Instagram Post Scraper

This actor extracts Post Details from Instagram. It processes individual post or reel URLs to retrieve engagement metrics, media links, and author information. It is designed for deep data extraction from specific content pages.

Data Fields

Field Name	Description	Example
Post Type	Type of content	"video"
Caption	Text content of the post	"Check out this sunset! #nature"
Like Count	Number of likes	1250
Comment Count	Number of comments	45
View Count	Number of video views	5000
Author Username	Handle of the poster	"travel_pro"
Author Full Name	Display name of the poster	"Jane Doe"
Author ID	Unique Instagram user ID	"123456789"
Author URL	Link to the profile	"https://www.instagram.com/travel_pro/"
Author Is Verified	Verification status	true
Author Profile Pic	URL to profile image	"https://instagram.fcdn.com/pic.jpg"
Post URL	Direct link to the post	"https://www.instagram.com/p/C1abc234/"
Image URL	Link to the main image	"https://instagram.fcdn.com/img.jpg"
Video URL	Link to the video file	"https://instagram.fcdn.com/vid.mp4"
Cover Image	Video thumbnail URL	"https://instagram.fcdn.com/thumb.jpg"
Posted At	ISO timestamp of post	"2023-12-01T12:00:00Z"
Location	Tagged location name	"Grand Canyon"
Duration	Video length in seconds	15.5
Has Audio	If the post has sound	true
Audio Title	Name of the audio track	"Original Audio"
Audio Artist	Creator of the audio	"travel_pro"
Tagged Users	List of mentioned users	["friend_1", "brand_2"]
Is Carousel	If post has multiple slides	false
Carousel Count	Number of slides	1
Original Width	Pixel width of media	1080
Original Height	Pixel height of media	1350
Is Paid Partnership	If post is sponsored	false
Comments Disabled	If comments are turned off	false
Likes Disabled	If like count is hidden	false
Accessibility Caption	AI generated alt text	"Image may contain: mountain and sky"

Input

• urls: Array of Instagram post or reel URL strings. Only individual post pages are supported.
• maxItems: Maximum number of items to process per URL. Default is 100.

Example Input

{
  "urls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/C1abc234/"],
  "maxItems": 1
}

Example Output

[
  {
    "postType": "video",
    "caption": "Morning coffee in Rome",
    "likeCount": 850,
    "commentCount": 12,
    "viewCount": 2100,
    "authorUsername": "coffee_lover",
    "authorFullName": "Alex Smith",
    "authorId": "987654321",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/coffee_lover/",
    "authorIsVerified": false,
    "authorProfilePic": "https://instagram.fcdn.com/p1.jpg",
    "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C1abc234/",
    "imageUrl": null,
    "videoUrl": "https://instagram.fcdn.com/v1.mp4",
    "coverImage": "https://instagram.fcdn.com/c1.jpg",
    "postedAt": "2023-12-05T08:30:00Z",
    "location": "Rome, Italy",
    "duration": 10.2,
    "hasAudio": true,
    "audioTitle": "Italian Jazz",
    "audioArtist": "Artist Name",
    "taggedUsers": [],
    "isCarousel": false,
    "carouselCount": 1,
    "originalWidth": 1080,
    "originalHeight": 1920,
    "isPaidPartnership": false,
    "commentsDisabled": false,
    "likesDisabled": false,
    "accessibilityCaption": "Video of a person pouring coffee"
  },
  {
    "postType": "image",
    "caption": "New shoes!",
    "likeCount": 340,
    "commentCount": 5,
    "viewCount": 0,
    "authorUsername": "fashion_fan",
    "authorFullName": "Sam Jones",
    "authorId": "555444333",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/fashion_fan/",
    "authorIsVerified": true,
    "authorProfilePic": "https://instagram.fcdn.com/p2.jpg",
    "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/D2def456/",
    "imageUrl": "https://instagram.fcdn.com/i2.jpg",
    "videoUrl": null,
    "coverImage": null,
    "postedAt": "2023-12-06T15:45:00Z",
    "location": null,
    "duration": 0,
    "hasAudio": false,
    "audioTitle": null,
    "audioArtist": null,
    "taggedUsers": ["shoestore"],
    "isCarousel": false,
    "carouselCount": 1,
    "originalWidth": 1080,
    "originalHeight": 1080,
    "isPaidPartnership": true,
    "commentsDisabled": false,
    "likesDisabled": false,
    "accessibilityCaption": "Image of sneakers on a white background"
  }
]

Want more from Instagram?

This actor only covers Post Details. The full Instagram Scraper browser extension also includes Posts in a List, Comments of a Post, Stories, Profile Details, Followers of a User, Following of a User with unlimited personal use, real-time scraping with your logged-in sessions, CSV/Excel/JSON export, field customization, and scheduled monitoring.

Get the Instagram Scraper extension

Disclaimer

This tool extracts publicly available data. Users are responsible for compliance with applicable terms of service.