Instagram Reel Scraper 🎥

Scrape or download Instagram Reels data easily and reliably. Extract comprehensive metadata including captions, publication timestamps, auto-generated audio transcripts, hashtags, mentions, tagged users, comments, engagement metrics (likes, shares, views), video duration, and direct MP4 video download links.

Export scraped reel data to JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML, schedule runs via Apify API, and seamlessly integrate into AI workflows, social listening tools, or marketing automation pipelines.

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🌟 Key Features

• Profile & Direct Reel Support: Add any Instagram profile handle or direct reel URL (https://www.instagram.com/reel/...).
• Complete Reel Metadata: Extract captions, publication timestamps, view counts, like counts, share counts, and video duration.
• Audio Transcripts: Retrieve speech transcripts and original audio title details for AI analysis.
• Hashtags & Mentions: Automatically parse all #hashtags and @mentions used in the caption.
• Tagged Users & Co-authors: Get tagged creators and brand partner profiles.
• Comment Extraction: Scrape recent comments per reel, including comment text, owner handle, timestamp, and comment likes.
• Direct Video Downloads: Extract high-quality MP4 download links and video stream metadata.
• Flexible Data Export: Download results in JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or access via Apify API endpoints.

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
usernames	Array	["instagram", "natgeo"]	List of Instagram usernames to scrape reels from.
directUrls	Array	["https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-XyZ12345/"]	List of direct reel URLs or profile URLs to scrape.
resultsLimit	Integer	20	Maximum number of reels to extract per target handle/URL.
includeComments	Boolean	true	Include recent comments for each extracted reel.
maxComments	Integer	5	Maximum comments to extract per reel item.
downloadVideo	Boolean	true	Include direct MP4 download URLs and video metadata.
proxyConfiguration	Object	{ "useApifyProxy": false }	Proxy settings to bypass rate limits or blocks.
debugLog	Boolean	false	Enable detailed debug log outputs.

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💡 Example Input JSON

{
    "usernames": [
        "instagram",
        "natgeo"
    ],
    "directUrls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-XyZ12345/"
    ],
    "resultsLimit": 10,
    "includeComments": true,
    "maxComments": 5,
    "downloadVideo": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    },
    "debugLog": false
}

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📤 Example Output Dataset Record

{
    "id": "reel_C12345EXAMPLE",
    "type": "Reel",
    "shortCode": "C12345EXAMPLE",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C12345EXAMPLE/",
    "caption": "Check out this amazing creative reel! 🚀 Sound on 🔊 #creative #instagram #reels #trending #viral @instagram",
    "timestamp": "2026-08-04T12:00:00.000Z",
    "transcript": "Hey guys, welcome back! Today we are exploring incredible creative secrets that you need to try right now. Drop a comment below if you agree!",
    "hashtags": [
        "#creative",
        "#instagram",
        "#reels",
        "#trending",
        "#viral"
    ],
    "mentions": [
        "@instagram",
        "@reels_creative"
    ],
    "taggedUsers": [
        {
            "username": "co_creator_creative",
            "fullName": "Creative Partner",
            "id": "user_102"
        }
    ],
    "comments": [
        {
            "commentId": "c_C12345EXAMPLE_1",
            "text": "This reel is incredible! 🔥 @instagram",
            "ownerUsername": "viewer_8921",
            "timestamp": "2026-08-06T14:30:00.000Z",
            "likesCount": 42,
            "reelId": "reel_C12345EXAMPLE",
            "reelShortCode": "C12345EXAMPLE"
        }
    ],
    "likesCount": 14520,
    "likes": 14520,
    "sharesCount": 2613,
    "shares": 2613,
    "views": 58080,
    "videoViewCount": 58080,
    "duration": 24.5,
    "videoDuration": 24.5,
    "videoUrl": "https://instagram.com/reel/C12345EXAMPLE/video.mp4",
    "downloadedVideo": {
        "url": "https://instagram.com/reel/C12345EXAMPLE/video.mp4",
        "width": 1080,
        "height": 1920,
        "mimeType": "video/mp4",
        "fileSizeMb": 11.03
    },
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://instagram.com/reel/C12345EXAMPLE/thumbnail.jpg",
    "audioTitle": "instagram · Original Audio",
    "ownerUsername": "instagram",
    "ownerId": "user_instagram_985",
    "ownerFullName": "Instagram",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-08-06T15:12:00.000Z"
}

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⚡ Integration & API Usage

You can trigger this Actor programmatically using the Apify API:

Node.js API Client

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('instagram-reel-scraper').call({
    usernames: ['natgeo'],
    resultsLimit: 10,
    downloadVideo: true
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

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🛡️ Support & Legal Notice

This scraper is designed for legitimate research, analytical, and marketing intelligence purposes. Please respect Instagram's Terms of Service and apply appropriate proxies and rate limits during large-scale scraping tasks.