Instagram Reels Scraper for Public Profiles

Collect Reels from known public Instagram profiles without providing a login. Submit usernames or profile URLs and receive one Dataset row per unique Reel with caption, engagement, video, thumbnail, audio, owner, coauthor, tagging, and source-profile data.

What this Actor does

The Actor normalizes public profile inputs, reads each public Reels surface, paginates within configured limits, and deduplicates media IDs across the run. It can include or exclude pinned Reels and creates a free processing report for every submitted profile.

Use cases

• Monitor Reel publishing and engagement for creators or brands.
• Analyze captions, mentions, audio, coauthors, and tagged accounts.
• Build Reel datasets for trend, campaign, and competitor research.

How to use

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Add one or more public Instagram profiles.
3. Choose total/per-profile limits and whether to skip pinned Reels.
4. Click Start and open the Dataset when the run finishes.

Input

profiles accepts 1–10,000 usernames, @handles, or public profile URLs. resultsLimit defaults to 1,000 and accepts 1–100,000. maxReelsPerProfile defaults to 100 and accepts 1–10,000. skipPinnedReels defaults to false; excluded pinned rows are not charged. Duplicate profiles are skipped.

This exact input produced the complete output below:

{
  "profiles": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 1,
  "maxReelsPerProfile": 1,
  "skipPinnedReels": false
}

Output

Every Dataset row is one unique Reel. It includes media identity, caption, hashtags, mentions, publication time, thumbnail/video URLs, dimensions, engagement, duration, audio and partnership flags, pinned state, owner, location, coauthors, tagged users, audio metadata, source profile, and collection time. SUMMARY contains result, billing, duplicate, traffic, limit, and completion totals; PROFILE_REPORT explains every submitted profile.

This is the complete Dataset item from a real successful run:

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "id": "3966649126543481665",
  "shortCode": "DcMXl1IPNtB",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMXl1IPNtB/",
  "type": "reel",
  "productType": "clips",
  "caption": "Soothing spacewalk scenes. \n\nToday, August 18, NASA’s @astro_anil and ESA’s @soph_astro completed a 6 hour, 23 minute spacewalk to remove a failed communications antenna and stow it outside the International Space Station. These challenging tasks are accompanied by rewarding views as the orbiting laboratory continues soaring at 17,500 miles per hour over our blue marble below. The next spacewalk is scheduled for Tuesday, August 25.",
  "hashtags": [],
  "mentions": [
    "astro_anil",
    "soph_astro"
  ],
  "timestamp": "2026-08-18T19:37:40+00:00",
  "displayUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-15/779017700_18615481711026724_2930580986888954454_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=102&ig_cache_key=Mzk2NjY0OTEyNjU0MzQ4MTY2NTE4NjE1NDgxNzA4MDI2NzI0.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjcyMC5zZHIudmlkZW9fZGVmYXVsdF9jb3Zlcl9mcmFtZS5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=Mgr0ctdGUnUQ7kNvwEAc9LC&_nc_oc=AdowQ5y-SzBZQTih0iXWy0v2PvU0GeoQdhgGrX11lNAIxVSE1Sj4Ah59mhoMBuxFX1U&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&_nc_ss=7a22e&oh=00_AQFLfZn4czQD43VXw7meImdTzLeR7aFZhjTMKAcCTW8PzA&oe=6A91AAF0",
  "videoUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPgq1-nGTOYE9d5beq3YaaVK3xuCnLyLp5UPN0uEmY20et9PXTRm8vYOV6vA-CxnblNFzQ8GBreVfjmWcVAbkxDjifOgGcxjchAG44.mp4?_nc_cat=105&_nc_oc=AdqE40GVkqCkmAIfKlXMhvUWWcpgTD1B4F3loWV-T66S1wdLXJCmUGaLoxsWnZCITC8&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_ohc=RwkuGdHb7CEQ7kNvwGZgSqA&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6MTQ3NDM5OTQxNDcyMTIyMiwiYXNzZXRfYWdlX2RheXMiOjUsInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwMDk5LCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjo1MCwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&vs=5b519008049cb832&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC9GODQzODMxRkEyQzY2NjQyMTU4NERGREIxNzBDMEQ5Ql92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYUWlnX3hwdl9wbGFjZW1lbnRfcGVybWFuZW50X3YyLzlFNDNDMkJEODlCMUQzQjIxRjNBMDZGRjM3REJBNEJBX2F1ZGlvX2Rhc2hpbml0Lm1wNBUCAsgBEgAoABgAGwKIB3VzZV9vaWwBMRJwcm9ncmVzc2l2ZV9yZWNpcGUBMRUAACaM6_jVq72eBRUCKAJDMywXQEkZmZmZmZoYEmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MREAdf4HZeadAQA&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&_nc_zt=28&_nc_ss=7a22e&oh=00_AQGeuu7zwZ_UL9ai0ZgJG0JFiutj-RuiZmBZB41o_ps4gw&oe=6A8DC106",
  "width": 1076,
  "height": 1912,
  "likesCount": 80179,
  "commentsCount": 638,
  "videoViewsCount": null,
  "videoPlaysCount": 2921466,
  "videoDurationSeconds": 50.20000076293945,
  "hasAudio": true,
  "isPaidPartnership": false,
  "isPinned": true,
  "accessibilityCaption": null,
  "owner": {
    "id": "673882723",
    "username": "nasajohnson",
    "fullName": "NASA’s Johnson Space Center",
    "isVerified": true,
    "isPrivate": false,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/11421977_902607023152688_677352411_a.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xNTAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=108&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=G8dRqxoviGoQ7kNvwGdWrTJ&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQGFCWdNLe08prXUy17UtdQyMX7lyPdQ_lhIDLlQtM1GBA&oe=6A91E090&_nc_sid=c024bc"
  },
  "location": null,
  "coauthors": [
    {
      "id": "50101577629",
      "username": "astro_anil",
      "fullName": "Anil | Astronaut Space Doctor",
      "isVerified": true,
      "isPrivate": false,
      "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/694288695_18070922726665630_4799108392660214100_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby40OTYuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=zv9OBM6oKqsQ7kNvwFp-R3F&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQEEX7kj-v3tzsKqWtRz9zMhkcpSpfEULIW2X0wWl0Jmsw&oe=6A91D18C&_nc_sid=c024bc"
    },
    {
      "id": "528817151",
      "username": "nasa",
      "fullName": "NASA",
      "isVerified": true,
      "isPrivate": false,
      "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/29090066_159271188110124_1152068159029641216_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=SCBbWOfqcPsQ7kNvwGI_KbE&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQEf_uE6xSog16bAiPyUgnC40wE4rXUOpHeTuq_pqm2Rbw&oe=6A91B069&_nc_sid=c024bc"
    },
    {
      "id": "56384012094",
      "username": "soph_astro",
      "fullName": "Sophie Adenot",
      "isVerified": true,
      "isPrivate": false,
      "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/642227840_17995228373876095_6479557572525691188_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=s_LlIgMoBc8Q7kNvwHrFUr-&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQGmPZeSyvW9VXsdAXuERkHQ5WfNp2xZ2ZeB_RvmZQOtwQ&oe=6A91E2E5&_nc_sid=c024bc"
    },
    {
      "id": "953293389",
      "username": "iss",
      "fullName": "International Space Station",
      "isVerified": true,
      "isPrivate": false,
      "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/524387219_18515253022013390_8734863048221656878_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4zNjAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=tTr3z6BAyi4Q7kNvwGjshP9&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQG1TouIgaqSZvMAQ3u6wYL5sFXyHovHJng3MgVWCOsc3g&oe=6A91D4D5&_nc_sid=c024bc"
    }
  ],
  "taggedUsers": [
    {
      "user": {
        "id": "528817151",
        "username": "nasa",
        "fullName": "NASA",
        "isVerified": true,
        "isPrivate": false,
        "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/29090066_159271188110124_1152068159029641216_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=SCBbWOfqcPsQ7kNvwGI_KbE&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQEf_uE6xSog16bAiPyUgnC40wE4rXUOpHeTuq_pqm2Rbw&oe=6A91B069&_nc_sid=c024bc"
      },
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "user": {
        "id": "953293389",
        "username": "iss",
        "fullName": "International Space Station",
        "isVerified": true,
        "isPrivate": false,
        "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/524387219_18515253022013390_8734863048221656878_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4zNjAuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=tTr3z6BAyi4Q7kNvwGjshP9&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQG1TouIgaqSZvMAQ3u6wYL5sFXyHovHJng3MgVWCOsc3g&oe=6A91D4D5&_nc_sid=c024bc"
      },
      "position": [
        0.0653594807,
        0.016339870200000002
      ]
    },
    {
      "user": {
        "id": "50101577629",
        "username": "astro_anil",
        "fullName": "Anil | Astronaut Space Doctor",
        "isVerified": true,
        "isPrivate": false,
        "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/694288695_18070922726665630_4799108392660214100_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby40OTYuYzIifQ&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=zv9OBM6oKqsQ7kNvwFp-R3F&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQEEX7kj-v3tzsKqWtRz9zMhkcpSpfEULIW2X0wWl0Jmsw&oe=6A91D18C&_nc_sid=c024bc"
      },
      "position": [
        0.0653594807,
        0.016339870200000002
      ]
    },
    {
      "user": {
        "id": "56384012094",
        "username": "soph_astro",
        "fullName": "Sophie Adenot",
        "isVerified": true,
        "isPrivate": false,
        "profilePicUrl": "https://instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.82787-19/642227840_17995228373876095_6479557572525691188_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=instagram.frmq9-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=107&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2gH_n7CiUqoeP8hDodwO2n2ZaEgvB0Xd-AiQW_YssVP4UdHSkeeATodOmFxW3GG48SM&_nc_ohc=s_LlIgMoBc8Q7kNvwHrFUr-&_nc_gid=SnZGM6w9BdtYYPp5mUTEjw&edm=ACHbZRIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AQGmPZeSyvW9VXsdAXuERkHQ5WfNp2xZ2ZeB_RvmZQOtwQ&oe=6A91E2E5&_nc_sid=c024bc"
      },
      "position": [
        0.0653594807,
        0.016339870200000002
      ]
    }
  ],
  "audio": {
    "id": null,
    "title": "Original audio",
    "artist": "NASA’s Johnson Space Center",
    "isOriginalAudio": true
  },
  "sourceUsername": "nasa",
  "sourceProfileId": "528817151",
  "sourceProfileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-24T07:35:42.058900+00:00"
}

Results can be exported as JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS.

Pricing

One unique Reel written to the default Dataset creates one reel-result event. Apify selects the unit price from your account tier:

Apify tier	Price per Reel	Price per 1,000 Reels
Free	$0.001	$1.00
Bronze	$0.0009	$0.90
Silver	$0.0008	$0.80
Gold	$0.00075	$0.75
Platinum	$0.00075	$0.75
Diamond	$0.00075	$0.75

Duplicate, filtered, or unavailable Reels; invalid, private, duplicate, or failed profile inputs; and free summary/report records are not charged.

API and integrations

Run the Actor through Apify Console, API, CLI, schedules, tasks, or webhooks. Read Reels from the default Dataset and operational details from SUMMARY and PROFILE_REPORT. Send exports to spreadsheets, databases, dashboards, and supported integrations.

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Limits and data quality

A run accepts up to 10,000 profiles, 100,000 total Reels, and 10,000 Reels per profile. Configured counts are maxima. Only public Reels exposed during collection are returned. Engagement and public metadata are point-in-time snapshots. Instagram-hosted video, thumbnail, and profile-image URLs can expire; private, deleted, restricted, or unavailable Reels cannot be collected.

Frequently asked questions

Does skipping pinned Reels remove every pinned item?

It excludes Reels identified as pinned in the public profile surface at collection time. Those excluded items are not delivered or charged.

Why can the Reel owner differ from the source profile?

Collaborative Reels can be displayed on more than one participating profile. owner, coauthors, and sourceUsername preserve those distinct roles.

Responsible use

Use only publicly accessible Reels for lawful purposes. Respect Instagram's terms, privacy and data-protection laws, copyright, creator rights, and applicable retention rules. Public media URLs do not grant permission to redistribute the content.

Support

Open an issue in the Actor's Issues tab with the run ID, a reproducible public profile, selected limits, and the relevant PROFILE_REPORT status. Never include credentials or API tokens.

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