Instagram Posts Scraper collects the posts and reels of any public Instagram profile, page after page, with an optional date filter: caption, hashtags, mentions, likes, comments, video views, date, type, image and video links, location, tagged users and collab authors. It is a fast Instagram post scraper for marketers, agencies and researchers who track brands, creators and competitors. Use it to export Instagram posts to Excel, CSV or JSON, or as an Instagram reels scraper for view counts, with no login.

What does Instagram Posts Scraper do?

You give it a list of Instagram profiles. For each one, the scraper reads the profile's public feed, newest first, 12 posts per page, and keeps going until it reaches your limit, your start date, or the end of the feed. Each post or reel becomes one row.

It accepts these forms, mixed in the same list:

Input form	Example
Username	nike
Username with @	@natgeo
Profile URL	https://www.instagram.com/nasa/

Every line is turned into a lowercase username and duplicates are removed, so NASA, @nasa and https://www.instagram.com/nasa/ count as one profile.

Each row holds the post's text (caption, plus the hashtags and @mentions found in it), its numbers (likes, comments, video views, video length, number of carousel slides), its media (cover image and video file links), when it was posted, where (location), who is in it (tagged users and collab authors), and flags for pinned posts and paid partnerships. You do not need an Instagram account, cookies or an API key.

What data can you extract?

Field	What it means	Example
input	The profile you asked for, as a username	nike
postId	Instagram's numeric post ID	4003644396204241217
shortcode	Short code used in the post link	DePzV26vLFB
url	Link to the post or reel	https://www.instagram.com/reel/DePzV26vLFB/
type	image, video, reel or carousel	reel
caption	Full caption text	Five MVPs.\nAt some point, it stops being a debate…
hashtags	Hashtags found in the caption, without #	["NASA", "Space", "Stars"]
mentions	Accounts @mentioned in the caption, without @	["aja22wilson"]
takenAt	When the post was published (ISO 8601)	2026-10-08T20:34:27.000Z
likes	Number of likes, or null when the owner hid them	72787
comments	Number of comments	1647
views	Video play count (videos and reels only)	1806288
likesHidden	The owner hid the like and view counts	false
videoDurationSeconds	Video length in seconds (videos and reels only)	30
imageUrl	Image link: the photo, the video cover or the first carousel slide	https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/…
videoUrl	Video file link (MP4), for videos and reels	https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/…mp4?…
carouselCount	Number of slides in a carousel	6
location	Name of the tagged location	New York
locationId	Instagram ID of that location	317742662473550
taggedUsers	Usernames tagged in the media	["aja22wilson", "nikebasketball"]
coauthors	Usernames of collab (co-author) accounts	["nikebasketball"]
isPinned	The post is pinned to the top of the profile	false
isPaidPartnership	Marked as a paid partnership	false
ownerUsername	Username of the account that owns the post	nike
ownerFullName	Display name of the owner	Nike
ownerVerified	The owner has the verified badge	true
scrapedAt	When the row was collected	2026-10-11T20:16:06.841Z
error	Only on error rows: why no posts were returned	Profile not found, private or without posts

Counts are real numbers, so you can sort and compute engagement in Excel or Google Sheets right away. Empty values come as null, and empty lists as [].

How to use Instagram Posts Scraper

1. Open Instagram Posts Scraper in Apify Console (sign in or create a free Apify account).
2. In Profiles, paste usernames or profile URLs, one per line.
3. Set Max posts per profile (default 24, up to 5,000).
4. Optional: pick a date in Only posts newer than to get recent posts only.
5. Click Start. The log shows how many posts each profile returned.
6. Open the Output tab to see the table, then click Export to download the data as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML.
7. Optional: save the input as a task and add a schedule (for example daily) to collect new posts from the same profiles.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
profiles	array of strings (required)	["nike"]	Instagram usernames or profile URLs, for example nike, @natgeo, https://www.instagram.com/nasa/.
maxPostsPerProfile	integer, 1 to 5,000	24	Max posts per profile. Newest first; pinned posts come first, as on Instagram.
onlyPostsNewerThan	date (YYYY-MM-DD)	none	Optional. Keeps only posts published on or after this date and stops when older posts are reached.
proxy	object	{"useApifyProxy": true}	Apify Proxy settings.

A plain username can be up to 30 characters of letters, numbers, underscores and dots. Links to single posts, reels, stories or the Explore page are not profiles, so those lines are skipped.

Example input that gets up to 100 posts from each of three profiles, published since 1 September 2026:

{
  "profiles": [
    "nike",
    "@natgeo",
    "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"
  ],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 100,
  "onlyPostsNewerThan": "2026-09-01",
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Output example

A real row from the latest run (the image and video links are shortened):

{
  "input": "nike",
  "postId": "4003644396204241217",
  "shortcode": "DePzV26vLFB",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DePzV26vLFB/",
  "type": "reel",
  "caption": "Five MVPs.\nAt some point, it stops being a debate and starts being a pattern.\nCongrats, @aja22wilson",
  "hashtags": [],
  "mentions": ["aja22wilson"],
  "takenAt": "2026-10-08T20:34:27.000Z",
  "likes": 72787,
  "comments": 1647,
  "views": 1806288,
  "likesHidden": false,
  "videoDurationSeconds": 30,
  "imageUrl": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/840881769_18671823154020081_1639312122082324346_n.jpg?…",
  "videoUrl": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQMjjjt42-K3klG6NsCE7zIcCeYryx1Y2ShJf….mp4?…",
  "carouselCount": null,
  "location": null,
  "locationId": null,
  "taggedUsers": ["aja22wilson", "nikebasketball"],
  "coauthors": ["nikebasketball"],
  "isPinned": false,
  "isPaidPartnership": false,
  "ownerUsername": "nike",
  "ownerFullName": "Nike",
  "ownerVerified": true,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-11T20:16:06.841Z"
}

An error row looks like this and is not charged:

{
  "input": "this.profile.does.not.exist",
  "error": "Profile not found, private or without posts"
}

How much does it cost?

Instagram Posts Scraper uses pay per event pricing. You pay $1.00 per 1,000 posts returned ($0.001 per post or reel) on the Free plan. Platform usage (compute and proxy) is included in that price.

Apify plan	Price per 1,000 posts
Free	$1.00
Bronze (10% off)	$0.90
Silver (20% off)	$0.80
Gold and higher (30% off)	$0.70

Worked examples on the Free plan:

• 1 profile with the default 24 posts = $0.024
• 100 profiles × 50 posts = 5,000 posts = $5.00
• 20 competitors × 30 new posts a month, for 12 months = 7,200 posts = $7.20 ($5.04 on Gold)

What you are not charged for:

• Error rows ("Profile not found, private or without posts" and "Instagram did not respond, try again later").
• Posts older than your onlyPostsNewerThan date, which are dropped before saving.
• Retries, duplicate profiles and skipped lines.

Use cases

• Competitor monitoring. Follow what competing brands post, how often, and which formats (reel, carousel, image) get the most likes and comments.
• Influencer vetting. Check a creator's recent posts, real engagement per post, paid partnership flags and the brands they tag or collab with.
• Campaign reporting. Collect every post since the campaign start date with onlyPostsNewerThan, then sum likes, comments and views.
• Reels analytics. Compare reel view counts and video length to see what length works for an account.
• Hashtag and mention research. Use the hashtags and mentions lists to see which tags and partners an account uses most.
• Content archives. Save captions, dates and media links of a brand's feed for audits and content libraries.
• Location insights. Find which posts are tagged with a place and group them by location.

Tips and limits

• Public profiles only. Private profiles, missing profiles and profiles with no posts return one error row: "Profile not found, private or without posts".
• Date filter details. Posts come newest first. With onlyPostsNewerThan, the scraper stops at the first older post that is not pinned. Pinned posts are kept even when they are older than the date, because Instagram shows them first. If no post passes the date filter, you get the same error row as above.
• Pinned posts count toward the limit. They come first, as on Instagram. Check isPinned if you want to leave them out of your analysis.
• Collab posts. Posts made in collaboration can show up on a profile while another account owns them. input is always the profile you asked for, and ownerUsername is the real owner.
• Hidden likes. When the owner hid like counts, likes is null and likesHidden is true.
• Views only for videos. views and videoDurationSeconds are null for images and carousels. For carousels, imageUrl is the first slide and videoUrl is null.
• No comment texts. You get the number of comments, not the comments themselves.
• Media links expire. imageUrl and videoUrl are temporary Instagram CDN links. Download the files soon if you need to keep them.
• Retries. Each page gets up to 8 tries with a 30-second timeout. If Instagram does not answer at all for a profile, you get the error row "Instagram did not respond, try again later". If it stops answering after some pages, you keep the posts already collected.
• Skipped lines. Lines that are not a username or profile URL produce no row, so compare the row count with your list if something seems missing.

Use it from the API, Python or JavaScript

JavaScript (Node.js) with the official apify-client package:

const { ApifyClient } = require('apify-client');

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const input = { profiles: ['nike', 'https://www.instagram.com/nasa/'], maxPostsPerProfile: 50 };

(async () => {
    const run = await client.actor('juliob.rangel/instagram-posts-scraper-fast').call(input);
    const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
    console.log(items);
})();

Python with the official apify-client package:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_TOKEN')
run_input = {'profiles': ['nike'], 'maxPostsPerProfile': 200, 'onlyPostsNewerThan': '2026-09-01'}

run = client.actor('juliob.rangel/instagram-posts-scraper-fast').call(run_input=run_input)
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
for item in items:
    print(item.get('type'), item.get('likes'), item.get('views'), item.get('url'))

The scraper also works with Make, Zapier and n8n, can export results to Google Sheets, can call your webhook when a run finishes, and can be used by AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

FAQ

Do I need an Instagram login, cookies or an API key?

No. The scraper reads public profile feeds without logging in. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I export Instagram posts to Excel or CSV?

Yes. After the run, open the Output tab and export the dataset as Excel, CSV, JSON or HTML, or read it through the API.

How many posts can I get per profile?

Up to 5,000 per profile with maxPostsPerProfile, as long as the profile has that many posts and Instagram keeps answering.

Does it scrape reels?

Yes. Reels come with type set to reel, their play count in views, their length in videoDurationSeconds and the video file in videoUrl.

Is it legal to scrape Instagram?

The scraper only collects publicly available data. You are responsible for complying with Instagram's terms and with privacy laws such as GDPR and LGPD. Posts can contain personal data (names, faces, tagged users), so you need a legitimate reason to collect and use it.

Why did I get a row with an error field?

The profile does not exist, is private, has no posts (or none newer than your date), or Instagram did not answer after 8 tries. Error rows are not charged. Check the username and run it again later.

Can I scrape a single post or a hashtag?

No. The input is a list of profiles. Single post links, reel links and hashtag pages are not supported.

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