unavailable, comments_unavailable and view_count_unavailable.

Error codes reference

With includeFailedRows on, every input that could not be read gets a row in the Status table with success set to false, an error code and a plain-language message.

Code	Meaning	What to do
invalid_input	The value is not a post, reel or TV link, shortcode or media id.	Check the value and try again.
post_not_found_or_private	No public post was found for this code.	Check that the post is public and the link is right.
layout_changed	No post data was found; the post may be deleted or private.	Try again later, and report it in the Issues tab if it repeats.
rate_limited	Instagram did not return this post.	Try again later.
network_error	Instagram could not be reached.	Try again later.
server_error	Instagram could not serve this post right now.	Try again later.
unexpected_error	Something unexpected went wrong.	Try again, and report it if it repeats.
parse_error	The post could not be read.	Try again, and report it if it repeats.

🔌 Integrating Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper with other apps

Every run can be started from the Apify API, on a schedule, or from a webhook, and the results can flow into other apps. See the API tab for ready-made code in JavaScript, Python and the CLI.

• Schedules: use Apify schedules to run the same link list every day or week. The Actor has no built-in change tracking, so each run saves fresh rows, and scraped_at and age_days help you track Instagram post performance between runs.
• Webhooks: send a webhook when a run finishes to trigger your own pipeline.
• Integrations: connect results to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or Slack through Apify integrations. A spreadsheet is a handy home for Instagram post extractor output.

Use it as an Instagram post scraper API

Send the links as the urls input and read the dataset as JSON. That makes the Actor an Instagram post details API for your own app.

For reels, the same call works as an Instagram reel details API. Teams that want an Instagram post data API can call the Actor from code and read the tables of their choice.

🔗 Other social media scrapers by crawl_craft

Actor	What it extracts	When to use it
Instagram Reels Scraper	Plays, likes, comments, captions, hashtags, music, MP4 video links and engagement rates from usernames, reel links or audio pages.	Use it when you start from accounts or audio pages instead of a list of post links.
Instagram Reels Search & Trend Discovery	Public reels found by keyword, with plays, likes, comments, hashtags, audio, location, creator stats and trend metrics.	Use it when you do not have links yet and want to discover reels by keyword.
TikTok Video Scraper	Captions, hashtags, views, likes, comments, shares, author and music data from TikTok video URLs.	Use it when the same research is for TikTok.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape Instagram?

Instagram Post & Reel Details Scraper only extracts data that Instagram shows publicly to visitors and does not read private accounts. Results can still contain personal data, such as names, bios and emails found in public bios, so collect it only with a legitimate reason and consider the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and Instagram's terms. If you are unsure, consult a lawyer. Apify explains more in its posts on the legality of web scraping and ethical web scraping.

❓ FAQ

Do I need an Instagram account or cookies?

No. The Actor reads public data that any visitor can see. You only paste links, which is what people mean when they search for an Instagram post scraper no cookies.

Can I scrape Instagram comments?

Partly. You get the public top comments, about 15 per post, with username, text, like_count, reply_count and posted_at. Set maxComments to 0 to leave them out.

Can I scrape Instagram reels?

Yes. Reel links, shortcodes and media ids work like any post, and reel rows add audio and duration.

Is there a separate Instagram reel scraper?

This Actor reads the reels you list. For whole accounts or audio pages, see Instagram Reels Scraper in the table above.

Is this an Instagram post crawler that follows profiles?

No. The Actor reads only the posts you list. It does not crawl profiles, hashtags or searches.

Can I use it as an Instagram post scraper online?

Yes. Open it in the Apify Console in your browser, paste the links and press Start, or call it through the API.

Why is view_count empty on a photo?

Views exist only for reels, videos and TV posts. Photos and carousels leave view_count empty.

What happens if one link fails?

The other posts are still saved. The failed input gets a row in the Status table with a reason when includeFailedRows is on.

Do I need to set a proxy?

No. proxyConfiguration is optional, and you can leave it as it is.

💬 Your feedback

Found a bug or missing a field? Open the Issues tab on the Actor page and include the link that failed. For custom solutions, write to hello.crawlcraft@gmail.com.