Pricing

Pay per event

Instagram Reel Scraper

Scrape Instagram Reels from any public profile or direct reel URL. Extract video links, view counts, likes, comments, captions, hashtags, mentions, music info, and thumbnails. Filter by date, limit per profile, skip pinned reels, and collect top comments. No login required.

Pricing

Pay per event

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

ParseForge

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

a day ago

Last modified

Categories

Social media

Lead generation

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You can access the Instagram Reel Scraper 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

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Instagram Reel Scraper - Reels Data by Handle or URL OpenAPI definition

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simpleapi/instagram-single-reels-scraper

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SimpleAPI

5.0

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apify/instagram-reel-scraper

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619

2.6

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easyapi/instagram-reels-scraper

Effortlessly scrape Instagram Reels data from user profiles. Extract comprehensive metadata, including view counts, likes, comments, and media URLs. Perfect for content analysis, influencer research, and competitor tracking.

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329

1.0

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scrapio/instagram-reels-scraper

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Scrapio

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scraper-engine/instagram-reels-scraper

Instagram Reels Scraper lets you extract reels data quickly and efficiently. Gather video URLs, captions, hashtags, likes, views, comments, and user profiles. Ideal for research, analytics, and trend tracking with fast, reliable, and easy automation.

Scraper Engine

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4.7

Instagram Reels Scraper

hpix/ig-reels-scraper

Scrape Instagram Reels, Profiles and Posts efficiently and reliably.

Hpix

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contactminerlabs/instagram-posts-reels-scraper---cheap-all-in-one

🔍 Search Mass/Bulk Instagram Posts & Reels Enter keyword, hashtag & instantly extract large volumes of Instagram results including captions, direct post URLs & more 📸📋 Perfect for trend research, influencer mapping, competitor analysis, content performance insights automations or AI pipelines 📊