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📊 Instagram Video Scraper - Lite 🌟 Metadata Extraction & Analytics 🔍

Unlock 15+ metadata fields from Instagram videos/reels - Titles 📝, engagement stats 💬❤️, technical formats 🧰, thumbnails 🖼️, upload dates 📅 & more! No downloads - pure insights.

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🌟 Overview

Need to analyze Instagram video performance or track content trends? This actor extracts:
✅ Full metadata - Titles, descriptions, authors
✅ Engagement metrics - Likes, comments, view counts
✅ Technical specs - 10+ video formats/codecs per post
✅ Proxy-ready - Residential IPs for unrestricted access

Perfect for marketers 📈, researchers 🔬, and social analysts 📉!

⚡ Avg. runtime: 15-40 seconds per URL
🛡️ Auto-retries failed attempts (3x)

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🔥 Key Features

📈 Performance Analytics

• Engagement Metrics: Likes, comments, view counts
• Upload Timestamps: Exact posting dates
• Author Identification: Channel/profile tracking

🧠 Technical Insights

• Format Library: 10+ video/audio codecs per post
• Resolution Details: 1080p to 612x765
• Bitrate Analysis: TBR values for quality comparison

🛠️ Enterprise-Grade

• Residential Proxies: Bypass geo/IP restrictions
• Bulk Processing: 100+ URLs per run
• Data Privacy: No video storage/downloads

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⚙️ Input Configuration

{
  "video_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4WihvBwKC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
      "method": "GET"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DIYysAWIe6B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ]
}

📋 Input Fields

Parameter	Type	Description
video_urls	Array	Instagram post/reel URLs (1-100+)
proxy	Object	Residential proxies for US/EU/global access

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📤 Output Example

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4WihvBwKC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
    "title": "Video by photoshop",
    "author": "Adobe Photoshop",
    "thumbnail": "https://scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15........",
    "upload_date": "April 25, 2025",
    "comment_count": 9,
    "like_count": 893,
    "description": "tiny toggles, BIG changes. Select Details capability in the Object Selection Tool is here to flex the fine print. Link in bio to try it now 🔍🎨",
    "source": "instagram",
    "videos": [
      {
        "video_index": 1,
        "duration": "20s",
        "thumbnail": "https://scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15.......",
        "resolution": "720x1280",
        "format_id": "dash-731215433078863vd",
        "ext": "mp4"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DIYysAWIe6B/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
    "title": "Post by ufceurope",
    "upload_date": "Unknown",
    "description": "#OnThisDay in 2024: UFC 300 left us all SPEECHLESS 🤯\nRelive the event on @UFCFightPass 📺",
    "source": "instagram",
    "videos": [
      {
        "video_index": 1,
        "duration": "Unknown",
        "view_count": 922976,
        "thumbnail": "https://scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15......"
      },
      {
        "video_index": 2,
        "duration": "Unknown",
        "view_count": 240764,
        "thumbnail": "https://scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15....."
      },
      {
        "video_index": 3,
        "duration": "Unknown",
        "view_count": 180178,
        "thumbnail": "https://scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15...."
      },
      {
        "video_index": 4,
        "duration": "Unknown",
        "view_count": 137335,
        "thumbnail": "https://scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15...."
      }
    ]
  }
]

🗝️ Key Metadata Fields

Category	Fields
Core Data	Title, Author, Description, Source
Engagement	Likes, Comments, View Counts
Technical	10+ Formats, Codecs, Resolutions, Bitrates
Temporal	Upload Date, Video Duration

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🆚 Why Choose This Scraper?

Feature	🚀 This Actor	🐌 Others
Metadata Depth	15+ Fields	Basic Titles
Format Analysis	Codec-Level	Resolution Only
Proxy Support	Residential IPs	None/Basic
Data Privacy	No Downloads	Risk Storage
Bulk Capacity	100+ URLs	Single Posts

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🛠️ How It Works

1️⃣ Add Instagram URLs - Posts/Reels
2️⃣ Configure Proxies - Bypass geo-blocks
3️⃣ Run Actor - Auto-extracts metadata
4️⃣ Get:

• 📈 Engagement analytics
• 🧰 Technical format library
• 📅 Upload timelines
• 🖼️ Thumbnail URLs

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💡 Use Cases

📉 Social Analysts - Track post performance
🎯 Marketers - Identify trending formats
🔬 Researchers - Study content strategies
📑 Archivists - Preserve post metadata
⚖️ Legal Teams - Evidence collection

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❓ Troubleshooting

Issue: "Video data not found"
Fix:

• Use URLs from Instagram's native share button
• Ensure posts aren't private/deleted

Issue: Missing view counts
Fix:

• Views only available on public business accounts
• Retry with different URLs

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