📸 Instagram Hashtag Scraper

Fast and efficient Instagram hashtag scraper that extracts comprehensive post data — including captions, engagement metrics, music info, and more.

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✨ Features

• 🚀 High-Speed Scraping – Process hundreds of posts per minute with parallel processing
• 📊 Comprehensive Data – Extract 25+ post fields including captions, likes, comments, music, and media
• 💰 Cost-Effective – Optimized for minimal resource usage (~$1 per 10,000 posts)
• 🎯 Reliable – Built-in error handling and automatic recovery

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📥 What Data Can You Extract?

📝 Post Information

• Post URL, Short Code, Post ID
• Post Type (Image, Video, Carousel, Reel)
• Caption Text
• Extracted Hashtags & Mentions
• Timestamp

📈 Engagement Metrics

• Likes Count
• Comments Count
• View Count (for videos)

🖼️ Media Content

• Display URL (High Quality)
• All Image URLs
• Video URLs (for video posts)
• Image Dimensions (Width & Height)
• Child Posts (for carousels)

👤 Owner Information

• Username
• Full Name
• User ID
• Profile Picture

🎵 Music & Audio

• Audio Asset ID
• Song Title
• Artist Name
• Artist ID
• Cover Artwork
• Explicit Content Flag

📍 Location Data

• Location ID
• Location Name
• Geographic Coordinates

➕ Additional Data

• Sponsored Status
• Product Type
• Input Hashtag URL

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⚙️ Input

The scraper accepts Instagram hashtags in multiple formats.

⚙️ Input

The scraper accepts Instagram hashtags in multiple formats.

🧩 Example Input

{
  "hashtags": [
    "#travel",
    "#food",
    "fashion",
    "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/cars/"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerHashtag": 100
}

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🏷️ Supported Formats

• With hash: #travel
• Without hash: travel
• Full URL: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fashion/

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📤 Output

The scraper returns detailed post data in JSON format.

🧾 Example Output

{
  "inputUrl": "#travel",
  "id": "3234567890123456789",
  "shortCode": "DHvz7tQIbwZ",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DHvz7tQIbwZ/",
  "type": "Image",
  "caption": "Exploring the mountains 🏔️ #travel #adventure",
  "hashtags": ["travel", "adventure"],
  "mentions": ["travelblogger"],
  "displayUrl": "https://scontent-ams2-1.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "images": ["https://..."],
  "dimensionsHeight": 1080,
  "dimensionsWidth": 1080,
  "timestamp": 1729872000,
  "likesCount": 15234,
  "commentsCount": 432,
  "ownerId": "12345678",
  "ownerUsername": "traveler123",
  "ownerFullName": "John Traveler",
  "locationId": "213456789",
  "locationName": "Swiss Alps",
  "isSponsored": false,
  "productType": "feed",
  "childPosts": [],
  "musicInfo": {
    "audioAssetId": "777380428346867",
    "audioClusterId": "1216212167313114",
    "title": "Summer Vibes",
    "artistName": "DJ Cool",
    "artistId": "1790561704404823",
    "coverArtworkUri": "https://...",
    "isExplicit": false,
    "allowsSaving": true
  }
}

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🧠 Use Cases

• 📈 Trend Analysis – Track hashtag popularity and engagement
• 🎯 Content Discovery – Find popular posts and successful strategies
• 📊 Competitor Research – Monitor competitor hashtag usage
• 🔍 Influencer Marketing – Identify top performers in niches
• 📱 Social Listening – Track brand mentions and campaigns
• 🎨 Content Planning – Research what content performs best
• 🎵 Music Trending – Track trending songs in posts
• 📍 Location Analysis – Discover popular travel destinations

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⚡ Performance

🚀 Typical Speed (512MB Memory)
~200 posts/minute (≈2.5 posts/sec)

• 100 posts in ~20s
• 1,000 posts in ~6–9 minutes
• 10,000 posts in ~40 minutes

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🧩 Resource Usage

• Memory: 512MB (recommended minimum)

💡 Note: Actual performance may vary depending on network and Instagram response times.

🧾 Dataset Preview

Username	Owner ID	Likes	Comments	Post URL	Caption
traveler123	12345678	15.2K	432	🔗	Exploring the mountains...
foodie_daily	87654321	8.7K	234	🔗	Best pasta in Italy...

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🧩 Advanced Features

🚀 Parallel Processing – Process multiple hashtags concurrently with efficient worker pooling.

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🛡️ Error Handling

• Automatic retry on failures
• Consecutive failure tracking
• Graceful degradation and recovery

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❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need to provide my Instagram password?
A: No! No session cookies are required — safer than passwords.

Q: How many hashtags can I scrape?
A: Unlimited! The scraper handles multiple in parallel.

Q: What if a post is deleted during scraping?
A: The scraper gracefully skips deleted posts and continues.

Q: Can I scrape private posts?
A: No, only publicly available posts can be scraped.

Q: Can I scrape posts by user instead of hashtag?
A: This tool focuses on hashtags. Use the Instagram Profile Scraper for user posts.

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🧮 Memory Recommendations

Memory	Max Posts/Run	Recommended Use
512MB	1,000–5,000	Testing, small batches
1024MB	10,000–20,000	Regular use
2048MB	50,000+	Large-scale scraping
4096MB	100,000+	Enterprise use

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🛠️ Support

🔒 Secure & Compliant – Uses Instagram’s official API ⚡ Real-Time Updates – Data pushed live to dataset
🎨 Clean Output – Structured JSON ready for analysis
🚀 Blazing Fast – Blazing fast extraction while respecting the rate limits of Instagram.

Having issues or questions?
📧 Contact ahmad120rehman@gmail.com or check the Apify documentation for help.