# Instagram Profile Reels — Plays, Likes & Engagement Rate

**Use case:** 

Benchmark how a brand's or competitor's latest Instagram Reels perform without opening them one by one, here the newest reels of NASA and National Geographic. Each row has the reel URL, caption, hashtags, videoPlayCount, likesCount, commentsCount, post date, duration, music, direct MP4 videoUrl, owner followers and engagement rate by views and by followers.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "nasa",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "reels_count": 10,
  "skip_pinned": false,
  "fetch_reels_data": true,
  "comments_per_reel": 5,
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "displayUrl": {
    "label": "Cover image",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "shortCode": {
    "label": "Short code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Reel URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Owner username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoPlayCount": {
    "label": "Plays",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "likesCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "commentsCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Posted at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoDuration": {
    "label": "Duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "isPinned": {
    "label": "Pinned",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "inputUrl": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Reels Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Instagram Profile Reels — Plays, Likes & Engagement Rate". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/vrSqvFospsBp0eWnC) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Instagram Profile Reels — Plays, Likes & Engagement Rate" task

The Instagram Reels Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🎬 profiles, reels or audio links, 🔢 reels per profile or audio, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Instagram Profile Reels — Plays, Likes & Engagement Rate" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as cover image, short code, reel url, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Instagram Profile Reels — Plays, Likes & Engagement Rate" task via API](https://apify.com/crawl_craft/instagram-reels-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Reels Scraper](https://apify.com/crawl_craft/instagram-reels-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/crawl_craft/instagram-reels-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/crawl_craft/instagram-reels-scraper.md

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`).