📷 Instagram Hashtag Media Scraper

This actor allows you to extract posts from any public Instagram hashtag. It leverages the latest Instagram API endpoint and supports auto-pagination to collect up to your specified maxResults limit.

Features

• Extract posts from any public Instagram hashtag.
• Get detailed media information including images, videos, captions, and metadata.
• Supports auto-pagination to fetch large result sets.
• No login or session required.
• Easy integration with Apify datasets.

Input

Field	Type	Description	Required	Example
query	string	The hashtag to fetch media from (without #)	Yes	fashion
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of posts to fetch (default: 12)	No	30

Output

The output is a list of Instagram post objects, each containing detailed media and metadata fields as returned by the latest API, such as:

• id - Unique identifier
• __typename - Type of media
• display_url - URL of the media
• display_resources - Array of different quality versions
• is_video - Whether the media is a video
• media_preview - Preview of the media
• tracking_token - Tracking token
• accessibility_caption - Accessibility caption
• ...and more

Example Output

[
  {
    "comments_disabled": false,
    "__typename": "GraphImage",
    "id": "3643789032636928167",
    "edge_media_to_caption": {
      "edges": [
        {
          "node": {
            "text": "Nails\n\n#Art\n\n#Artwork\n#ArtoftheDay\n#Illustration\n\n#Drawing\n#Sketch\n#love #fashion #instagood #style #photooftheday #beautiful #fitness #picoftheday #follow #beauty #like4like #art #ootd #model #cute #followme #repost #instadaily #happy #instagram #makeup #girl #photography #lifestyle"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "shortcode": "DKRVtHOydCn",
    "edge_media_to_comment": {
      "count": 0
    },
    "taken_at_timestamp": 1748593523,
    "dimensions": {
      "height": 1080,
      "width": 1080
    },
    "display_url": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e15_fr_s1080x1080_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MzY0Mzc4OTAzMjYzNjkyODE2Nw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&oh=00_AfJqtz5TcCYssJ4E1pp7vH2lJF8woclnOxRL-3YuM37C8Q&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
    "edge_liked_by": {
      "count": 0
    },
    "edge_media_preview_like": {
      "count": 0
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "62435171234"
    },
    "thumbnail_src": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_sh0.08_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MzY0Mzc4OTAzMjYzNjkyODE2Nw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&oh=00_AfKKm1NmZgVTq9vnwvEro1x8jNcZUpaM0tjvFB0LS7yZhA&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
    "thumbnail_resources": [
      {
        "src": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-webp_s150x150&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMDgweDEwODAuc2RyLmY3NTc2MS5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfKrQogcCJyvn-F_5CCN1ajkQDdk4dG3tXUOVKGxNAhvCQ&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
        "config_width": 150,
        "config_height": 150
      },
      {
        "src": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-webp_s240x240&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMDgweDEwODAuc2RyLmY3NTc2MS5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfIJxMWiU9NOnldrVUqktwqibV1QsJ9CQ9r7J--fqBsgZQ&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
        "config_width": 240,
        "config_height": 240
      },
      {
        "src": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-webp_s320x320&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMDgweDEwODAuc2RyLmY3NTc2MS5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfLmjmqHVajLJe0F2RnuVDSnpf6Fegx8Jgmevq7SAkct8A&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
        "config_width": 320,
        "config_height": 320
      },
      {
        "src": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-webp_s480x480&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMDgweDEwODAuc2RyLmY3NTc2MS5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfLOOsdE2FMTgo6rzONzUTPbSB16QpMQgzjbTk0RDm8XRA&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
        "config_width": 480,
        "config_height": 480
      },
      {
        "src": "https://scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/502141803_17904432705083235_163772018496534203_n.webp?stp=dst-webp_s640x640_sh0.08&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi4xMDgweDEwODAuc2RyLmY3NTc2MS5kZWZhdWx0X2ltYWdlIn0&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QHIgaQiclxByKMRa5qXpH5OpOcMZEbtVpBQLuo3ILJNjssr3ONIXjWPrTPwG0ZioYCCkBatNynE7MuJRg3llOaj&_nc_ohc=6RDY-FxwTNsQ7kNvwEfcF5-&_nc_gid=8gqgXS4TLjsrWZfw_VxK0Q&edm=AA0rjkIBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfLURSELSUpNeGfnINqbfvlA27m2IEACvc51CIacnQ-ozQ&oe=683F510B&_nc_sid=49ed71",
        "config_width": 640,
        "config_height": 640
      }
    ],
    "is_video": false,
    "accessibility_caption": "Photo by caur nailart on May 30, 2025.",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-05-30T08:25:29.478Z"
  },
  ...
]

Notes

• The actor will automatically paginate through results until the maxResults limit is reached or no more data is available.
• Each post includes a scrapedAt timestamp indicating when it was collected.

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Enjoy fast and reliable Instagram hashtag media scraping with this actor!