Instagram Highlights Tray Scraper

Instagram Highlights Tray Scraper helps you quickly fetch the Highlights tray from a public Instagram profile so you can see what highlight collections are available at a glance. It is built for marketers, researchers, creators, agencies, and anyone who needs Instagram profile data without digging through the app manually. You can look up a profile by username, user ID, or profile URL, and check one or more profiles in a single run. The actor returns the raw highlight data exactly as provided, making it easy to review highlight titles, cover images, media counts, and profile details.

Key Features

• Extract the Highlights tray for any public Instagram profile you specify.
• Collect profile data by username, user ID, or profile URL for flexible lookups.
• Review highlight titles, cover images, and media counts in one place.
• Compare multiple profiles in a single run to save time.
• Preserve the source data exactly as returned for accurate review and downstream use.
• Identify profile details such as verified status, privacy status, and display name.
• Support faster research workflows for social media analysis, brand checks, and content audits.

Use Cases

Social Media Research

Social media analysts use this actor to quickly inspect the Highlights tray of public Instagram accounts. The returned fields such as title, media_count, created_at, and updated_timestamp help them understand what content a profile chooses to feature and how active those highlights are.

Brand and Competitor Review

Marketing teams can compare how brands organize their Instagram Highlights across multiple profiles. By reviewing cover_media, title, is_pinned_highlight, and user.full_name, they can spot patterns in branding, content themes, and profile presentation.

Influencer Vetting

Agencies and sponsorship teams often need a fast way to evaluate creator profiles before outreach. This actor provides user.is_verified, user.is_private, user.username, and highlight metadata so teams can confirm whether a profile looks active, public, and professionally maintained.

Content Planning

Creators and social media managers can use the output to study how successful accounts structure their Highlights. Fields like title, media_count, and latest_reel_media help them decide which content categories deserve a permanent place on their own profile.

Lead Qualification

Sales and partnership teams can use public Instagram profile data to understand whether an account is worth a closer look. The highlight tray, combined with profile details such as user.id, user.full_name, and user.profile_pic_url, gives a quick snapshot that supports faster qualification.

Profile Audits

Agencies managing multiple accounts can audit highlight organization across clients or internal brand pages. The actor makes it easy to review whether highlights are archived, pinned, converted to clips, or simply part of the default tray, helping teams keep profiles consistent.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description	Example
username_or_id_or_url	string	Yes	Enter one or more public Instagram usernames, user IDs, or profile URLs to fetch their Highlights tray.	mrbeast

Output

Field	Type	Description
can_gif_quick_reply	boolean	Shows whether the highlight can support quick GIF-style replies. Useful as a sign of available interaction options.
can_react_with_avatar	boolean	Indicates whether avatar reactions are available for the highlight.
can_reply	boolean	Tells you if replies are allowed for this highlight.
can_reshare	boolean	Shows whether the highlight can be reshared.
contains_stitched_media_blocked_by_rm	boolean	Indicates whether the highlight includes stitched media that is restricted.
cover_media	object	Contains the highlight cover image details, including cropped and full image versions.
created_at	number	The time the highlight was created, shown as a timestamp.
highlight_pog_unseen	null	A status field that may be empty when no unseen highlight state is available.
highlight_reel_type	string	Describes the type of highlight reel.
id	string	The unique identifier for the highlight.
is_archived	boolean	Shows whether the highlight is archived.
is_converted_to_clips	boolean	Indicates whether the highlight was converted into clips.
is_nux	boolean	Indicates whether this is a new-user or onboarding-style highlight state.
is_pinned_highlight	boolean	Shows whether the highlight is pinned to the profile.
latest_reel_media	number	The most recent media timestamp included in the highlight.
media_count	number	The number of items inside the highlight.
prefetch_count	number	A count related to preloaded content for the highlight.
ranked_position	number	The highlight’s ordering position in the tray.
reel_type	string	The general reel category for the returned item.
seen_ranked_position	number	The highlight’s ordering position after being seen.
title	string	The highlight name shown on the profile.
updated_timestamp	number	The last time the highlight was updated, shown as a timestamp.
user	object	Contains the public profile details for the account that owns the highlight.
user.account_badges	array	Any badges attached to the profile.
user.fifa_country_code	string	Country code associated with the profile.
user.full_name	string	The display name of the Instagram account.
user.id	string	The unique user ID for the profile.
user.interop_messaging_user_fbid	string	A messaging-related identifier tied to the profile.
user.is_creator_agent_enabled	boolean	Indicates whether creator agent features are enabled.
user.is_private	boolean	Shows whether the profile is private.
user.is_verified	boolean	Shows whether the profile is verified.
user.profile_pic_id	string	The identifier for the profile picture.
user.profile_pic_url	string	The profile picture link.
user.username	string	The Instagram username for the profile.
cover_media.crop_rect	array	The crop area used for the cover image.
cover_media.cropped_image_version.height	number	The height of the cropped cover image.
cover_media.cropped_image_version.url	string	The link to the cropped cover image.
cover_media.cropped_image_version.width	number	The width of the cropped cover image.
cover_media.full_image_version.height	number	The height of the full cover image.
cover_media.full_image_version.url	string	The link to the full-size cover image.
cover_media.full_image_version.width	number	The width of the full cover image.
cover_media.id	string	The unique identifier for the cover media.
cover_media.upload_id	null	An upload-related identifier that may be empty.

Sample Output

{
  "can_gif_quick_reply": true,
  "can_react_with_avatar": false,
  "can_reply": true,
  "can_reshare": true,
  "contains_stitched_media_blocked_by_rm": false,
  "cover_media": {
    "crop_rect": [
      0,
      0.21875,
      1,
      0.78125
    ],
    "cropped_image_version": {
      "height": 150,
      "url": "https://scontent-phx1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/555003756_18043662608392639_57526329583388619_n.jpg?stp=c0.455.1170.1170a_dst-jpg_e35_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Ij8ueHBpZHMuMTE3MC5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=8a8i5FCOl-8Q7kNvwHibA3Z&_nc_oc=AdpOCLCrM7GkPkAmXl4a21dbFQvtomR21JJMT3PM5521c7GYdnpnvAT8IcsKR7S4Ae8&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-phx1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=Ecfwz11N3GUvBnt8i2iKIQ&_nc_ss=703ba&oh=00_AQCQB6_D3GpsXPNeM0Zu4KxPGM7jizCTWFKhlpb6B43seA&oe=6A5A5517",
      "width": 150
    },
    "full_image_version": {
      "height": 1137,
      "url": "https://scontent-phx1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/555003756_18043662608392639_57526329583388619_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p640x640_sh2.08_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Ij8ueHBpZHMuMTE3MC5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=8a8i5FCOl-8Q7kNvwHibA3Z&_nc_oc=AdpOCLCrM7GkPkAmXl4a21dbFQvtomR21JJMT3PM5521c7GYdnpnvAT8IcsKR7S4Ae8&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-phx1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=Ecfwz11N3GUvBnt8i2iKIQ&_nc_ss=703ba&oh=00_AQCLBFHgFRFlwa38MeNX8anJKd3Mk8xAvbyqPoI95bcWEA&oe=6A5A5517",
      "width": 640
    },
    "id": "2719200566406473491",
    "upload_id": null
  },
  "created_at": 1638393333,
  "highlight_pog_unseen": null,
  "highlight_reel_type": "DEFAULT",
  "id": "highlight:17929440964811872",
  "is_archived": false,
  "is_converted_to_clips": false,
  "is_nux": false,
  "is_pinned_highlight": false,
  "latest_reel_media": 1754706822,
  "media_count": 14,
  "prefetch_count": 0,
  "ranked_position": -1754706856,
  "reel_type": "highlight_reel",
  "seen_ranked_position": -1754706856,
  "title": "Operation Chad",
  "updated_timestamp": 1754706856,
  "user": {
    "account_badges": [],
    "fifa_country_code": "US",
    "full_name": "MrBeast",
    "id": "2278169415",
    "interop_messaging_user_fbid": "116505369742833",
    "is_creator_agent_enabled": false,
    "is_private": false,
    "is_verified": true,
    "profile_pic_id": "1765328607101572916",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-phx1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/31077884_211593632905749_1394765701385814016_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby41MDAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=scontent-phx1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gFFdxgs6Cwl-xWdnannX4tIjplPDZ6yS5BuIqPbADSs6-33zv4bPnfAed-iJ63nhvM&_nc_ohc=u-d-0zAsjvAQ7kNvwEunGYs&_nc_gid=Ecfwz11N3GUvBnt8i2iKIQ&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=GPw12gEVelN7ccAAAAAAAAAENFsTbkULAAAB1501500j-ccb7-5&oh=00_AQAOlmeJT7IZEyoeEWyF4Q156imx3KaL3_5tyWipfbAVTg&oe=6A5A498F&_nc_sid=10d13b",
    "username": "mrbeast"
  }
}

How It Works

1. You enter one or more public Instagram usernames, user IDs, or profile URLs.
2. The actor looks up each profile and fetches its Highlights tray automatically.
3. It gathers the highlight details exactly as returned, including titles, cover images, and profile information.
4. If you provide multiple profiles, it processes them one by one in the same run.
5. Your results are ready to review, download, or use in your own workflow.

Getting Started

Getting started is simple and does not require coding knowledge. Click Try for free, paste in a username, user ID, or profile URL, and click Run. In a short time, you will receive the Highlights tray data for the profile you entered. You can then export the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel depending on how you want to review or share the data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need technical skills?

No. This actor is designed for non-technical users who want quick access to Instagram Highlights tray data. You only need to enter a username, user ID, or profile URL and run it.

How fast does it run?

It is built for fast profile lookups, and most runs finish quickly depending on how many profiles you enter. If you check several profiles in one run, it may take a little longer than a single lookup.

What format is the output?

The results are available in easy-to-use formats such as JSON, CSV, or Excel. That makes it simple to review the data yourself or share it with teammates.

Is this legal to use?

This actor is intended for public Instagram profiles only. You should always make sure your use complies with applicable laws, Instagram’s terms, and your own internal policies.

Can I schedule it to run automatically?

Yes, you can set it up to run on a schedule if you want regular checks of public profiles. This is useful for ongoing research, monitoring profile changes, or keeping track of highlight updates over time.