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📸 Instagram Post (Image & Video) Downloader ✨ – High-Fidelity Media Grabber

📥 Overview

Need to download high-quality images and videos from any public Instagram post in one click? Your search is over! 🎯

This Instagram Post Downloader is a powerful Apify actor designed to effortlessly scrape and deliver all media from public Instagram posts. Whether it's a single image, a carousel of photos, or a high-definition video, this tool extracts everything with pristine quality and rich metadata.

🔒 100% Anonymous: No Instagram login required.
⚡ Blazing Fast: Download multiple posts simultaneously.
📦 Structured Data: Get organized results with direct download links and full post context.

🚀 Instant Downloads: Direct JPEG/MP4 links in seconds.
🌟 Carousel Support: Handles posts with multiple images seamlessly.
🛠️ Apify KV Store Toggle: Choose between direct CDN links or Apify-stored files for reliability.
📊 Rich Metadata: Includes likes, comments, description, author, and more!

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🎯 Key Features

🌟 Comprehensive Media Download

✅ Download all images from any public Instagram post.
✅ Download high-quality videos from video posts and reels.
✅ Full support for carousel posts (multiple images/videos).

🔧 Advanced Processing

✅ Dual Output Modes: use_key_value_store toggle for direct CDN links or stable Apify storage links.
✅ Media Validation: Checks HTTP status and content type for each media item.
✅ Bulk Processing: Input multiple post URLs at once for batch downloading.

📋 Rich Post Metadata

✅ Author username & post description.
✅ Engagement metrics: Likes and comment counts.
✅ Original post upload date.
✅ Separate, clearly enumerated links for each item in a carousel.

⚙️ Robust Infrastructure

✅ Runs on the powerful Apify platform with scalable memory options (4GB-16GB).
✅ Built-in retries and error handling for reliable performance.

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Simply provide the Instagram post URLs. The actor handles the rest!

{
  "post_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-qZyuxRpf/"
    }
  ],
  "use_key_value_store": true
}

📋 Input Fields

Field	Emoji	Description	Type	Required
post_urls	📮	A list of objects containing public Instagram post URLs.	Array	Yes
post_urls[].url	🔗	The full URL of a public Instagram post. Must start with https://www.instagram.com/p/.	String	Yes
use_key_value_store	🗃️	true: Files are stored in Apify KV Store (recommended). false: Direct CDN links are provided.	Boolean	No (Default: true)

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📤 Output Example

The actor returns a structured array of results, one for each processed post.

🔐 Apify KV Store Mode ("use_key_value_store": true)

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-qZyuxRpf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
    "author_username": "nba",
    "description": "A Statue of Liberty slam from Victor Wembanyama through the lens of @natlyphoto 👽🗽 Is this your pick for Photo of the Year? Use your NBA ID to vote for Wemby’s picture-perfect dunk, now on the NBA App!.",
    "likes": "162k",
    "comments": "155",
    "upload_date": "August 5, 2025",
    "feedback": "Congrats, media found.",
    "media": {
      "total_found": 2,
      "valid_urls": 2,
      "urls": [
        {
          "http_status": 200,
          "content_type": "image/jpeg",
          "is_valid": true,
          "image_download_link_1": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../ig_7482387961177224463.jpg"
        },
        {
          "http_status": 200,
          "content_type": "image/jpeg",
          "is_valid": true,
          "image_download_link_2": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../ig_8435134091249158026.jpg"
        }
      ]
    },
    "videos": [
      {
        "thumbnail_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../thumb_...jpg",
        "video_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../video_...mp4"
      }
    ]
  }
]

🌐 Direct Link Mode ("use_key_value_store": false)

When toggled off, the output will contain direct links to Instagram's CDN instead of Apify storage links. The structure remains identical, only the URLs change.

🧾 Output Fields Explained

Field	Emoji	Description
original_url	🔗	The Instagram post URL you provided.
author_username	👤	The username of the post's author.
description	📝	The caption/description text of the post.
likes	❤️	The number of likes on the post (formatted, e.g., "162k").
comments	💬	The number of comments on the post.
upload_date	📅	The date the post was uploaded.
feedback	✅	A success/status message from the actor.
media	🖼️	An object containing all image data.
media.total_found	🔢	Total number of media items found.
media.valid_urls	✔️	Number of media items successfully processed.
media.urls[]	🖼️	Array of objects for each image, with its download link.
videos	🎥	An array of objects containing all video data.
videos[].thumbnail_url	🖼️	Download link for the video's thumbnail image.
videos[].video_url	📹	Download link for the video file itself.

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🎯 Use Cases

👩‍💻 Content Creators & Marketers: Easily download user-generated content for reposting (with permission!), creating testimonials, or conducting competitor analysis.
📊 Social Media Analysts: Gather media and metadata for sentiment analysis, trend spotting, and campaign tracking.
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 General Users: Save your favorite memories, inspirational posts, or art from your favorite creators for offline viewing.
🤖 Developers: Integrate this actor into larger applications or workflows via its clean API for automated media archiving.

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⚠️ Important Usage Notes

• Public Posts Only: This actor can only download media from public Instagram profiles and posts.
• Rate Limiting: Instagram may rate-limit excessive requests. For large-scale scraping, use residential proxies (configurable in Apify settings).
• Rerun for Accuracy: ⚠️ Didn’t get the desired Results on the first run? Rerun after ⏱️ 1 min 🎯 for 99% accurate Results 💯🔥
• Legal & Ethical Use: Always respect copyright and terms of service. Only download content you have the right to use.

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🚀 Try It Now!

Launch the Instagram Post (Image & Video) Downloader ✨ on Apify and start downloading your media in minutes!