Instagram Hashtag Scraper

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Instagram Hashtag Scraper

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Extract posts from Instagram hashtags with complete metadata including engagement metrics, captions, media info, and author details. Features smart pagination, anti-block strategies, and multiple scraping approaches.

Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

Rating

5.0

(2)

Developer

Crawler Bros

Maintained by Community

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Total users

Monthly active users

4 days ago

Last modified

Features

Multiple Hashtag Support: Scrape posts from one or multiple hashtags in a single run
Smart Pagination: Automatically scrolls and loads more content
Anti-Block Strategies:
- Cookie rotation via MongoDB
- Smart delays with jitter
- Human-like behavior simulation
- Stealth browser configuration
- Automatic retry with exponential backoff
Multiple Data Extraction Methods:
- GraphQL API interception
- Direct API calls
- HTML parsing with embedded JSON
- DOM-based fallback extraction
Comprehensive Data Output: Extracts all available post metadata

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`hashtags`	array	required	List of hashtags to scrape (with or without #)
`maxPostsPerHashtag`	integer	50	Maximum posts to extract per hashtag
`scrapeMode`	string	"recent"	"recent", "top", or "both"
`minDelayBetweenRequests`	integer	2	Minimum delay in seconds
`maxDelayBetweenRequests`	integer	5	Maximum delay in seconds
`humanizeBehavior`	boolean	true	Enable human-like behavior
`cookies`	string	null	Instagram cookies in JSON format
`sessionName`	string	"default_session"	Session name for cookie storage
`useGraphQLApi`	boolean	true	Try GraphQL API first
`proxyConfiguration`	object	null	Proxy settings

Output Data Structure

Each post in the output dataset contains:

{
  "post_id": "1234567890",
  "shortcode": "ABC123xyz",
  "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/",
  "username": "example_user",
  "user_id": "987654321",
  "user_url": "https://www.instagram.com/example_user/",
  "full_name": "Example User",
  "is_verified": false,
  "profile_pic_url": "https://...",
  "caption": "Amazing sunset! #travel #photography",
  "posted_date": "2024-01-15T18:30:00",
  "timestamp": 1705340400,
  "location": "Bali, Indonesia",
  "location_id": "123456",
  "media_type": "image",
  "media_count": 1,
  "thumbnail_url": "https://...",
  "display_url": "https://...",
  "media_urls": ["https://..."],
  "video_url": null,
  "is_video": false,
  "video_view_count": 0,
  "hashtags": ["travel", "photography"],
  "mentions": ["friend_account"],
  "likes_count": 1234,
  "comments_count": 56,
  "is_ad": false,
  "is_carousel": false,
  "search_hashtag": "travel",
  "scraped_at": "2024-01-20T10:00:00",
  "source": "instagram_hashtag_scraper"
}

Instagram requires authentication for hashtag scraping. You have several options:

Option 1: Provide cookies directly in input

Install a browser extension like "EditThisCookie" or "Cookie-Editor"
Log into Instagram in your browser
Export the cookies as JSON
Paste the JSON string in the cookies input field

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