Instagram Video Analytics Scraper

🚀 Instagram Video Analytics Scraper is an advanced Apify Actor designed to scrape Instagram Video Analytics data from Instagram post URLs. This tool provides comprehensive Instagram Video Analytics, including view counts, likes, comments, and owner details for reels and posts. Whether you're analyzing Instagram Video Analytics for content performance, influencer research, or social media insights, the Instagram Video Analytics Scraper delivers detailed Instagram Video Analytics efficiently.

With residential proxy support, the Instagram Video Analytics Scraper ensures reliable and undetected scraping of Instagram Video Analytics. It focuses on key Instagram Video Analytics metrics like engagement rates and viewer data, making it an essential tool for Instagram Video Analytics analysis and content strategy.

🔥 Features

• Comprehensive Instagram Video Analytics Extraction – Scrapes detailed Instagram Video Analytics, including views, likes, comments, and captions for any Instagram post or reel URL.
• Multi-Format Support – Handles Instagram Video Analytics for reels, posts, and other Instagram content types.
• Batch Processing – Processes multiple Instagram Video Analytics URLs in a single run for efficient Instagram Video Analytics data collection.
• Residential Proxy Support – Utilizes Apify's residential proxies to bypass restrictions and ensure high success rates for Instagram Video Analytics scraping.
• Metadata Retrieval – Extracts Instagram Video Analytics metadata like owner usernames and shortcodes for in-depth Instagram Video Analytics analysis.
• Error Handling – Robust logging and fallback mechanisms for failed Instagram Video Analytics scrapes.
• Dataset Integration – Automatically uploads Instagram Video Analytics data to your Apify dataset for easy export and analysis.

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⚙️ How It Works

The Instagram Video Analytics Scraper takes one or more Instagram post URLs as input and uses instaloader to fetch Instagram Video Analytics data. It extracts shortcodes from URLs, retrieves post metrics like views and likes, and handles proxy configurations for reliable scraping. The scraper returns structured Instagram Video Analytics data on success or error details on failure, providing a fast way to gather Instagram Video Analytics.

Key benefits for Instagram Video Analytics analysis:

• Track Instagram Video Analytics engagement metrics like views and likes.
• Analyze Instagram Video Analytics performance for content optimization.
• Build Instagram Video Analytics databases for influencer and brand research.
• Monitor content performance trends over time.
• Research audience engagement patterns.

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📥 Input

The Actor accepts the following input parameters:

Field	Type	Default	Description
urls	string	required	List of Instagram post URLs to scrape Instagram Video Analytics from, one per line (e.g., "https://www.instagram.com/p/...").
useApifyProxy	boolean	true	Enable residential proxies for Instagram Video Analytics scraping.
apifyProxyGroups	array	["RESIDENTIAL"]	Proxy groups to use (e.g., ["RESIDENTIAL"]).

Example input JSON:

{
  "urls": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/example1\nhttps://www.instagram.com/p/example2",
  "useApifyProxy": true,
  "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
}

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📤 Output

The scraper outputs detailed Instagram Video Analytics in JSON format for each URL. Each record includes:

Field	Type	Description
url	string	Original Instagram post URL.
shortcode	string	Shortcode of the Instagram post.
views	integer	Number of views for the Instagram Video Analytics (if video).
likes	integer	Number of likes for the Instagram Video Analytics.
comments	integer	Number of comments for the Instagram Video Analytics.
owner	string	Username of the Instagram Video Analytics owner.
caption	string	Caption text of the Instagram Video Analytics (truncated to 150 characters).
scraped_at	string	ISO timestamp of the Instagram Video Analytics scrape.

Example output for successful Instagram Video Analytics:

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/example",
  "shortcode": "example",
  "views": 100000,
  "likes": 5000,
  "comments": 200,
  "owner": "example_user",
  "caption": "Check out this amazing video!",
  "scraped_at": "2025-02-14T12:00:00Z"
}

Example error response:

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/invalid",
  "status": "failed",
  "error": "Post not accessible or has been deleted",
  "scraped_at": "2025-02-14T12:00:00Z"
}

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🧰 Technical Stack

• Core Library: instaloader – Instagram data extraction library.
• Proxy: Apify Proxy with RESIDENTIAL support for reliable access.
• Platform: Apify Actor – serverless, scalable, integrated with Dataset and Key‑Value Store.
• Deployment: One‑click run on Apify Console or via REST API.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Content Performance Analysis – Analyze Instagram Video Analytics to understand content performance.
• Influencer Research – Evaluate influencer engagement through Instagram Video Analytics.
• Content Strategy – Use Instagram Video Analytics to inform content creation strategy.
• Engagement Benchmarking – Compare engagement metrics across different content types.
• Brand Monitoring – Track Instagram Video Analytics for brand-related content.
• Competitor Analysis – Analyze competitor Instagram Video Analytics for competitive insights.
• Audience Insights – Understand audience preferences through Instagram Video Analytics.
• Campaign Measurement – Measure campaign effectiveness through Instagram Video Analytics.
• Trend Analysis – Identify trending content through Instagram Video Analytics.
• Creator Research – Research creator performance and engagement patterns.
• Social Media Research – Collect Instagram Video Analytics for social media studies.
• Academic Research – Gather Instagram Video Analytics data for research purposes.
• Market Research – Conduct market research using Instagram Video Analytics.
• ROI Analysis – Analyze return on investment for Instagram marketing efforts.

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🚀 Quick Start

1. Open in Apify Console – visit the Actor page and click Try for free.
2. Enter Instagram post URLs – provide one or more Instagram post URLs (one per line).
3. Enable residential proxies – enabled by default for reliable scraping.
4. Click Start – the Actor will scrape Instagram Video Analytics.
5. View Results – check the dataset for analytics data.
6. Analyze Data – use the metrics for content analysis.
7. Export – download the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

You can also call this Actor programmatically via Apify SDK or REST API – ideal for automated Instagram Video Analytics collection and analysis pipelines.

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💎 Why This Actor?

Feature	Benefit
✅ Comprehensive metrics	Get views, likes, comments, and captions.
✅ Batch processing	Analyze multiple posts in one run.
✅ Multi-format support	Works with reels, posts, and other content.
✅ Residential proxies	Bypass restrictions – reliable Instagram access.
✅ Owner information	Track content creators and ownership.
✅ Fast scraping	Get analytics quickly with optimized requests.
✅ Error handling	Robust fallback mechanisms for reliability.
✅ Apify ecosystem	Seamless integration with other Actors, triggers, and webhooks.

📦 Changelog

• Initial release with Instagram Video Analytics scraping.
• Support for reels, posts, and other Instagram content formats.
• Comprehensive metrics extraction (views, likes, comments).
• Owner and caption information retrieval.
• Batch processing for multiple URLs.
• Residential proxy support for reliability.
• Shortcode extraction and tracking.
• Error handling with detailed error messages.
• Automatic dataset integration.
• Full Apify Actor integration.

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🧑‍💻 Support & Feedback

• Issues & Ideas: Open a ticket on the Apify Actor issue tracker.
• Documentation: Visit Apify Docs for platform guides.
• Community: Join the Apify community forum for discussions and support.

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💰 Pricing

• Free for basic usage on Apify platform.
• Paid plans available for higher limits and priority support.
• Proxy credits consumed based on residential proxy usage.

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