Instagram Story Scraper

Instagram Story Scraper is an Apify Actor that scrapes Instagram stories by username or profile URL, with optional AI-powered caption extraction.

🎯 Why Scrape Instagram Stories?

Use cases:

• Social Media Monitoring - Track stories from competitors, influencers, or brands for market research
• Content Archival - Save ephemeral stories before they expire after 24 hours
• Influencer Analytics - Monitor story content and engagement patterns for influencer marketing campaigns
• Brand Mentions - Capture stories that mention your brand or products

✨ What can Instagram Story Scraper do?

This Actor allows you to:

• Scrape stories from multiple accounts - Provide usernames or profile URLs in various formats
• Extract story metadata - Get timestamps, media URLs, dimensions, and story codes
• Download videos and images - Access high-quality media URLs for all story content
• AI caption extraction - Extract visible text and captions from story images using AI (optional add-on)
• Get user information - Retrieve profile details for each story owner

🚀 How to Scrape Instagram Stories?

1. Make a free Apify account here: https://console.apify.com/sign-up
2. Click on "Try for free"
3. Enter Instagram usernames or profile URLs (e.g., natgeo, https://www.instagram.com/therock/)
4. Optionally enable "Extract Caption Text from Stories" for AI-powered text extraction
5. Click "Start" and wait for the Actor to complete
6. Download your data in JSON, CSV or Excel format

💡 What data will you receive?

Instagram Story Scraper extracts detailed information about each story:

Field	Description
id	Unique story item ID (format: pk_userId)
code	Story shortcode for URL
media_type	Media type: 1 = photo, 2 = video
taken_at	Unix timestamp when the story was created
expiring_at	Unix timestamp when the story expires
user	Story owner info (username, full name, verified status, profile pic)
image_versions2	Image URLs with different resolutions
video_versions	Video URLs with different resolutions (for video stories)
video_duration	Video duration in seconds
has_audio	Whether the video has audio
extractedCaption	AI-extracted text from the story image (if enabled)
story_link_stickers	Link stickers attached to the story

Output example

{
	"expiring_at": 1765472790,
	"pk": 3784658140646081000,
	"id": "3784658140646081218_25025320",
	"is_visual_reply_commenter_notice_enabled": true,
	"is_post_live_clips_media": false,
	"is_reshare_of_text_post_app_media_in_ig": false,
	"is_reel_media": true,
	"fbid": 17893044318371652,
	"device_timestamp": 1765386391429057,
	"caption_is_edited": false,
	"strong_id__": "3784658140646081218_25025320",
	"is_quicksnap_recap": false,
	"deleted_reason": 0,
	"mezql_token": "",
	"should_request_ads": false,
	"is_terminal_video_segment": false,
	"integrity_review_decision": "pending",
	"client_cache_key": "Mzc4NDY1ODE0MDY0NjA4MTIxOA==.3",
	"has_privately_liked": false,
	"filter_type": 0,
	"user": {
		"fbid_v2": 17841400039600392,
		"full_name": "Instagram",
		"id": "25025320",
		"pk": 25025320,
		"pk_id": "25025320",
		"strong_id__": "25025320",
		"eligible_for_text_app_activation_badge": false,
		"account_type": 3,
		"account_badges": [],
		"is_private": false,
		"is_verified": true,
		"profile_pic_id": "3725434617063385984_25025320",
		"profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-sjc6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/550891366_18667771684001321_1383210656577177067_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e0_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby4xMDgwLmMyIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc6-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QF6GJRWSPRf3TRPigDmU3hMmt687aaAgteVNbV07IsGd-agFEFVGz2jUEt7yva-L-4&_nc_ohc=iAxeIHWKrCMQ7kNvwHt4BOD&_nc_gid=sjTKouC7kMj3vq04nmWGUw&edm=ALCvFkgBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=GGbv1SApFvlLPVJCAOtF0XrDJjITbmNDAQAB1501500j-ccb7-5&oh=00_AflVJMKds8z4uh6oi9qB_8-c2Cys0hFB0T8OuabickdNpA&oe=69409231&_nc_sid=6d62aa",
		"username": "instagram",
		"user_activation_info": {}
	},
	"shop_routing_user_id": null,
	"subscribe_cta_visible": false,
	"taken_at": 1765386390,
	"commenting_disabled_for_viewer": true,
	"hide_view_all_comment_entrypoint": false,
	"is_comments_gif_composer_enabled": false,
	"has_liked": false,
	"caption": null,
	"video_sticker_locales": [],
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}

📥 Input

The Actor accepts these input parameters:

• usernames (array, required): List of Instagram usernames or profile URLs to scrape stories from. Supports multiple formats: natgeo, https://www.instagram.com/therock/, @kyliejenner, instagram.com/taylorswift
• extractCaptionText (boolean, optional, default: true): If enabled, uses AI to extract visible text/captions from story images. This is an add-on feature with additional charges.

Input example

{
    "usernames": [
        "zuck",
        "https://www.instagram.com/therock/",
        "instagram.com/taylorswift",
        "@kyliejenner",
        "http://instagram.com/natgeo"
    ],
    "extractCaptionText": true
}

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Instagram stories?

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Check the "Pricing" tab for more details.

With Apify's free tier, you get $5 of platform credits monthly for free, which you can use to test this actor for free.

Do you need to scrape more? Upgrade to a paid plan which includes more platform credits and discounted pricing.

Tips:

• Provide multiple usernames in your input, that way you only pay the actor start cost once.
• If you are doing a large run, consider increasing the RAM used per run to scrape faster. When doing a small run decrease the RAM used to reduce the actor start costs.
• Upgrade to a higher plan to get discounted pricing. Link: https://apify.com/pricing

🔗 Integrate with your workflows

This Actor integrates seamlessly with:

• Automation platforms - Build no code workflows with Make.com, n8n, and Zapier
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when scraping completes through webhooks
• Schedulers - Run daily/weekly to track story activity with Apify's Scheduler
• API - Start runs and access data programmatically with the Apify API
• Google Sheets - Export directly to spreadsheets

👥 Who made this Actor?

Gordian is a specialised Apify web scraping agency founded by Louis Deconinck.

Louis is a top 1% Apify developer, Oxford University IT graduate, and creator of 70+ scrapers used by 1,000+ data professionals every month. He has scraped 10,000,000+ pages bypassing the most advanced anti-scraping protections.

• Apify AI Agent Hackathon Winner
• 300+ contributions in Apify Discord
• Former senior data engineer in EU banking

Looking for a custom data solution? Get in touch.

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❓ FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Instagram stories?

Yes, web scraping publicly available data is legal. This scraper only extracts information from public Instagram stories that are visible to any user.

For more information on web scraping legality, read this blog post: Is web scraping legal?

Can I export data to CSV or Excel?

Yes, Apify supports exporting dataset results in multiple formats: JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), HTML, XML and RSS.

What happens if Instagram changes their API?

We monitor the API structure and update the Actor when changes occur. If you encounter issues, please report them in the Issues tab.

How do I get started?

Make a free Apify account to claim your free $5 usage and start scraping today by clicking "Try for free".

Do stories expire?

Yes, Instagram stories disappear after 24 hours. The expiring_at field in the output shows when each story will expire. Make sure to download media URLs promptly as they may become invalid after the story expires.