# Benchmark food brands' Instagram content over 90 days

**Use case:** 

Collects everything food and drink brands posted on Instagram in the last 90 days: posts, carousels and Reels, with captions, hashtags, likes and comments. Use it to compare posting frequency, formats and engagement across brands. Costs $0.05 per 1,000 results.

## Input

```json
{
  "directUrls": [
    "starbucks",
    "mcdonalds",
    "burgerking"
  ],
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "resultsLimit": 150,
  "onlyPostsNewerThan": "90 days",
  "skipPinnedPosts": false,
  "selectedFields": [
    "displayUrl",
    "title",
    "ownerUsername",
    "url",
    "timestamp",
    "videoPlayCount",
    "likesCount",
    "commentsCount",
    "videoDuration"
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "displayUrl": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Profile",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Post",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoPlayCount": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "likesCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "commentsCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "videoDuration": {
    "label": "Duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Scraper - $0.05 per 1,000 results Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Benchmark food brands' Instagram content over 90 days". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/3O9kKUY0Dbq2AHWg1) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Benchmark food brands' Instagram content over 90 days" task

The Instagram Scraper - $0.05 per 1,000 results Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like instagram profiles, content to scrape, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Benchmark food brands' Instagram content over 90 days" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as thumbnail, title, profile, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Benchmark food brands' Instagram content over 90 days" task via API](https://apify.com/esdrasdw/instagram-content-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Scraper - $0.05 per 1,000 results](https://apify.com/esdrasdw/instagram-content-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/esdrasdw/instagram-content-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/esdrasdw/instagram-content-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).