Instagram Post Scraper

What does Instagram Post Scraper do?

Give it a link to a public Instagram post, reel or carousel and it returns that post's details as structured data — the caption, how many likes and comments it has, who posted it, when, and links to the image or video.

No Instagram account, login, or cookie is needed. Paste a link, press Start, and download the result as JSON, CSV or Excel — or pull it straight from the Apify API.

Why use Instagram Post Scraper?

• Measure performance — record likes and comments on a post, then run it again later to see how it grew.
• Archive content — keep the caption, author and media links of posts that matter to you.
• Check influencer posts — see the real engagement on a sponsored post before paying for another.
• Build reports — the output is flat and predictable, so it drops straight into a spreadsheet.
• Collect media — get direct links to the image or video file of any public post.

How to use Instagram Post Scraper

1. Paste one or more Instagram post links into the input.
2. Click Start.
3. When the run finishes, open the Output tab to preview the data or export it.

Which links work

Posts, reels and videos all work, and a bare shortcode is fine too:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Db9cpR6yjcC/
Db9cpR6yjcC

To get a link: open the post, tap the ⋯ menu and choose Copy link.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
Instagram post links (post_urls)	array	Yes	One or more post, reel or video links, or shortcodes.
Max concurrent requests (max_concurrency)	integer	No	How many posts to fetch at once. Default 1.
Include raw data (include_raw)	boolean	No	Adds the unprocessed post data to each record, for debugging. Off by default.

Example input:

{
  "post_urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/"
  ]
}

Output

One record per post:

{
  "shortcode": "Db_SePSltfz",
  "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
  "post_id": "3962449229196703490",
  "type": "image",
  "caption": "A new view of the cosmos…",
  "like_count": 848393,
  "comment_count": 1507,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T18:27:00Z",
  "owner_username": "nasa",
  "owner_full_name": "NASA",
  "owner_profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
  "owner_is_verified": true,
  "image_url": "https://instagram.fcdn.net/v/t51…",
  "video_url": null,
  "carousel_count": null,
  "carousel_media": [],
  "width": 1080,
  "height": 1350,
  "location": null,
  "tagged_users": [],
  "is_unavailable": false,
  "error": null
}

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Data fields

Field	Description
shortcode	The post's short id, as it appears in its link.
post_url	Link to the post.
type	image, video, reel or carousel.
caption	The caption as written, including hashtags.
like_count	Number of likes.
comment_count	Number of comments.
published_at	When it was posted.
owner_username	Who posted it.
owner_full_name	Their display name.
owner_profile_url	Link to their profile.
owner_is_verified	Whether they have a blue tick.
image_url	The image, at the largest size available. For a video, its cover frame.
video_url	Direct link to the video file, for videos and reels.
carousel_count	How many slides, for a carousel.
carousel_media	Every slide, each with its own image or video link.
width, height	Dimensions of the media.
location	Tagged location, when the post has one.
tagged_users	Accounts tagged in the post.
is_unavailable	true if the post is deleted, private or unreadable.
error	Filled in only if something went wrong with that link.

What it cannot return

• The comments themselves. You get the count, not the text of each comment.
• Posts from private accounts. Those are visible only to approved followers, and come back as unavailable.
• View counts on videos. Instagram does not publish these to signed-out visitors.
• Who liked a post. Only the total is public.

How much does it cost to scrape Instagram posts?

Very little. Six posts took eight seconds and cost under a cent. Cost scales roughly with how many posts you submit.

Tips

• Batch your links into one run rather than starting a run per post.
• Re-run the same list on a schedule to build a history of how each post's likes and comments grow.
• Pair it with the Instagram Profile Scraper — that Actor lists an account's recent posts, and their links can be fed straight in here for the full detail.

FAQ and support

Do I need an Instagram account or cookie? No. Nothing to log in with and nothing to keep alive.

Does it work for reels and carousels? Yes. Reels return a direct video link, and carousels return every slide.

Why did a post come back as unavailable? It was deleted, or it belongs to a private account.

Is scraping Instagram legal? This Actor collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for how you use it, and you should not collect personal data without a legal basis. If in doubt, take legal advice.

Found a bug, or need a field that is not here? Open an issue on the Issues tab.