Pricing

from $2.25 / 1,000 posts

Instagram Posts Scraper

Scrape public Instagram posts, reels, captions, hashtags, media URLs, and engagement data from usernames, profile URLs, or post links. Fast, HTTP-first, reliable, and cost-optimized for research, monitoring, and lead generation.

Pricing

from $2.25 / 1,000 posts

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

Fahim Mahmud Chisti

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Monthly active users

3 days ago

Last modified

Categories

Social media

Lead generation

Automation

You can access the Instagram Posts Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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Instagram Posts Scraper OpenAPI definition

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