# Monitor Instagram Highlight Updates on Competitor Profiles

**Use case:** 

Input competitor handles. Get new highlight alert rows. Use for social intel.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "highlightIds": [
    "18142207969557132"
  ],
  "includeStories": true,
  "maxHighlightsPerUser": 20,
  "maxStoriesPerHighlight": 100,
  "maxTotalItems": 5000,
  "providerOrder": "scrapecreators-first",
  "includeRawData": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "highlightTitle": {
    "label": "Highlight title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "position": {
    "label": "Position in highlight",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "mediaType": {
    "label": "Media type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "takenAt": {
    "label": "Taken at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoDuration": {
    "label": "Video duration (seconds)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Owner username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "highlightUrl": {
    "label": "Highlight URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Highlights Scraper - Stories & Media](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/instagram-highlights-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/instagram-highlights-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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