Instagram Post Scraper

Scrape Instagram posts & reels. Get detailed information about each post including captions, likes, comments, tagged users, locations, and more.

🎯 Use Cases

• Social Media Analysis: Track and analyze Instagram content strategies
• Influencer Research: Gather data about influencer posts and engagement
• Content Monitoring: Keep track of branded content and partnerships
• Location Analysis: Study posts from specific locations
• Engagement Tracking: Monitor post performance and user engagement

✨ Features

• Complete Post Data: Captures all essential post information including media URLs, captions, and engagement metrics
• Tagged Users: Extracts information about users tagged in posts
• Location Data: Includes detailed location information when available
• Engagement Metrics: Provides likes and comments counts
• Post Metadata: Includes information about partnerships, affiliates, and post settings

📤 Output

The scraper provides detailed information about each Instagram post:

• id: Unique identifier of the post
• shortcode: Instagram shortcode for the post (used in post URL)
• thumbnail_src: URL of the post thumbnail
• height: Height of the media
• width: Width of the media
• display_url: URL of the post media
• has_audio: Whether the post has audio
• video_url: URL of the video if the post is a video
• video_view_count: Number of views for the video
• video_play_count: Number of plays for the video
• video_duration: Duration of the video in seconds
• music_artist: Name of the music artist if music is attributed
• music_song: Name of the song if music is attributed
• music_id: ID of the music if music is attributed
• is_video: Whether the post is a video
• tagged_users: Array of users tagged in the post, containing:
  • full_name: The full name of the tagged user
  • id: The ID of the tagged user
  • is_verified: Whether the tagged user is verified
  • profile_pic_url: The URL of the tagged user's profile picture
  • username: The username of the tagged user
• owner_id: ID of the post owner
• owner_username: Username of the post owner
• owner_is_verified: Whether the post owner is verified
• owner_profile_pic_url: URL of the post owner's profile picture
• owner_full_name: Full name of the post owner
• owner_is_embeds_disabled: Whether embeds are disabled for the owner
• owner_is_private: Whether the owner's profile is private
• owner_is_unpublished: Whether the owner's profile is unpublished
• owner_posts_count: Number of posts by the owner
• owner_followers_count: Number of followers of the owner
• sidecar_children: Array of sidecar children if the post is a carousel, containing:
  • id: ID of the sidecar child
  • shortcode: Shortcode of the sidecar child
  • height: Height of the sidecar child media
  • width: Width of the sidecar child media
  • display_url: URL of the sidecar child media
  • is_video: Whether the sidecar child is a video
• caption: Post caption text
• caption_is_edited: Whether the caption has been edited
• like_and_view_counts_disabled: Whether like and view counts are disabled
• comment_count: Number of comments
• comments: Array of comments on the post, containing:
  • id: ID of the comment
  • text: Text of the comment
  • created_at: Timestamp when the comment was created
  • owner_id: ID of the comment owner
  • owner_is_verified: Whether the comment owner is verified
  • owner_profile_pic_url: URL of the comment owner's profile picture
  • owner_username: Username of the comment owner
  • likes_count: Number of likes on the comment
• comments_disabled: Whether comments are disabled
• taken_at_timestamp: Post creation timestamp
• likes_count: Number of likes
• is_affiliate: Whether the post is marked as affiliate content
• is_paid_partnership: Whether the post is a paid partnership
• location_id: ID of the tagged location
• location_has_public_page: Whether the location has a public page
• location_name: Name of the tagged location
• location_slug: URL slug of the location
• location_address: Address of the location in JSON format
• is_ad: Whether the post is an advertisement

Example Output:

1{
2	"id": "3564593839739881831",
3	"shortcode": "DF3-zYSPcln",
4	"thumbnail_src": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/476775973_1704197313842259_3023337751564134801_n.heic?stp=c0.180.1440.1440a_dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_sh0.08_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=EtoXbLhVEEgQ7kNvgH7OqOG&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBhnvBLmW7bFhYpT5Ibar-3WPrsYSEAs3diUo6OlXxomQ&oe=67BADA98&_nc_sid=d885a2",
5	"height": 1350,
6	"width": 1080,
7	"display_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/476775973_1704197313842259_3023337751564134801_n.heic?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p1080x1080_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=EtoXbLhVEEgQ7kNvgH7OqOG&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAocgYeZUXJucUitB4UcMEkZDraydzb_y4e0SkQiAgJiw&oe=67BADA98&_nc_sid=d885a2",
8	"is_video": false,
9	"tagged_users": [
10		{
11			"full_name": "Kris Jenner",
12			"id": "144646783",
13			"is_verified": true,
14			"profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/65501483_2046174542354674_2702833089855356928_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=q6KNQ-IGzBUQ7kNvgGvZDXz&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYDcoAYtLv3qabV4DetPk3trUD_yuFVqdhx_PY-TNG9Tbw&oe=67BADF27&_nc_sid=d885a2",
15			"username": "krisjenner"
16		}
17	],
18	"owner_id": "314216",
19	"owner_username": "zuck",
20	"owner_is_verified": true,
21	"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/432827943_795126845797128_3130780271506186087_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=x6XCAtkYKrcQ7kNvgG9x4OG&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYCIYXlVk4rUuhGb_AWx3YDfItUh5TG_iolgU2p-bHhoTQ&oe=67BAE1AA&_nc_sid=d885a2",
22	"owner_full_name": "Mark Zuckerberg",
23	"owner_is_embeds_disabled": false,
24	"owner_is_private": false,
25	"owner_is_unpublished": false,
26	"owner_posts_count": 386,
27	"owner_followers_count": 15548480,
28	"caption": "the only appropriate hoodie @krisjenner",
29	"caption_is_edited": false,
30	"like_and_view_counts_disabled": false,
31	"comment_count": 7801,
32	"comments": [
33		{
34			"id": "17988138230795315",
35			"text": "Wise man😍👏",
36			"created_at": 1739914508,
37			"owner_id": "69099024239",
38			"owner_is_verified": false,
39			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/462471388_579686367817992_1318016435491468476_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=Bw_u6aLvFD4Q7kNvgH4LTcA&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYANQCCojgIql0SCURv1HKah7NlWEkNFGpr2wHO2Wuy2iA&oe=67BAE07A&_nc_sid=d885a2",
40			"owner_username": "happy_tailsanimalshelter",
41			"likes_count": 0
42		},
43		{
44			"id": "18487712302016152",
45			"text": "mark give me the zuck",
46			"created_at": 1739914256,
47			"owner_id": "51627865545",
48			"owner_is_verified": false,
49			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/409467619_989133325517178_2808750372361044586_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=2e4ougAC8yQQ7kNvgHEVJbe&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBz61yF4u-YjzzB5gusrLFyOUqXRZ54JEQDvXrxT3V-Qg&oe=67BACED5&_nc_sid=d885a2",
50			"owner_username": "zenman_139",
51			"likes_count": 0
52		},
53		{
54			"id": "18095580376522461",
55			"text": "Dady u so handsome .",
56			"created_at": 1739914200,
57			"owner_id": "18273112570",
58			"owner_is_verified": false,
59			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/136348203_108353721205866_817139017493490877_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=kUC9gGLkwsMQ7kNvgHjPIzB&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBfUCdiVaSOVmHDezRyHY9MgWcMnkIQ7xlaQGhQKnbUQg&oe=67BAC174&_nc_sid=d885a2",
60			"owner_username": "gizzy.87",
61			"likes_count": 0
62		},
63		{
64			"id": "18041705936588647",
65			"text": "Very good! ❤️😍👏🔥🙌",
66			"created_at": 1739913076,
67			"owner_id": "2160458623",
68			"owner_is_verified": false,
69			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/464546004_859417923025596_482827648617072079_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=8tA9ejmbelsQ7kNvgHAc5Zr&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYCrOh0FNMA07NBMZJhruoXo6EIx-q8fJXzaH2BkUc63cA&oe=67BAD785&_nc_sid=d885a2",
70			"owner_username": "hyoung_gab_oh",
71			"likes_count": 0
72		},
73		{
74			"id": "18047861525244903",
75			"text": "😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍",
76			"created_at": 1739912209,
77			"owner_id": "622106676",
78			"owner_is_verified": false,
79			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/478652193_1136318828126830_9015073587893814447_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=PFNS8teCStUQ7kNvgHPoS1U&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAfLj8ywb6F8LbnK3-fdgcN2ZQeCOoJPgfy2fyzmB7NhA&oe=67BAC904&_nc_sid=d885a2",
80			"owner_username": "valciane_correa",
81			"likes_count": 0
82		},
83		{
84			"id": "18053120162144213",
85			"text": "Coitada da llama",
86			"created_at": 1739911969,
87			"owner_id": "2264271270",
88			"owner_is_verified": false,
89			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/364359200_1333534710901114_4284818549776231034_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=-S7HA_AbXNQQ7kNvgF1iT6S&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAPpG2KXDtwhCHVOIa5XdPxGA9MZ_f6tL5XCPXoKxUcJA&oe=67BABD40&_nc_sid=d885a2",
90			"owner_username": "fontx",
91			"likes_count": 0
92		},
93		{
94			"id": "18004758707546236",
95			"text": "😍😍😍",
96			"created_at": 1739911366,
97			"owner_id": "62651152763",
98			"owner_is_verified": false,
99			"owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/387770306_627038499509457_200178226935382779_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=V0YoqD5pUmoQ7kNvgEx5McA&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAr3SSK1JDHzImXfvi2i0gzkw7U4kh5INdAk2r-mO3OmA&oe=67BAC6E2&_nc_sid=d885a2",
100			"owner_username": "phamphuongtuong2008",
101			"likes_count": 0
102		}
103	],
104	"comments_disabled": false,
105	"taken_at_timestamp": 1739152720,
106	"likes_count": 270561,
107	"is_affiliate": false,
108	"is_paid_partnership": false,
109	"is_ad": false
110}

📥 Input

• posts: Array of Instagram post URLs, reel URLs or shortcodes to scrape

Example Input:

1{
2    "posts": [
3        "https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3-zYSPcln/", 
4        "https://www.instagram.com/p/DFNkPgRROOS/?img_index=1", 
5        "DFERYfms1do",
6        "https://www.instagram.com/p/DE-UmMaP6_0/"
7    ]
8}

🚀 Usage

To use this Instagram Post Scraper:

1. Get started: Click on the "Try for free" button to make an Apify account and log in.
2. Add input: Enter the Instagram post URLs you want to scrape.
3. Run the actor: Click on the "Start" button to begin scraping.
4. Monitor execution: The actor will fetch all details from the given posts
5. Retrieve the output: Download the results in JSON or CSV format, or use the API to integrate with your applications.

🔌 Integrations

Make.com Integration: Automate your Instagram data collection by connecting this scraper to Make. Create workflows to:

• Send post data to Google Sheets
• Monitor new posts and get notifications
• Analyze engagement metrics automatically
• Archive media files

Gmail Integration: Use Google Workspace to:

• Get email notifications about new posts
• Send reports of post performance
• Alert team members about specific post types

🌟 Start for Free

Ready to start scraping Instagram posts? Try the Actor for free and get:

• Scalable and reliable data collection
• Regular updates to maintain compatibility
• Technical support when you need it
• Flexible output formats

🔍 More Scraping Solutions

Check out my other scrapers on my Apify profile for:

• Other social media platforms
• E-commerce websites
• Business directories
• And more!

🛠️ Custom Scraper Development

Need a custom Instagram scraping solution? I can help! Contact me for:

• Custom data fields
• Specific filtering requirements
• Integration with your systems
• Specialized reporting needs