ContentCalendar AI IG

Generate a complete, AI-optimised 30-day Instagram content calendar tailored to your niche, brand voice, and growth goals — in seconds.

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🚀 What Does This Actor Do?

ContentCalendar AI IG is an intelligent Apify actor that produces a fully-structured 30-day Instagram content calendar customised to your niche and objectives. Powered by AI-driven content strategy logic and real Instagram trend data scraped from Instagram's Explore and hashtag pages, every calendar entry is packed with actionable details.

Each of the 30 calendar days includes:

• Content Type (Reels, Carousels, Stories, IGTV, etc.)
• Topic Idea perfectly matched to your niche
• Caption Hook to stop the scroll
• Hashtag Set (up to 20 tags) for maximum reach
• Optimal Posting Time based on engagement research
• Story Idea to complement the main post
• Key Message aligned with your goals
• Call to Action to drive conversions
• AI Calendar Score for prioritisation
• Weekly Themes for content cohesion
• Competitor Gap insight from GapFinder logic
• Trending Topic from TrendOracle logic
• Engagement Prediction score and rationale

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🎯 Use Cases

Use Case	Description
🏋️ Fitness Coaches	Plan 30 days of workout tips, transformation posts, and motivation reels
🍔 Food Bloggers	Organise recipe carousels, taste-test reels, and meal prep tutorials
👗 Fashion Brands	Schedule OOTD posts, trend roundups, and product launches
💼 Business Consultants	Plan educational carousels, case studies, and engagement content
✈️ Travel Creators	Organise destination guides, travel tips, and hidden gems content
💄 Beauty Influencers	Create skincare routines, tutorials, and product review schedules
🧘 Wellness Brands	Build mindfulness posts, wellness tips, and community engagement plans
🛍️ eCommerce Stores	Plan promotional posts, UGC reposts, and product spotlights

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📥 Input Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
🎯 niche	String	lifestyle	Your Instagram niche (e.g., fitness, food, fashion, travel)
🏆 goals	String	grow followers and increase engagement	Your growth goals for the 30-day period
🗣️ brandVoice	String	friendly and inspiring	The tone and personality of your brand
📅 postsPerWeek	Integer	5	How many posts you plan to publish per week (1–7)
🏛️ contentPillars	Array	["education","entertainment","inspiration","promotion"]	The core content themes your brand covers
👤 audiencePersona	String	millennials interested in wellness and personal growth	Description of your ideal audience

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📤 Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
url	String	Source Instagram URL scraped for trend data
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of when data was collected
actorVersion	String	Actor version string
aiInsight	String	AI-computed 1-sentence insight about this day's content strategy
aiScore	Number	Relevance/quality score 0–10
calendarDays	Number	Total calendar days (always 30)
dayNumber	Number	The day number in the 30-day calendar (1–30)
weekNumber	Number	The week number this day falls in (1–5)
postDate	String	Suggested calendar date for this post
contentType	String	Recommended content format (Reel, Carousel, Story, etc.)
topic	String	Specific topic idea for this day
captionHook	String	Attention-grabbing first line for your caption
hashtagSet	Array	Up to 20 targeted hashtags for reach and discoverability
bestPostTime	String	Optimal time to post for your audience
storyIdea	String	Complementary Instagram Story concept
keyMessage	String	The core message to communicate on this day
callToAction	String	Engagement-driving CTA for the post
aiCalendarScore	Number	AI-calculated score for this day's strategy strength (0–10)
weeklyThemes	Array	The 4 weekly themes for the month
trendingTopic	String	Aligned trending topic from TrendOracle logic
competitorGap	String	Identified competitor content gap from GapFinder logic
engagementPrediction	String	Predicted engagement level with rationale
pillarCategory	String	Which content pillar this day's post serves

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📊 Example Output

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lifestyle/",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
  "actorVersion": "0.1.0",
  "dayNumber": 1,
  "weekNumber": 1,
  "postDate": "2025-01-15",
  "contentType": "Carousel Post",
  "topic": "Top 5 lifestyle tips for beginners",
  "captionHook": "Stop what you're doing — this lifestyle tip will change everything 👇",
  "hashtagSet": [
    "#lifestyle",
    "#lifestyletips",
    "#education",
    "#instagramgrowth",
    "#contentcreator",
    "#socialmediamarketing",
    "#instagramstrategy",
    "#contentcalendar",
    "#instagramtips",
    "#growyourinstagram",
    "#top5lifestyletips",
    "#growfollowersandincrease"
  ],
  "bestPostTime": "7:00 AM",
  "storyIdea": "Poll: What's your biggest lifestyle challenge?",
  "keyMessage": "On Day 1, focus on education to advance your goal: grow followers. Emphasise #lifestyle2025 and fill the gap: Lack of beginner-friendly content.",
  "callToAction": "Save this post for later!",
  "aiCalendarScore": 6.5,
  "weeklyThemes": ["Mindful Mondays", "Wellness Wednesdays", "Feel-Good Fridays", "Sunday Reset"],
  "trendingTopic": "#lifestyle2025",
  "competitorGap": "Lack of beginner-friendly lifestyle content",
  "engagementPrediction": "Medium-High — strong format or timing",
  "pillarCategory": "education",
  "aiInsight": "Day 1 Carousel Post on 'Top 5 lifestyle tips' targets the 'Lack of beginner-friendly lifestyle content' gap and aligns with trending topic '#lifestyle2025', projected Medium-High engagement.",
  "aiScore": 6.5,
  "calendarDays": 30
}

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⚙️ How It Works

1. Input Processing — The actor reads your niche, goals, brand voice, posting frequency, content pillars, and audience persona.
2. Calendar Generation — 30 days of structured content are generated using AI strategy templates aligned with your inputs.
3. Live Instagram Scraping — The PlaywrightCrawler visits Instagram Explore and hashtag pages relevant to your niche.
4. Trend Enhancement — Scraped hashtags and trending content are used to enrich your calendar entries in real time.
5. Validation & Output — Every record is Zod-validated before being pushed to the Apify dataset.

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💰 Pricing

This actor uses Apify's compute unit (CU) model. A typical run generating a full 30-day calendar costs approximately 0.05–0.2 CUs depending on Instagram's response time and proxy usage.

• Free tier: 30-day calendars for up to 3 niches/month
• Starter: $9.99/month — unlimited calendars, priority support
• Pro: $29.99/month — API access, team sharing, custom content pillars

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🛡️ Compliance & Rate Limiting

• Random 800–2000ms delays between all requests
• Maximum 3 retries per request
• Proxy rotation via Apify Proxy
• Graceful error handling — never crashes on missing data

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🤝 Support

For questions, feature requests, or bug reports, open an issue on the actor's page or contact the developer via Apify.