# Instagram Scraper (`rupom888/instagram-scraper-js`) Actor Scrape Instagram posts, profiles, hashtags, reels, and location pages. Extract likes, comments, captions, media URLs, author stats, and more. No Instagram login required for public content. - **URL**: https://apify.com/rupom888/instagram-scraper-js.md - **Developed by:** [Syed Rupom](https://apify.com/rupom888) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Instagram Scraper Scrape Instagram posts, profiles, hashtags, reels, and location feeds — no Instagram account required. Extracts likes, comments, views, captions, hashtags, author stats, and media URLs. ### Scrape types | Type | Input | What you get | |------|-------|--------------| | **profile** | Usernames | Posts from a public profile | | **hashtag** | Hashtag names (no #) | Posts tagged with hashtag | | **reels** | Usernames | Reels from a profile | | **post** | Post URLs | Single post details | | **location** | Location IDs (numeric) | Posts from a location | ### Output fields | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `postId` | Unique Instagram post ID | | `shortCode` | Post shortcode (used in URL) | | `postUrl` | Full post URL | | `type` | `image`, `video`, or `carousel` | | `caption` | Post caption text | | `hashtags` | Array of hashtags in caption | | `mentions` | Array of @mentions | | `likeCount` | Number of likes | | `commentCount` | Number of comments | | `videoViewCount` | Video views (video posts) | | `videoPlayCount` | Video plays | | `timestamp` | Post date (ISO 8601) | | `imageUrl` | Main image/thumbnail URL | | `videoUrl` | Video URL (if video post) | | `location` | Tagged location name | | `isSponsored` | Paid partnership flag | | `authorUsername` | Account username | | `authorFullName` | Account display name | | `authorVerified` | Verified badge | | `authorFollowers` | Follower count | | `authorFollowing` | Following count | | `authorPostCount` | Total posts | | `authorBio` | Account biography | | `authorProfileUrl` | Profile URL | ### Input parameters | Parameter | Default | Description | |-----------|---------|-------------| | `scrapeType` | `profile` | `profile`, `hashtag`, `reels`, `post`, `location` | | `queries` | required | Usernames, hashtags, post URLs, or location IDs | | `resultsPerQuery` | 50 | Posts to extract per query (up to 2000) | | `until` | — | Only return posts on/after date (`YYYY-MM-DD`) | | `proxyConfiguration` | — | Residential proxy strongly recommended | ### Example input ```json { "scrapeType": "hashtag", "queries": ["travel", "foodphotography"], "resultsPerQuery": 100 } ```` ### Example output ```json { "postId": "3012345678901234567", "shortCode": "CxYzAbCdEfG", "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYzAbCdEfG/", "type": "image", "caption": "Golden hour in Santorini 🌅 #travel #greece #sunset", "hashtags": ["travel", "greece", "sunset"], "likeCount": 4821, "commentCount": 93, "timestamp": "2024-06-15T18:30:00.000Z", "authorUsername": "travelphotographer", "authorVerified": false, "authorFollowers": 128000 } ``` ### Proxy **Residential proxy required.** Instagram aggressively blocks datacenter IPs. Without residential proxy, requests will be rate-limited or blocked. ### Use cases - Social media monitoring and brand tracking - Influencer research and audience analysis - Hashtag performance tracking - Content inspiration and competitor analysis - User-generated content discovery # Actor input Schema ## `scrapeType` (type: `string`): What to scrape: user profile posts, hashtag posts, reels from a profile, a specific post, or posts from a location. ## `queries` (type: `array`): Usernames (without @) for profile/reels; hashtag names (without #) for hashtag; post URLs for post mode; Instagram location IDs (numeric) for location mode. ## `resultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`): Number of posts to extract per username/hashtag/location. ## `until` (type: `string`): Only return posts published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for no date filter. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Residential proxy strongly recommended for Instagram. ## Actor input object example ```json { "scrapeType": "profile", "queries": [ "natgeo" ], "resultsPerQuery": 50, "until": "2024-01-01", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "natgeo" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("rupom888/instagram-scraper-js").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": ["natgeo"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "US", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("rupom888/instagram-scraper-js").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "natgeo" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "US" } }' | apify call rupom888/instagram-scraper-js --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rupom888/instagram-scraper-js", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Instagram Scraper", "description": "Scrape Instagram posts, profiles, hashtags, reels, and location pages. Extract likes, comments, captions, media URLs, author stats, and more. No Instagram login required for public content.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "vPdd9yHM7CrzL9B9N" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/rupom888~instagram-scraper-js/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rupom888-instagram-scraper-js", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/rupom888~instagram-scraper-js/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-rupom888-instagram-scraper-js", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/rupom888~instagram-scraper-js/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-rupom888-instagram-scraper-js", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "scrapeType", "queries" ], "properties": { "scrapeType": { "title": "Scrape Type", "enum": [ "profile", "hashtag", "reels", "post", "location" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape: user profile posts, hashtag posts, reels from a profile, a specific post, or posts from a location.", "default": "profile" }, "queries": { "title": "Usernames / Hashtags / Post URLs / Location IDs", "type": "array", "description": "Usernames (without @) for profile/reels; hashtag names (without #) for hashtag; post URLs for post mode; Instagram location IDs (numeric) for location mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "resultsPerQuery": { "title": "Results Per Query", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "Number of posts to extract per username/hashtag/location.", "default": 50 }, "until": { "title": "Scrape Until Date", "type": "string", "description": "Only return posts published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for no date filter." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Residential proxy strongly recommended for Instagram." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```