# Collect Instagram Reels for recipe topic comparison

**Use case:** 

Collect Reels for "sourdough starter" and "home baking" in one run, or replace them with your topics. Every row keeps its source query for manual side-by-side comparison. Multiple queries need a paid plan; the free plan runs one query. Matching Reels can appear under both queries.

## Input

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "sourdough starter",
    "home baking"
  ],
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 1
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "thumbnail_url": {
    "label": "Thumbnail",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reel_url": {
    "label": "Reel",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author_username": {
    "label": "Author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "play_count": {
    "label": "Plays",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "like_count": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "comment_count": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "share_count": {
    "label": "Shares",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "taken_at": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "duration_seconds": {
    "label": "Duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Query rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "page_number": {
    "label": "Page",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "shortcode": {
    "label": "Shortcode",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "id": {
    "label": "Reel ID",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Reels Search | $0.4/1K Reels + $0.002 per Page](https://apify.com/publicsignallabs/instagram-reels-search.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/publicsignallabs/instagram-reels-search.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/publicsignallabs/instagram-reels-search.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).