Instagram Stories Scraper

This actor extracts Stories from Instagram. It works on stories viewer pages and captures active media content before it expires. The actor returns media URLs, timestamps, and author information.

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Data Fields

Field Name	Description	Example
Story Type	Type of media (image or video)	"video"
Story Image	URL to the story image or video thumbnail	"https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t51..."
Story Video	URL to the story video file if applicable	"https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t66..."
Story Link	Direct link to the story	"https://www.instagram.com/stories/username/3456789/"
Story Date	Timestamp when the story was posted	"2023-10-27T14:30:00Z"
Story Expiring At	Timestamp when the story expires	"2023-10-28T14:30:00Z"
Story Accessibility Caption	AI-generated or manual alt text	"Photo by User on October 27, 2023."
Author Username	Username of the story creator	"cristiano"
Author Full Name	Display name of the story creator	"Cristiano Ronaldo"
Author Image	Profile picture URL of the author	"https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t51..."
Author URL	Link to the author profile	"https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/"
Author Is Verified	Verification status of the author	true

Input

• urls: Array of Instagram story viewer URLs. Ensure the story is active and visible.
• maxItems: Maximum number of stories to extract per URL. Default is 100.

Example Input

{
  "urls": ["https://www.instagram.com/stories/cristiano/"],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Example Output

[
  {
    "storyType": "video",
    "storyImage": "https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/38472.jpg",
    "storyVideo": "https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t66.30197-16/98234.mp4",
    "storyLink": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/cristiano/32228495/",
    "storyDate": "2023-10-27T10:00:00Z",
    "storyExpiringAt": "2023-10-28T10:00:00Z",
    "storyAccessibilityCaption": "Video by Cristiano Ronaldo",
    "authorUsername": "cristiano",
    "authorFullName": "Cristiano Ronaldo",
    "authorImage": "https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/111.jpg",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
    "authorIsVerified": true
  },
  {
    "storyType": "image",
    "storyImage": "https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/38473.jpg",
    "storyVideo": null,
    "storyLink": "https://www.instagram.com/stories/cristiano/32228496/",
    "storyDate": "2023-10-27T11:15:00Z",
    "storyExpiringAt": "2023-10-28T11:15:00Z",
    "storyAccessibilityCaption": "Image by Cristiano Ronaldo",
    "authorUsername": "cristiano",
    "authorFullName": "Cristiano Ronaldo",
    "authorImage": "https://instagram.fnyc1.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/111.jpg",
    "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
    "authorIsVerified": true
  }
]

Disclaimer

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