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Instagram Posts Scraper Pro

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Scrape public Instagram posts, reels, and carousel posts from usernames, profile URLs, and post URLs with optional cookies, explicit diagnostics, and simple per-post pricing. Unofficial actor, not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.

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from $2.00 / 1,000 posts

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Netdesignr

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3 months ago

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Social media

You can access the Instagram Posts Scraper Pro programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

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Instagram Posts Scraper for Public Profiles and Reels OpenAPI definition

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You can download the OpenAPI definitions for Instagram Posts Scraper Pro from the options below:

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