Instagram Reel Views Checker · Saves & Shares

Instagram reel views checker: views, saves and shares by link

Paste reel links and get every number Instagram has for each — views (also split into Instagram and Facebook), likes, comments, saves, shares and reposts.

• 👁️ Views split — Instagram plays and Facebook plays for cross-posted reels.
• 💾 Saves and shares — the numbers other checkers can't show.
• 📋 Bulk — hundreds of links in one run; a link pasted twice is charged once.
• 🔓 No login; deleted or unavailable reels are free.

Why this one

• 🔓 No Instagram login or cookies — you paste usernames, links or keywords; your own account is never involved.
• 🧾 Free rows, not silent gaps — private, deleted or missing items come back as free rows with an error reason; duplicates are never returned or charged.
• 🧯 Your budget is a hard stop — set Maximum cost per run and the run stops at your limit (the run summary says so).
• 📊 A summary you can check — every run saves a SUMMARY record: results, free rows, what was skipped and why.
• 🚫 null, never a fake 0 — when Instagram hides a number (hidden likes, saves on photos), you see that it's missing.

Why scrape Instagram reel views?

• Campaign reporting: refresh views, saves and shares of every influencer post in one run.
• Enrich a spreadsheet: paste URLs, get full engagement back.
• Verify results an influencer or agency reports.

How to scrape Instagram reel views

1. Paste usernames or links into the input, one per line.
2. Press Start — rows stream into the Output tab while the run goes.
3. Download them as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or get them through the API.

Works with any public profile on Instagram — no login, no cookies, no Instagram account of yours.

No input at hand? Press Start with an empty input — you get a 3-row sample.

Input example

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/"
  ]
}

Output example: Instagram reel views data

{
  "type": "reel",
  "shortCode": "DehZj9wggt0",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/",
  "ownerUsername": "natgeo",
  "ownerVerified": true,
  "takenAt": "2026-10-15T19:00:02Z",
  "views": 1543993,
  "viewsInstagram": 1543993,
  "viewsFacebook": null,
  "likes": 56343,
  "comments": 451,
  "saves": 2978,
  "shares": 4420,
  "reposts": 1041,
  "durationSec": 30.04,
  "caption": "Keeping up with a pack of hunting wolves is just another day… #WolvesUpClose",
  "hashtags": [
    "WolvesUpClose"
  ],
  "coauthors": [
    "bertiegregory",
    "natgeoanimals"
  ],
  "audio": {
    "type": "original",
    "id": "28762088093432459",
    "title": "Original audio",
    "artist": "natgeo"
  },
  "isPinned": true,
  "isPaidPartnership": false,
  "aiLabel": null,
  "language": "en",
  "videoUrl": "https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/…mp4",
  "coverUrl": "https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/…jpg"
}

Each row has up to 46 fields — the Output tab describes every one of them. Fields Instagram doesn't show come as null, never as a fake 0.

Limits

• Public reels only.
• Numbers are what Instagram shows at the moment of the run.
• Free Apify plan: the first 100 results of each run. Any paid Apify plan gets every result — no cap.

How much does it cost to scrape Instagram reel views?

Pay per event: you pay for the rows you get, plus $0.0005 per run. No subscription to this Actor.

Apify plan	Per 1,000 reels	What $5 of free credit gets you
Free	$2.50	≈ 2,000 reels
Starter	$0.54	—
Business and higher	$0.38	—

Every event of this Actor on the Starter plan:

Event	What it is	Price
Post detail	Each post or reel returned by URL	$0.54 per 1,000

Typical jobs on Starter:

• Views of 500 reels ≈ $0.27

Always free: unavailable reels and duplicates. Set Maximum cost per run in the run options to cap any run.

Chain it with other Actors

Use the rows of an earlier run as the input: paste its dataset ID into Or: dataset from another run. For example, run Instagram Followers Scraper on a brand, then give its dataset to Instagram Email & Phone Scraper — you get the emails of the brand's followers. Works with the datasets of Apify's own Instagram Actors too.

Instagram reel views API: Python, n8n, Make, Zapier and AI agents

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("instagram-data-api/instagram-reel-views-checker").call(run_input={'urls': ['https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/']})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

n8n, Make, Zapier or any HTTP client: one request runs the Actor and returns the rows — POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/instagram-data-api~instagram-reel-views-checker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN with the input JSON as the body.

AI agents (MCP) — your agent gets this Actor as a tool:

• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=instagram-data-api/instagram-reel-views-checker"
• Claude, Cursor, VS Code, n8n: add https://mcp.apify.com?tools=instagram-data-api/instagram-reel-views-checker as a remote MCP server and sign in to Apify.
• Ask it: “How many views, saves and shares does this reel have?” · “Check the views of these 50 reels and sort them.”

FAQ: scraping Instagram reel views

Is this the same as Instagram Post & Reel Details? Same data and price — this page is just for checking reel numbers quickly. Details also works for photos and carousels.

Do the views match the app? Yes — views is the number under the reel in the app (Instagram plus Facebook for cross-posted reels); viewsInstagram and viewsFacebook split it.

Do I need an Instagram account or cookies? No. You only paste usernames, links or keywords. Nothing to log in, nothing to install, and your own Instagram account is never involved.

What am I charged for — and what's free? Only the events in the pricing table, plus $0.0005 per run. Rows with an error field are free, and duplicates are never returned or charged. Each run's SUMMARY record shows results and free rows.

Can I cap what a run costs? Yes. Set Maximum cost per run in the run options — the run stops at your limit and SUMMARY shows stoppedAtChargeLimit: true.

Can I use it from n8n, Make, Zapier or an AI agent? Yes, like any Apify Actor: REST API, webhooks, the n8n, Make and Zapier integrations, and the Apify MCP server for Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients.

Is it legal to scrape Instagram? We only collect what public profiles show publicly. Results can include personal data such as names, usernames or public business contacts, which laws like GDPR protect — use the data for a legitimate purpose and ask a lawyer if unsure.

For AI agents

Actor:   instagram-data-api/instagram-reel-views-checker
Does:    Check Instagram reel views by link: views, likes, comments, saves, shares and reposts, in bulk. No login.
Input:   {"urls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/"]}
Output:  one JSON row per result, up to 46 fields; main: url, ownerUsername, takenAt, views, viewsInstagram, viewsFacebook, likes, comments, saves, shares, reposts
Free:    unavailable reels and duplicates
Price:   event "post-details" $0.54 per 1,000 on Starter + $0.0005 per run
Run:     POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/instagram-data-api~instagram-reel-views-checker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=APIFY_TOKEN

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