# πŸ”₯ Instagram Post Scraper (`easyapi/instagram-post-scraper`) Actor Scrape Instagram posts from usernames, profile URLs, or post URLs. Get captions, metrics, media, mentions, coauthors, and recent comments in clean JSON. - **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/instagram-post-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community) - **Categories:** Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## πŸ”₯ Instagram Post Scraper Scrape public Instagram posts at scale. Add usernames, profile URLs, or specific post URLs and get captions, engagement metrics, media URLs, mentions, coauthors, and recent comments in clean JSON. ### ✨ Key Features - πŸ“· Extract posts, carousels, and reels/videos from any public profile - πŸ”— Scrape by **username**, **profile URL**, or **exact post URL** - πŸ“ Full caption, hashtags, mentions, and tagged users - ❀️ Likes, comments, video views / plays, and duration - πŸ’¬ A few latest comments with timestamps and authors - πŸ“… Optional date cutoff and skip-pinned filter - ⚑ Choose **basic** or **detailed** data depth - πŸ“‹ Structured JSON output, streamed while the run is in progress ### πŸ’ͺ Why Choose This Actor? - **Focused**: Built specifically for Instagram post extraction - **Flexible**: Profiles and post URLs in the same run - **Efficient**: Results are pushed continuously while the job runs - **Structured**: Renamed, integration-friendly field names - **Reliable**: Stable public-data extraction ### 🎯 Perfect For - πŸ“Š Influencer and creator content monitoring - πŸ”₯ Trend and engagement analysis - 🏒 Competitor post tracking - πŸ”” Brand mention and UGC workflows - πŸ€– LLM / RAG pipelines that need clean post text + media ### πŸ“ Input Requirements - `targets` (required): Usernames, profile URLs, and/or post URLs - `maxPostsPerProfile` (optional): Max posts per profile. Default: `20`. Ignored for specific post URLs - `skipPinned` (optional): Skip pinned posts. Default: `false` - `postedAfter` (optional): Only posts newer than a date (`YYYY-MM-DD` / ISO) or relative value (e.g. `1 day`, `2 months`). UTC. Ignored for specific post URLs - `detailLevel` (optional): `basic` or `detailed`. Default: `detailed` #### Input Example ```json { "targets": [ "natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/" ], "maxPostsPerProfile": 10, "skipPinned": false, "postedAfter": "1 month", "detailLevel": "basic" } ```` #### Output Example ```json { "sourceUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/", "postId": "3660778310592222546", "mediaType": "Image", "code": "DLNsnpUTdVS", "text": "Your phone isn’t rotting your brainβ€”but cell death and fungi might.", "tags": [], "mentionedUsers": [], "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/", "commentCount": 230, "topComment": "Amen.", "recentComments": [ { "commentId": "18070377008012681", "body": "Amen.", "authorUsername": "acostadorego", "publishedAt": "2025-07-31T05:38:50.000Z", "likeCount": 0, "replyCount": 0 } ], "height": 1350, "width": 1080, "imageUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...", "likeCount": 18420, "publishedAt": "2025-07-01T12:00:00.000Z", "authorName": "National Geographic", "authorUsername": "natgeo", "authorId": "787132", "commentsDisabled": false, "pinned": false, "scrapedAt": "2026-07-21T02:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### πŸš€ How to Use 1. Add one or more usernames, profile URLs, or post URLs to `targets` 2. Optionally set `maxPostsPerProfile`, `postedAfter`, and `detailLevel` 3. Click **Start** and download results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML ### πŸ“Œ Notes - Only **public** Instagram accounts and posts can be scraped - Specific post URLs ignore `maxPostsPerProfile` and `postedAfter` - Free users have run and result-size limits; upgrade for unlimited usage # Actor input Schema ## `targets` (type: `array`): Usernames, profile URLs, or specific post/reel URLs to scrape. Mix profile and post targets in one run if needed. Post URLs ignore maxPostsPerProfile and postedAfter. ## `maxPostsPerProfile` (type: `integer`): Max posts to scrape per profile target. Ignored when the target is a specific post URL. ## `skipPinned` (type: `boolean`): Exclude pinned posts from profile scrapes. ## `postedAfter` (type: `string`): Limit how far back to go. Use YYYY-MM-DD / ISO, or a relative value (e.g. 1 day, 2 months, 3 years). Times are UTC. Ignored for specific post URLs. ## `detailLevel` (type: `string`): basic is faster and cheaper. detailed adds alt text, recent comments, music info, and video play counts (may cost more upstream). ## Actor input object example ```json { "targets": [ "natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/" ], "maxPostsPerProfile": 10, "skipPinned": false, "postedAfter": "1 month", "detailLevel": "basic" } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "targets": [ "natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/" ], "maxPostsPerProfile": 10, "skipPinned": false, "postedAfter": "1 month", "detailLevel": "basic" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("easyapi/instagram-post-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "targets": [ "natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/", ], "maxPostsPerProfile": 10, "skipPinned": False, "postedAfter": "1 month", "detailLevel": "basic", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("easyapi/instagram-post-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "targets": [ "natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DLNsnpUTdVS/" ], "maxPostsPerProfile": 10, "skipPinned": false, "postedAfter": "1 month", "detailLevel": "basic" }' | apify call easyapi/instagram-post-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=easyapi/instagram-post-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "πŸ”₯ Instagram Post Scraper", "description": "Scrape Instagram posts from usernames, profile URLs, or post URLs. Get captions, metrics, media, mentions, coauthors, and recent comments in clean JSON.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "ZaVBCtm0HbHPv094w" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/easyapi~instagram-post-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-easyapi-instagram-post-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/easyapi~instagram-post-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-easyapi-instagram-post-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/easyapi~instagram-post-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-easyapi-instagram-post-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "targets" ], "properties": { "targets": { "title": "Instagram usernames, profile URLs, or post URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Usernames, profile URLs, or specific post/reel URLs to scrape. Mix profile and post targets in one run if needed. Post URLs ignore maxPostsPerProfile and postedAfter.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxPostsPerProfile": { "title": "Maximum posts per profile", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Max posts to scrape per profile target. Ignored when the target is a specific post URL.", "default": 20 }, "skipPinned": { "title": "Skip pinned posts", "type": "boolean", "description": "Exclude pinned posts from profile scrapes.", "default": false }, "postedAfter": { "title": "Only posts newer than", "pattern": "^(\\d{4})-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])(T[0-2]\\d:[0-5]\\d(:[0-5]\\d)?(\\.\\d+)?Z?)?$|^(\\d+)\\s*(minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?$", "type": "string", "description": "Limit how far back to go. Use YYYY-MM-DD / ISO, or a relative value (e.g. 1 day, 2 months, 3 years). Times are UTC. Ignored for specific post URLs." }, "detailLevel": { "title": "Data detail level", "enum": [ "basic", "detailed" ], "type": "string", "description": "basic is faster and cheaper. detailed adds alt text, recent comments, music info, and video play counts (may cost more upstream).", "default": "detailed" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```