Instagram Post & Reel Details

Scrape public Instagram post and Reel details from URLs, shortcodes, or numeric media IDs. Extract captions, timestamps, engagement metrics, owner information, image and video URLs, dimensions, carousel children, tags, coauthors, sponsorship details, locations, and audio metadata.

Use the data for content research, campaign tracking, creator analysis, media verification, and automated Instagram workflows. Batch up to 50 unique items on paying plans and export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or through the API. No Instagram login, cookies, browser, or proxy setup.

What this Actor does

• Resolves post URLs, Reel URLs, shortcodes, and numeric media IDs
• Verifies that every response matches the requested media identity
• Returns one succeeded or not_found row for every completed valid lookup
• Deduplicates equivalent URLs, shortcodes, and IDs before making requests
• Normalizes posts, Reels, videos, and carousels into one stable schema

Input

{
  "media": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxOWiQNP2MO/",
    "CxOWiQNP2MO"
  ]
}

Field	Rules
media	Required array of 1–50 Instagram post/Reel URLs, shortcodes, or numeric media IDs. Equivalent identifiers are deduplicated while first occurrence order is retained.

The Actor selects the appropriate lookup route automatically. There is no fallback setting to configure.

Output

Each completed valid lookup creates one dataset row:

Field group	Fields	Description
Source and outcome	source_input, input_index, status	Original input, deterministic position, and succeeded or not_found outcome.
Media identity	id, shortcode, url, media_type, product_type	Canonical media identifiers and normalized post, Reel, video, image, or carousel type.
Content	caption, title, taken_at, accessibility_caption	Public text, publishing time, and accessibility description.
Engagement	like_count, comment_count, play_count, view_count, share_count	Public engagement counters when Instagram exposes them.
Media assets	display_url, video_url, width, height, duration_seconds	Image/video locations, dimensions, and video duration.
Owner	owner_id, owner_username, owner_full_name, owner_is_verified, owner_is_private	Public owner identity and account flags.
Structure and context	children, user_tags, coauthors, sponsor_tags, location, audio, is_paid_partnership	Carousel children, relationships, sponsorship, place, and audio metadata.

Media fields are null and array fields are empty when status is not_found. Image and video URLs can expire; download assets you need to retain.

OUTPUT contains aggregate totals and sanitized per-input status records. AUDIT contains aggregate request, usage, storage, FREE-admission, and charge reconciliation metrics. Neither record contains input values or credentials.

Pricing

$2.3 per 1,000 completed valid post or Reel lookups. One lookup result row costs exactly $0.0023.

Outcome	Dataset row	Exact event charge
Post or Reel found	status: succeeded with available media details	$0.0023
Valid lookup with no media found	status: not_found with media fields empty	$0.0023
Malformed customer input rejected before lookup	None	$0.0000
Provider, identity-check, or malformed-response failure	None	$0.0000

A completed valid media lookup is charged even when no post or Reel information can be found. Syntactically malformed URLs, shortcodes, or IDs rejected before upstream work are never charged. The single media-result event both saves and charges the status-bearing row. The Actor verifies that the requested maximum workload fits the run spending limit before starting upstream work.

FREE demo

FREE users receive five admitted runs per UTC calendar month through the portfolio-wide quota ledger. Each admitted run accepts exactly one media item and has a strict upstream-attempt cap. Paying runs bypass the FREE quota ledger.

Limits and behavior

• Public Instagram data only
• Ordering and counters can change between runs
• Some promoted or legacy media that is unavailable through the current media-details route can return not_found
• One source failure does not discard successful rows from other inputs
• No continuation token is exposed in this version

Responsible use

Collect and use public data only where you have a lawful purpose. Respect privacy, intellectual-property rights, platform rules, anti-spam requirements, and applicable data-protection law. Minimize retained data, secure exports, and honor deletion obligations.

This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instagram or Meta.

Support

Use the Issues tab on this Actor's Apify page. Include the run ID and a sanitized input shape. Never include API tokens, cookies, credentials, personal contact values, or other private data.