Instagram Keyword Search Scraper

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Instagram Keyword Search Scraper

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Extract posts from Instagram keyword search results. Scrape post URLs, captions, usernames, media URLs, hashtags, engagement metrics, and more. Supports multiple keywords with anti-detection features.

Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

Rating

5.0

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Developer

Crawler Bros

Maintained by Community

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6 days ago

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You can access the Instagram Keyword Search Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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Instagram Keyword Search Scraper OpenAPI definition

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