✨ Instagram Stories Viewer

Looking for an anonymous Instagram story viewer that helps you download Instagram story content for multiple profiles at once? This Actor is a fast, reliable Instagram story downloader designed for analysts, marketers, and growth teams. Paste usernames or full profile URLs, run the Actor, and save results in your Apify dataset — the perfect Instagram story saver workflow.

🚀 Why this Actor

• Anonymous Instagram story viewer workflow (no personal details required in input)
• Download Instagram story data at scale (multiple profiles in one run)
• Accepts usernames, @user, or full profile URLs — automatically normalized
• De-duplicates inputs and caps processing with a safety limit
• Rate-limit friendly with adjustable delays
• Clean, structured output for analysis and automation

✨ Features

• Multiple usernames or profile URLs per run
• Optional maximum usernames to process (maxUsernames)
• Optional delay between requests (delayBetweenRequests) to stay safe
• Results saved directly to Apify datasets (download JSON/CSV/Excel)
• Transparent handling when no story is available

🧾 Input schema

Use this JSON in the Run → Input tab.

{
  "usernames": [
    "cristiano",
    "@kyliejenner",
    "https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/",
    "https://instagram.com/natgeo"
  ],
  "maxUsernames": 10,
  "delayBetweenRequests": 2000
}

• usernames
  • Array of strings. Required.
  • Accepts plain usernames, @username, or full Instagram profile URLs.
• maxUsernames
  • Integer 1–100. Default: 10.
  • Caps how many profiles are processed in a single run.
• delayBetweenRequests
  • Integer milliseconds 500–30000. Default: 2000.
  • Adds a delay between requests to reduce the chance of temporary rate limits.

▶️ Quick start (Apify Console)

1. Open the Actor in the Apify Console.
2. Go to Run → Input and paste the JSON above.
3. Click Run — the Actor will normalize inputs, process up to maxUsernames, and respect delayBetweenRequests.
4. Open the Dataset tab to view and download results (JSON, CSV, Excel, API endpoints).

📦 Output format

Each processed profile generates one dataset item.

When stories exist:

{
  "requested": "cristiano",
  "stories": [
    {
      "image_versions2": {
        "candidates": [
          { "height": 2080, "url": "https://...jpg", "width": 1170 },
          { "height": 1138, "url": "https://...jpg", "width": 640 }
        ]
      },
      "original_height": 2080,
      "original_width": 1170,
      "pk": "3727434788752606189",
      "taken_at": 1758564866,
      "story_feed_media": [
        { "media_type": "image", "media_id": "3726796722967160074", "media_code": "DO4Pd_GjCUK" }
      ],
      "user": {
        "id": "173560420",
        "username": "cristiano",
        "is_private": false,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://...jpg"
      }
    }
  ]
}

If no active stories are found:

{
  "requested": "cristiano",
  "stories": "No story available"
}

🧠 best practices

• 🔍 Anonymous Instagram story viewer: You can provide just usernames or profile URLs — nothing else needed in input.
• ⬇️ Download Instagram story content: Use the dataset export to programmatically store results.
• ⚙️ Instagram story downloader tips: Start with smaller batches and increase gradually using maxUsernames.
• 💾 Instagram story saver workflow: Keep delayBetweenRequests between 1500–3000 ms for long runs.
• 🧹 Clean input list: The Actor auto-normalizes and de-duplicates, but cleaner inputs help performance.

🛠️ Troubleshooting

• ❗ Validation error: Ensure usernames is a non-empty array of strings.
• 🚫 No stories: The profile may not have current stories or access may be limited.
• 🐢 Long lists: Increase delayBetweenRequests and reduce maxUsernames per run for stability.
• 🔀 Mixed formats: You can mix @username, username, and full profile URLs — all are supported.

❓ FAQ

• ✅ Can I use @username? Yes, e.g., @kyliejenner.
• 🔗 Can I paste full URLs? Yes, e.g., https://instagram.com/natgeo (with or without trailing slash).
• 💾 How are results saved? One dataset item per processed username.
• ⬇️ Can I download outputs? Yes — Dataset tab → JSON/CSV/Excel or API.

🗓️ Changelog

• v2: Multi-username input, URL normalization, batching controls, improved docs.
• v1: Single-username support with basic output.

🧰 More Instagram tools

Level up your workflow with these related Apify Actors:

• 🎬 Instagram Video Downloader: https://apify.com/igview-owner/instagram-video-downloader Quickly download Instagram videos from posts and reels in bulk with structured outputs.
• 🖼️ Instagram Post Viewer: https://apify.com/igview-owner/instagram-post-viewer View and collect Instagram post data (captions, media, engagement) for research and analysis.
• 📚 Instagram Highlights Stories Viewer: https://apify.com/igview-owner/instagram-highlights-stories-viewer Save and analyze Instagram Highlights stories with an easy, dataset-first workflow.

👤 About the author

Created by Sachin Kumar Yadav — building reliable web data flows, APIs, and automation solutions for businesses.

Need a custom data workflow or feature? Get in touch.