Instagram Profile Posts Scraper

Introduction

This Apify actor scrapes Instagram posts from public profiles wiyhout using browsers, making it ultra fast and saves costs. It's built for speed and simplicity—no browser automation involved. You can scrape multiple Instagram profiles by providing usernames or profile links and set how many posts to collect from each one. It’s ideal for tasks like social media research, influencer tracking, or content analysis.

This scraper can handle up to 400 posts per minute, making it one of the fastest Instagram scrapers available. It avoids browser-based methods, which helps reduce cost and increase speed.

Example Performance

Scraping 300 posts took just 50 seconds and cost only $0.06 in Apify usage.

Features

• ⚡ Fast scraping can scrape upto 400 posts in a minute
• 🧠 No browser = lower costs and faster runs
• 📥 Scrape multiple usernames or profile URLs
• 🎯 Set max number of posts per profile
• 📊 Returns detailed post-level data
• ✅ Built for scale and reliability

How to Use

1. Go to the actor’s page on Apify.
2. Input one or more Instagram usernames or profile URLs.
3. Set maxResults to limit the number of posts per profile.
4. Click Start.
5. Download the results when the run is complete.

Input Fields

Field	Type	Description
usernames	array	List of Instagram usernames or full profile URLs
maxResults	integer	Number of posts to scrape per profile

Output Fields

Each post will contain the following fields:

• account_username
• caption
• posted (timestamp)
• likes
• comments
• video_links
• image_links
• thumbnail
• shortcode
• id
• account_verified
• account_profile_picture

📤 Output Example

{
    "id": "1234567890123456789_98765432",
    "shortcode": "EXAMP1Ev1D3o",
    "posted": "01 Jan 2025, 12:00:00 pm",
    "caption": "Sunset vibes with furry friends 🐾🌅 \n\n#EveningChill\n\nVideo by @exampleuser \nMusic by @sampleartist",
    "thumbnail": "https://instagram.examplecdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/example_thumbnail.jpg",
    "video_links": ["https://instagram.examplecdn.net/o1/v/t16/f2/sample_video.mp4"],
    "image_links": [
        "https://instagram.examplecdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sample_image1.jpg",
        "https://instagram.examplecdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sample_image2.jpg",
        "https://instagram.examplecdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sample_image3.jpg"
    ],
    "likes": 12345,
    "comments": 678,
    "account_verified": true,
    "account_username": "exampleuser",
    "account_profile_picture": "https://instagram.examplecdn.net/v/t51.2885-19/sample_profile_pic.jpg"
}

Cost and Performance

This actor is optimized for speed and cost. Scraping large volumes of posts takes seconds and stays cost-effective. For instance, scraping 300 posts takes under a minute and costs about $0.06.

Use Cases

• 📈 Instagram scraping for social media trends
• 🧾 Instagram profile scraping for influencer insights
• 🔍 Instagram posts scraper for research and content tracking
• 🗂️ Media collection (images, videos, captions)
• 👥 Competitor analysis and engagement data

Ongoing Development

We’re actively working on this actor and others like it. Expect regular updates, performance improvements, and added features. If you find a bug or have an idea to improve it, feel free to open an issue:

👉 Submit feedback or issues here

---

This actor is built for anyone who needs reliable, fast, and flexible Instagram scraping.