# Check reel saves before paying an influencer

**Use case:** 

Likes can be bought; saves and shares rarely are. Before a deal, pull the creator's recent reels and compare saves and shares with views: real fans keep and send content. No login needed.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "mkbhd"
  ],
  "maxReelsPerProfile": 12,
  "skipPinned": false,
  "onlyNew": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Author"
  },
  "takenAt": {
    "label": "Posted",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "views": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "likes": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "comments": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "saves": {
    "label": "Saves",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "shares": {
    "label": "Shares",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "reposts": {
    "label": "Reposts",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "durationSec": {
    "label": "Length, s",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption"
  },
  "input": {
    "label": "Input"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Not returned"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Why"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Instagram Reels Scraper · Saves & Shares · No Login Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check reel saves before paying an influencer". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/aQhG9fNm1cm80dXCc) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check reel saves before paying an influencer" task

The Instagram Reels Scraper · Saves & Shares · No Login Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like instagram usernames or profile urls, max reels per profile, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check reel saves before paying an influencer" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as link, author, posted, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check reel saves before paying an influencer" task via API](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-reels-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### How much does it cost?

$0.28 per 1,000 reels on the Starter plan and from $0.196 on Business, plus $0.0005 per run.

### What is a good saves-to-views ratio?

It depends on the niche; compare creators side by side in one run and look for outliers.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Reels Scraper · Saves & Shares · No Login](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-reels-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-reels-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/instagram-data-api/instagram-reels-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).