Instagram Post Scraper

This scraper extracts Instagram posts with hidden likes included. It takes an Instagram username as input and returns detailed post data including engagement metrics that may be hidden from the public interface.

Considerations:

• Only the latest 6 posts will be returned
• Pinned posts are not included in the results
• Only public accounts will return posts
• Age-restricted and private accounts will not return any data

Testing Hidden Likes

To verify this works with hidden likes:

1. Hide likes on your Instagram post
2. Run the scraper with your username
3. Compare the returned count with your actual likes

Input

{
    "username": "instagram_username"
}

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique post ID
shortcode	string	Instagram shortcode for the post
display_url	string	URL of the main image/video
likes	number	Number of likes (including hidden likes)
comments	number	Number of comments
product_type	string	Type of post (photo, video, etc.)
video_url	string	Video URL if post is a video
video_view_count	number	Number of video views
taken_at_timestamp	string	Formatted date when post was created (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss)
caption	string	Post caption text
is_affiliate	boolean	Whether post is affiliate content
is_paid_partnership	boolean	Whether post is a paid partnership
like_and_view_counts_disabled	boolean	Whether counts are disabled
location.id	string	Location ID if post has location
location.name	string	Location name
location.slug	string	Location slug
location.has_public_page	boolean	Whether location has public page
owner.id	string	Post owner's ID
owner.username	string	Post owner's username
owner.profile_pic_url	string	Owner's profile picture URL
owner.is_verified	boolean	Whether owner is verified
owner.followed_by	number	Owner's follower count
coauthor_producers[].id	string	Co-author's user ID
coauthor_producers[].username	string	Co-author's username
coauthor_producers[].profile_pic_url	string	Co-author's profile picture URL
coauthor_producers[].is_verified	boolean	Whether co-author is verified

Example Output

[
    {
        "id": "3748278141727832490",
        "shortcode": "DQEjxxVDHmq",
        "display_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/567335468_18532147765000853_6948123274305384061_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=105&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHsvD46kTA6WhUmAQIXZVZuQbeizGfh0c60Aeu1W5BjoqEHgjHAKvs1cR3nYxp15XA&_nc_ohc=HFN4zwU0uQsQ7kNvwEuQ2--&_nc_gid=-KPIwkIpvZ7-Nd-UjvXsYg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfeGh-x1hCJBcHhEt4QESq8dTzw-wi-0tDK-tO3RMFPSBw&oe=6901D225&_nc_sid=10d13b",
        "likes": 185,
        "comments": 18,
        "product_type": "clips",
        "video_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPcn1agRcnQ2z8wHjGROm0cVLoB87iUM9xy-mUx21NInnfX2prr_kTDI9kt2ZJciGMUd74xeidetw3sDYltyyQjW5g2-gtf3amMdlw.mp4?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=fxXm8s_BBz8Q7kNvwHbMBu1&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6ODcxODM4OTA1NTE3MzYwLCJ2aV91c2VjYXNlX2lkIjoxMDA5OSwiZHVyYXRpb25fcyI6NywidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&vs=a432de0de0b80c24&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC9DNzQwMTA3NjhGODMxNjJDMjEyQjgxOTMyNUJBNTlBNl92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYOnBhc3N0aHJvdWdoX2V2ZXJzdG9yZS9HRTMwemlIUHZuY0JVZGdFQU5XcGFRcFVJRndCYnN0VEFRQUYVAgLIARIAKAAYABsCiAd1c2Vfb2lsATEScHJvZ3Jlc3NpdmVfcmVjaXBlATEVAAAm4JSehNq7jAMVAigCQzMsF0AcQ5WBBiTdGBJkYXNoX2Jhc2VsaW5lXzFfdjERAHX-B2XmnQEA&_nc_gid=-KPIwkIpvZ7-Nd-UjvXsYg&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfcL2_K-V_Pbm_szlFrOFYWlS7-29UqIBDuWtiyxtTBHsg&oe=68FDA790",
        "video_view_count": 4411,
        "taken_at_timestamp": 1761049768,
        "caption": "Hay muchas 🪩 en @wallapop 🤓\n\nLo recomiendo, se ilumina el salón y pone de buen humor ✨",
        "is_affiliate": false,
        "is_paid_partnership": false,
        "like_and_view_counts_disabled": true,
        "location": {
            "id": "215351224",
            "has_public_page": true,
            "name": "Málaga, Spain",
            "slug": "malaga-spain"
        },
        "owner": {
            "id": "21056852",
            "username": "olsicilia",
            "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/358026381_1484120028996783_5481644001492633568_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby42NjcuYzEifQ&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHsvD46kTA6WhUmAQIXZVZuQbeizGfh0c60Aeu1W5BjoqEHgjHAKvs1cR3nYxp15XA&_nc_ohc=TSUAodIm-H0Q7kNvwF9Gh2a&_nc_gid=-KPIwkIpvZ7-Nd-UjvXsYg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AffNxbJ5wxhO3lDT_41mSj60Js4EtoGfR_w9yzUPFligPA&oe=6901CD9B&_nc_sid=10d13b",
            "is_verified": true,
            "followed_by": 58506
        },
        "coauthor_producers": []
    },
    {
        "id": "3747009416542331504",
        "shortcode": "DQADTY7DKJw",
        "display_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/567966442_18531803917000853_4859138354480286076_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p1080x1080_sh0.08_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=105&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHsvD46kTA6WhUmAQIXZVZuQbeizGfh0c60Aeu1W5BjoqEHgjHAKvs1cR3nYxp15XA&_nc_ohc=-F5VRO8HExIQ7kNvwGA2mIY&_nc_gid=-KPIwkIpvZ7-Nd-UjvXsYg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfcG7A4-EhSnWlYBgER4mn0Ibjub5tJZ1qAmvP3lJJseZA&oe=6901AF44&_nc_sid=10d13b",
        "likes": 847,
        "comments": 33,
        "product_type": "clips",
        "video_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQMryVAQ1nJ4paPTzzk0PulKoMIG40Iq5pPHhT6pSuPpy21jArRdULA0KfcjvjVo2RBuxyB-66n0sypp7yRcG3w0sBLw2B_uPtEwEuI.mp4?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=ga4kvqzvns4Q7kNvwFxjH84&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6Nzg2NzgyMDQxMDEyODg4LCJ2aV91c2VjYXNlX2lkIjoxMDA5OSwiZHVyYXRpb25fcyI6NzksInVybGdlbl9zb3VyY2UiOiJ3d3cifQ==&ccb=17-1&vs=815e00de82f41dd3&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC81QzQ1RUM5RkRBNTRCODQ0QkI2MzkzREIzQzU1NkQ5Ml92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYOnBhc3N0aHJvdWdoX2V2ZXJzdG9yZS9HT1BEc3lGTTJ4OEZNX0lFQUFsU3ZzSFV5Y0VQYnN0VEFRQUYVAgLIARIAKAAYABsCiAd1c2Vfb2lsATEScHJvZ3Jlc3NpdmVfcmVjaXBlATEVAAAmsOqPgd_k5QIVAigCQzMsF0BTyIMSbpeNGBJkYXNoX2Jhc2VsaW5lXzFfdjERAHX-B2XmnQEA&_nc_gid=-KPIwkIpvZ7-Nd-UjvXsYg&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AfeXXmlAgatKYdyyv4bWOwPArv_sAYYON5FXSlKJRkgyzg&oe=68FDCBEE",
        "video_view_count": 19473,
        "taken_at_timestamp": 1760898408,
        "caption": "Nosotros pensando que tenerlo todo abierto es mu moderno 😆\n\n🦠 Desde 1880, el movimiento higienista impulsaba viviendas con luz natural, ventilación cruzada y superficies fáciles de limpiar para combatir enfermedades como la tuberculosis.\n\nEn 1908, el arquitecto Adolf Loos defendía que la arquitectura debía ser funcional y moral, eliminando el exceso decorativo y repensando el espacio interior de forma más libre (Raumplan).\n\n🏛️ Le Corbusier, de quien hablo en el vídeo, recoge estas ideas y en 1926 formula la famosa “planta libre”, uno de los principios fundamentales de la arquitectura moderna.\n\nA ver qué me contaaaais 🤍",
        "is_affiliate": false,
        "is_paid_partnership": false,
        "like_and_view_counts_disabled": true,
        "location": {
            "id": "215351224",
            "has_public_page": true,
            "name": "Málaga, Spain",
            "slug": "malaga-spain"
        },
        "owner": {
            "id": "21056852",
            "username": "olsicilia",
            "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/358026381_1484120028996783_5481644001492633568_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLmRqYW5nby42NjcuYzEifQ&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHsvD46kTA6WhUmAQIXZVZuQbeizGfh0c60Aeu1W5BjoqEHgjHAKvs1cR3nYxp15XA&_nc_ohc=TSUAodIm-H0Q7kNvwF9Gh2a&_nc_gid=-KPIwkIpvZ7-Nd-UjvXsYg&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AffNxbJ5wxhO3lDT_41mSj60Js4EtoGfR_w9yzUPFligPA&oe=6901CD9B&_nc_sid=10d13b",
            "is_verified": true,
            "followed_by": 58506
        },
        "coauthor_producers": []
    }
]