# Scrape Instagram captions and hashtags for content research

**Use case:** 

Extract full captions plus parsed hashtags and @mentions from public profiles (here National Geographic and NASA) together with likes and comments. Find which topics and hashtags drive engagement, build swipe files or feed the text into AI analysis. No login needed; export to CSV, Excel or JSON.

## Input

```json
{
  "username": [
    "natgeo",
    "nasa"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 50,
  "includeVideoPlayCounts": false,
  "skipPinnedPosts": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "displayUrl": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Owner",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "likesCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "commentsCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "videoPlayCount": {
    "label": "Plays",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Post",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Instagram Posts Scraper – Cheap & No Login Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Scrape Instagram captions and hashtags for content research". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/iEhNXbavRldlZaPV0) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Scrape Instagram captions and hashtags for content research" task

The Instagram Posts Scraper – Cheap & No Login Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like instagram usernames or profile urls, max posts per profile, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Scrape Instagram captions and hashtags for content research" 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 image, owner, type, 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 "Scrape Instagram captions and hashtags for content research" task via API](https://apify.com/feedpull/instagram-posts-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Posts Scraper – Cheap & No Login](https://apify.com/feedpull/instagram-posts-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/feedpull/instagram-posts-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/feedpull/instagram-posts-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`).