Instagram Posts Scraper

Get the latest posts and reels from any public Instagram profile, without logging in. Each post comes with its caption, like and comment counts, plays for reels, images and videos, tagged users, location and paid-partnership flag.

$0.50 per 1,000 results · no login or cookies · results in seconds · monitored every hour

What you can scrape

• Profiles: Instagram usernames (nike, @nike) or profile URLs. Newest posts first.

Use cases

• Influencer vetting and engagement rates
• Monitoring competitors' content
• Brand and campaign tracking
• Building image and caption datasets

Input

{
  "profiles": [
    "nike"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Max results per input caps how many results each input returns. Every field is explained on the Input tab.

Output

One item per result, with the input it came from in input. Here's one, shortened:

{
  "input": "nike",
  "pk": "3998372768386637128",
  "media_type": 2,
  "display_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/833083545_18669351694020081_1356470194471761107_n.jpg?stp=c0.…",
  "images": [
    {
      "url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/833083545_18669351694020081_1356470194471761107_n.jpg?stp=dst…",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1920
    }
  ],
  "videos": [
    {
      "url": "https://scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPC_ZkhvpYJv1EsXNGDOPwQCgy9d3HenIRmJCipylkNcW22y8yDmzSy-cnzf…",
      "width": 720,
      "height": 1280
    }
  ],
  "usertags": [
    {
      "user": {
        "pk": "306787899",
        "username": "nikebasketball",
        "full_name": "Nike Basketball",
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/476165648_562950269755237_6078768897318286594_n.jpg?stp=dst-jp…",
        "is_verified": true
      }
    },
    {
      "user": {
        "pk": "1466972266",
        "username": "caitlinclark22",
        "full_name": "Caitlin Clark",
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/727280421_18601708891028267_1069142762275677783_n.jpg?stp=dst…",
        "is_verified": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "code": "Dd9Etk7R91I",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9Etk7R91I/",
  "product_type": "clips",
  "caption": "*Just @caitlinclark22 making it look easy. It’s really that simple.",
  "taken_at": 1790863230,
  "like_count": 39385,
  "comment_count": 1123,
  "user": {
    "pk": "13460080",
    "username": "nike",
    "full_name": "Nike",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/551608484_18567162979020081_1135468084872726555_n.jpg?stp=dst…",
    "is_verified": true
  },
  "coauthor_producers": [
    {
      "pk": "306787899",
      "username": "nikebasketball",
      "full_name": "Nike Basketball",
      "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/476165648_562950269755237_6078768897318286594_n.jpg?stp=dst-jp…",
      "is_verified": true
    }
  ],
  "is_paid_partnership": false
}

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read it through the Apify API.

Pricing

$0.50 per 1,000 results, and nothing for inputs that return none. Set a maximum charge per run and the Actor stops there. Apify's free plan includes $5 a month, enough for about 10,000 results.

Need it as an API?

This Actor runs on LurkAPI, a social media data API. To call it from your own code, or for more volume, the same data is one HTTP request away:

curl "https://api.lurkapi.com/v2/instagram/user/posts?username=nike&first=12" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"

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Docs for this endpoint

FAQ

Is it legal? It reads public data only: what anyone sees without logging in. How you use it is up to you, and personal data falls under laws like the GDPR, so ask a lawyer if you're unsure.

Do I need a Instagram account or cookies? No. Add your inputs and run.

How fresh is the data? It's fetched when you run the Actor, or comes from a cache at most 3 minutes old.

Something wrong or missing? Open an issue on the Issues tab or write to support@lurkapi.com.