Instagram Data API & Scraper: Profiles, Posts, Reels, Followers & Comments

Extract comprehensive, real-time public data from Instagram with zero browser overhead and zero proxy bans. Powered by the InstantPeer decentralized residential peer-node network, this Actor delivers 10x faster scraping speeds than traditional headless browser crawlers (Puppeteer/Playwright) while consuming minimal Apify Compute Units (CUs).

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🌟 Why Choose InstantPeer Instagram Scraper?

Feature	InstantPeer Actor	Traditional Headless Scrapers
Architecture	Direct Peer-Mesh API Bridge	Heavy Headless Browser (Puppeteer/Playwright)
Execution Speed	1–3 seconds per profile / page	20–45+ seconds per profile
Compute Units (Memory)	128 MB – 256 MB	2048 MB – 4096 MB (High Apify CU bills)
Proxy Bans & Rate Limits	Dynamic Residential Peer Routing	High risk of IP blocking & Captchas
Output Formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML, Webhooks	JSON, CSV
AI-Agent & Pipeline Ready	Strict typing & standard envelopes	Inconsistent unstructured DOM outputs

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📦 What Data Can You Scrape?

1. User Profiles & Intelligence:
   • Bio, username, full name, numeric user ID, verified status, private status.
   • Follower count, following count, total post count.
   • Profile picture HD URL, external website bio link.
   • About This Account Audit: Account join date, country/region of origin, and former username changes history.
2. User Posts & Media:
   • Shortcode, post URL, caption, display URL, dimensions.
   • Like count, comment count, video view count.
   • Timestamp, location tag, tagged users, carousel children media.
3. Reels Feed:
   • Video URL, play counts, like counts, duration, audio attribution.
4. Followers & Following:
   • Paginated list of followers with cursor support.
5. Post Comments & Replies:
   • Comment text, commenter username, like count, timestamp, child replies.
6. Post Likers:
   • Full list of users who liked any post or reel.
7. Stories & Highlights:
   • Active stories and story highlights breakdown.
8. Universal Search & Hashtag Analytics:
   • Search across users, hashtags, and places with keyword discovery.

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🚀 How to Use

1. Select Scraping Mode (action)

Choose what data you want from the dropdown:

• profile — User profile details + About account audit
• posts — User posts feed with pagination
• reels — User Reels feed
• tagged_posts — Posts where the user is tagged
• followers — Followers list
• comments — Post or reel comments
• likers — Post likers
• stories — Active stories and highlights
• search — Universal search or hashtag discovery

2. Configure Inputs

Provide target usernames, URLs, or search keywords.

Example 1: Scrape Instagram Profiles

{
  "action": "profile",
  "usernames": [
    "instagram",
    "natgeo",
    "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/"
  ],
  "includeAboutAccount": true
}

Example 2: Scrape Posts & Media

{
  "action": "posts",
  "usernames": ["natgeo"],
  "resultsLimit": 50
}

Example 3: Scrape Comments from a Post or Reel

{
  "action": "comments",
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DF7oZfPygjB/"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 100
}

Example 4: Search Hashtags or Keywords

{
  "action": "search",
  "searchQuery": "#travelphotography"
}

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📊 Sample Output (Profile)

{
  "scrapeType": "profile",
  "username": "instagram",
  "id": "25025320",
  "full_name": "Instagram",
  "biography": "Discovering — and making — what's next from the culture.",
  "follower_count": 678000000,
  "following_count": 82,
  "media_count": 7890,
  "is_verified": true,
  "is_private": false,
  "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent...",
  "external_url": "https://about.instagram.com",
  "aboutAccount": {
    "date_joined": "October 2010",
    "country_of_origin": "United States",
    "former_usernames": 0
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-15T14:30:00.000Z"
}

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💻 Integrations & API Usage

You can trigger this Actor programmatically in your applications:

Python (via apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")

run_input = {
    "action": "profile",
    "usernames": ["instagram", "cristiano"],
    "includeAboutAccount": True,
}

run = client.actor("ipeer_apis/instapeer-instagram-public-API").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch results from the default dataset
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js (via apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('ipeer_apis/instapeer-instagram-public-API').call({
    action: 'posts',
    usernames: ['natgeo'],
    resultsLimit: 25,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

cURL / REST API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ipeer_apis~instapeer-instagram-public-API/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action": "profile",
    "usernames": ["instagram"]
  }'

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🛡️ Fair Use & Privacy Notice

This Actor is designed exclusively for public data extraction in compliance with applicable public data access guidelines. It does not access private accounts or require personal user credentials.

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💬 Support & Feedback

Encountering an issue or need custom high-volume enterprise concurrency?

• Email: instantpeerapis@gmail.com
• Report issues in the Actor's Issues tab on Apify Console.