Instagram Post Insights - Analyze Any Post Performance 2026

Get detailed engagement metrics for any Instagram post. Analyze likes, comments, views, and engagement rates. Perfect for competitive analysis and content research.

No Login Required

Your Instagram account stays safe. This Actor:

• Does NOT require your Instagram login or cookies
• Uses our own infrastructure to fetch data
• Zero risk of account suspension for you
• Works with any public Instagram profile

Unlike browser extensions or tools that use your account, we handle all scraping server-side. Your credentials are never needed.

Processing Time

Volume	Processing Time
10 posts	30 seconds - 1 min
100 posts	2-5 min
1,000 posts	15-30 min

Input

Field	Type	Description
postUrls	array	Instagram post URLs to analyze (required)

Example input:

{
    "postUrls": [
        "https://instagram.com/p/ABC123/",
        "https://instagram.com/p/XYZ789/",
        "https://instagram.com/reel/DEF456/"
    ]
}

Supports both regular posts (/p/) and Reels (/reel/).

Output

Comprehensive metrics for each post:

{
    "position": 1,
    "postId": "3245678901234567890",
    "url": "https://instagram.com/p/ABC123/",
    "shortcode": "ABC123",
    "owner": "nike",
    "ownerFollowers": 300000000,
    "caption": "Just Do It. #nike #motivation",
    "mediaType": "video",
    "likes": 250000,
    "comments": 5000,
    "views": 3000000,
    "engagementRate": "0.85",
    "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T12:00:00Z",
    "hashtags": ["nike", "motivation"]
}

Engagement Metrics Explained

Metric	Description
likes	Total like count
comments	Total comment count
views	Video view count (videos/reels only)
engagementRate	(likes + comments) / owner followers * 100
ownerFollowers	Account's follower count at time of scrape

Media Types

Type	Description
photo	Single image post
video	Video post or Reel
carousel	Multi-image/video post

Use Cases

• Competitor analysis - Benchmark your posts against competitors
• Campaign tracking - Monitor sponsored post performance
• Viral content research - Analyze what makes posts go viral
• Influencer vetting - Check if engagement numbers are real
• Content inspiration - Find top-performing posts in your niche
• Historical analysis - Track how posts perform over time

Pro Tips

1. Compare similar content - Analyze multiple posts of the same type for patterns
2. Look at engagement rate, not just likes - A 5% engagement rate on 10K followers beats 0.1% on 1M
3. Check video views - For Reels, views matter more than likes

Output Format

Export as JSON or CSV. Includes all metrics for easy analysis in spreadsheets.

Integrations

Export your data to:

• Google Sheets - Direct integration, auto-sync results
• Zapier / Make (Integromat) - Trigger workflows when scrape completes
• Webhooks - Get real-time notifications
• API - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Download - JSON / CSV / Excel files

Support

Telegram: @taskforceorange

Need Custom Solutions?

Looking for custom scraping, higher limits, or dedicated infrastructure?

📩 Contact us:

• Telegram: @taskforceorange
• Website: socialswarm.com

We offer:

• Custom actor development
• Enterprise-grade scraping solutions
• Dedicated proxy infrastructure
• White-label integrations
• Priority support

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