# Instagram Scraper

**Use case:** 

Collect public Instagram content from the instagram profile and save posts and reels in the dataset. This task keeps items attributed to the queried profile, returns up to 20 selected items, and includes available content, media, engagement, and creator details.

## Input

```json
{
  "profileReferences": [
    "instagram"
  ],
  "contentScope": "postsAndReels",
  "authorScope": "profileOnly",
  "maxItemsPerProfile": 20,
  "includeReelTranscripts": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "id": {
    "label": "Content ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Content URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "mediaType": {
    "label": "Media type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "engagement": {
    "label": "Engagement",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "media": {
    "label": "Media",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "creator": {
    "label": "Creator",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "isBrandedContent": {
    "label": "Branded content",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "audio": {
    "label": "Audio",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "transcript": {
    "label": "Transcript",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Post & Reel Content Scraper](https://apify.com/maximedupre/instagram-post-content-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/maximedupre/instagram-post-content-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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