Instagram Post Scraper: New Posts With Your Hashtags

Instagram Post Scraper - Watch competitors and creators, catch every new post that uses your hashtag or names your brand - nothing you've already seen.

What does Instagram Post Scraper do?

It remembers what it showed you, so each run marks posts new or seen and can return only the new ones, filtered by hashtag or caption words, with no login or cookies - hashtag scrapers dump the same old posts every run.

• New or seen on every post, compared with your last run
• Filter by hashtags or by words in the caption
• Reels, photos and carousels with post time, caption, tags and mentions
• Many accounts in one run, newest posts first
• No login, cookies or session needed

Why this Instagram Post Scraper?

Most need cookies or a logged-in session and break when it expires. This Instagram Post Scraper checks every run and tells you plainly when a page could not be read, instead of returning empty or wrong rows.

Data you get from Instagram Post Scraper

Every result is one flat row with these fields (values from a real run):

Field	Example
status	seen
account	natgeo
postUrl	https://www.instagram.com/p/DekS-u4GltE/
postedAt	2026-10-16T19:35+00:00
type	carousel
matched	[]
caption	Presented by @Rolex. Animals across Africa have had to devel...
hashtags	["rolex", "perpetualplanet", "africaearthswildhome"]
mentions	["Rolex.", "DisneyPlus", "hulu."]
postedBy	natgeo
imageUrl	https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/8526...
altText	null
checkedAt	2026-10-17T02:55:14+00:00

How to use Instagram Post Scraper

1. Press Start - the form already holds an example that works.
2. Put in your own input (see the fields on the Input tab).
3. Run it once, or put it on an Apify Schedule to get fresh rows every day.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send them to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, the Apify API or an AI agent (Apify MCP server).

Input example

{
  "accounts": [
    "nasa",
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "hashtags": [],
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "useApifyProxy": true
}

Output example (a real run)

[
  {
    "status": "seen",
    "account": "natgeo",
    "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DekS-u4GltE/",
    "postedAt": "2026-10-16T19:35+00:00",
    "type": "carousel",
    "matched": [],
    "caption": "Presented by @Rolex. Animals across Africa have had to develop unique ways to survive. From the ability to puff up their bodies to reflective hairs, these unusual adaptations help these species thrive in some of the continent’s harshest landscapes. \n\nThrough its partnership with the National Geographic Society and as part of its Perpetual Planet Initiative, #Rolex supports expeditions exploring and protecting remarkable places around the world, a selection of which are featured in Africa Earth’s Wild Home. #PerpetualPlanet\n\nLearn their secrets at the link in bio. \n\n#AfricaEarthsWildHome now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.\n\nIllustrations by Violet Frances",
    "hashtags": [
      "rolex",
      "perpetualplanet",
      "africaearthswildhome"
    ],
    "mentions": [
      "Rolex.",
      "DisneyPlus",
      "hulu."
    ],
    "postedBy": "natgeo",
    "imageUrl": "https://scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/852644197_18708728014019133_1266064804286544229_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ig_cache_key=NDAwOTQxMjgzNjg2MTE3OTg2NQ%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuNzIwLnNkci52aWRlb19kZWZhdWx0X2NvdmVyX2ZyYW1lLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=VN5UCPDTMLYQ7kNvwHtps5o&_nc_oc=AdrZUCVdghx9qg5uY9asm0RmUuQs54wtb6n0SxMCt2Ti1noY-ksLd-N_tzwjmP444zU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-xxc1-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=tlLhS5VpAKCojZ0pi0Mi5A&_nc_ss=70689&oh=00_AQOQvyxg2WTnwHxtm9kqoTMBWGYBPACY6vCYybLvVWfdJQ&oe=6AD8B9C7",
    "altText": null,
    "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T02:55:14+00:00"
  }
]

One flat row per result.

How much does Instagram Post Scraper cost?

You pay only per result (pay per event) - no monthly fee, no minimum, and the price per result is lower on Apify's Bronze, Silver and Gold plans. The exact price is on the Pricing tab. Apify's free plan credit is enough to try it on real input.

You want	What you pay for
A quick test with the example	a few results
A daily scheduled run	only the rows that run returns
A big one-off export	the results delivered - set a maximum in the input

Also searched as

• instagram scraper
• instagram new posts
• instagram hashtag monitor
• instagram post monitor
• instagram reels scraper

FAQ

Does Instagram Post Scraper need a login, cookies or an API key? No. It reads public pages only.

Can I run Instagram Post Scraper on a schedule? Yes - with Apify Schedules; each run returns fresh rows.

Can I call it from Python, JavaScript or an AI agent? Yes - through the Apify API, the Apify client libraries or the Apify MCP server.

Is it legal? It collects only data anyone can see without logging in. You are responsible for using it within the source site's terms and data protection law (GDPR, CCPA).

What if the site blocks a request? The run retries from a fresh connection and, if it still cannot read the page, stops with a clear message - never with made-up rows.

Do I need proxies? No setup needed - Instagram Post Scraper uses Apify Proxy by default where the site needs it.

Troubleshooting

• No results: check the input (a public URL or a search term that returns results in a normal browser), then try the example input once.
• Fewer results than expected: raise the maximum in the input; some sites show only a part of their data without logging in, and Instagram Post Scraper never logs in.
• The run stopped with a message: the message says what the site answered; run it again later or with fewer items.

Your feedback

Missing a field, found a bug, or need another site? Open an issue on the Issues tab - issues are answered and fixed. If Instagram Post Scraper saved you time, a short review on this page helps others find it.

Data source: www.instagram.com

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