🏷️ Instagram Tagged Posts Scraper

Scrape every post where a specific Instagram account has been photo-tagged. Enter one or more usernames and get structured data for every tagged post — captions, hashtags, likes, comments, play counts, media URLs, tagged users, location, music info, and more.

No login required from your side. Just add usernames and run.

🔍 What does Instagram Tagged Posts Scraper do?

When someone tags an Instagram account in a photo or video, that post appears in the tagged section of the profile. This scraper collects all those tagged posts for any public account and returns clean, structured data ready for analysis.

Use it to:

• 📢 Track brand mentions — see every post where your brand, product, or logo was tagged by customers, influencers, or partners
• 🤝 Monitor influencer collaborations — verify tagged posts from paid partnerships and sponsorships
• 🔎 Competitive intelligence — discover which creators are tagging competitor brands and how often
• 📸 UGC collection — find user-generated content featuring your brand for marketing campaigns
• 📰 PR and media monitoring — track when media outlets, journalists, or event accounts tag your company
• ⭐ Athlete and celebrity tracking — collect every fan post, press photo, or event where a public figure was tagged
• 📊 Campaign measurement — count and analyze tagged posts from a hashtag campaign or product launch

⚡ Why use this scraper?

• 💰 Cheapest on the platform — under $0.01 per 1,000 results. No residential proxy cost.
• 📋 30+ fields per post — more data points than any alternative, all flat and ready to use
• 🚀 Fast parallel processing — all profiles scraped simultaneously, 10 profiles in under 20 seconds
• 🔄 Flexible input — accepts usernames, @handles, and full Instagram URLs in the same run
• ✅ Zero setup — no cookies, no credentials, no API keys needed from you
• 🛡️ Reliable — 99% resolution rate across 100 verified celebrity accounts in stress testing
• 🔁 Automatic failover — multi-session rotation with dead session detection and reporting

💰 How much does it cost?

The scraper runs on Apify's pay-per-result model. You pay only for the results you get — no wasted compute on failed requests.

Volume	Approximate cost
25 results	🆓 Free (every run)
1,000 results	~$0.01
10,000 results	~$0.10
100,000 results	~$1.00

Platform usage fees (compute time) are separate and typically add less than $0.002 per 1,000 results. The scraper uses free datacenter proxy with automatic residential failover — no proxy cost in normal operation.

📥 Input

The scraper accepts Instagram usernames in any format — mix all three freely in a single run:

• Bare username: nike
• With @ prefix: @adidas
• Full URL: https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
usernames	Array of strings	Yes	Instagram usernames, @handles, or profile URLs
maxItems	Integer	No	Maximum total tagged posts across all profiles. Leave empty for no limit.
resultsPerProfile	Integer	No	Maximum tagged posts per individual profile. Leave empty for all available.

Example input

{
    "usernames": [
        "nike",
        "@adidas",
        "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/"
    ],
    "resultsPerProfile": 50,
    "maxItems": 500
}

Minimal input

{
    "usernames": ["nike"]
}

📤 Output

Each tagged post is returned as a flat JSON object with 30+ fields. No nested blobs to parse — every field is ready to use in spreadsheets, databases, or downstream pipelines.

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique post ID
shortCode	String	Instagram short code (used in post URLs)
url	String	Direct link to the post
mediaType	String	Image, Video, Reel, or Carousel
productType	String	feed, clips (Reels), or igtv
caption	String	Full caption text
hashtags	Array	Extracted #hashtags from caption
mentions	Array	Extracted @mentions from caption
likesCount	Integer	Number of likes
commentsCount	Integer	Number of comments
playCount	Integer	Video/Reel play count
videoViewCount	Integer	Video view count
videoDuration	Float	Video duration in seconds
timestamp	String	Post creation time (ISO 8601)
ownerUsername	String	Username of the person who posted
ownerFullName	String	Display name of the poster
ownerId	String	Poster's Instagram user ID
ownerIsVerified	Boolean	Whether the poster has a verified badge
ownerProfilePicUrl	String	Poster's profile picture URL
taggedUsername	String	The account that was tagged (your input username)
taggedUsers	Array	All users tagged in this post — username, ID, full name, verification status, profile pic
displayUrl	String	Highest resolution image URL
videoUrl	String	Highest resolution video URL (for videos and Reels)
carouselMedia	Array	All images and videos in carousel posts with individual URLs
carouselMediaCount	Integer	Number of items in a carousel post
width	Integer	Original media width in pixels
height	Integer	Original media height in pixels
location	Object	Location name, slug, latitude, and longitude
isPaidPartnership	Boolean	Whether the post is a paid partnership
isSponsored	Boolean	Whether the post is sponsored content
coauthorProducers	Array	Collaboration and co-author accounts
musicInfo	Object	Song name, artist name, and audio ID (for Reels)
scrapedAt	String	Timestamp when this data was collected (ISO 8601)

Example output

{
    "id": "3456789012345678901",
    "shortCode": "CrYolT-xkI5",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CrYolT-xkI5/",
    "mediaType": "Reel",
    "productType": "clips",
    "caption": "Game day ready! @nike #JustDoIt #Basketball",
    "hashtags": ["JustDoIt", "Basketball"],
    "mentions": ["nike"],
    "likesCount": 45231,
    "commentsCount": 892,
    "playCount": 15249537,
    "videoViewCount": 15249537,
    "videoDuration": 59.93,
    "timestamp": "2026-07-15T14:30:00.000Z",
    "ownerUsername": "athlete_example",
    "ownerFullName": "Pro Athlete",
    "ownerId": "1234567890",
    "ownerIsVerified": true,
    "ownerProfilePicUrl": "https://scontent-...",
    "taggedUsername": "nike",
    "taggedUsers": [
        {
            "username": "nike",
            "id": "13460080",
            "fullName": "Nike",
            "isVerified": true,
            "profilePicUrl": "https://..."
        }
    ],
    "displayUrl": "https://scontent-...",
    "videoUrl": "https://scontent-...",
    "carouselMedia": [],
    "carouselMediaCount": 0,
    "width": 1080,
    "height": 1920,
    "location": {
        "id": "12345",
        "name": "Madison Square Garden",
        "slug": "madison-square-garden",
        "lat": 40.7505,
        "lng": -73.9934
    },
    "isPaidPartnership": true,
    "isSponsored": true,
    "coauthorProducers": [],
    "musicInfo": {
        "artistName": "Nike",
        "songName": "Original Audio",
        "audioId": "987654321"
    },
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-22T10:00:00.000Z"
}

🏎️ Performance and reliability

Metric	Value
Speed	~600 posts/minute
Profiles per run	Unlimited (all scraped in parallel)
Memory usage	100–120 MB
Resolution success	99% on public accounts
Consecutive run stability	10/10 runs successful in stress testing
Output formats	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS

The scraper resolves all usernames in parallel and then scrapes all profiles simultaneously. A typical run with 10 profiles completes in 15–25 seconds.

💡 Tips and advanced usage

Flexible username input

You can paste any format — the scraper normalizes everything automatically:

{
    "usernames": [
        "nike",
        "@cristiano",
        "https://www.instagram.com/leomessi/",
        "https://instagram.com/therock?hl=en"
    ]
}

Get only the latest tagged posts

Set resultsPerProfile to a small number for the most recent posts only:

{
    "usernames": ["nike", "adidas", "puma", "reebok", "newbalance"],
    "resultsPerProfile": 10
}

📅 Monitor brand mentions on a schedule

Use the Apify scheduling feature to run this scraper daily or weekly. Each run collects the latest tagged posts. Combine with webhooks to trigger alerts when new tags appear.

📊 Export to Google Sheets automatically

Connect this scraper to Google Sheets using the Apify Google Sheets integration. New tagged posts are appended to your spreadsheet after every run.

🔗 Use with Make, Zapier, or n8n

Trigger downstream workflows whenever new tagged posts are found. Connect via webhooks or through the Apify integrations page.

🧑‍💻 Call from your code

Use the Apify API or official client libraries (Python, JavaScript, PHP) to run the scraper programmatically and retrieve results:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("scrapesmith/instagram-tagged-posts-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "usernames": ["nike", "adidas"],
        "resultsPerProfile": 50
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["ownerUsername"], item["likesCount"], item["url"])

🤖 Connect to AI agents via MCP

This scraper is available as an MCP tool for Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI agents. Use it to feed real-time Instagram data into your AI workflows.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Can I scrape tagged posts from private accounts?

No. This scraper only works with public Instagram accounts. If an account is set to private, their tagged posts are not accessible through the API.

Why did a username return 0 results?

There are three possible reasons:

1. The account has tagged posts disabled in their privacy settings
2. The account genuinely has no tagged posts
3. A very small number of celebrity accounts (like Justin Bieber) restrict search visibility — these accounts cannot be resolved

Is there a limit on how many tagged posts I can get?

There is no artificial limit on paid plans. The scraper paginates through all available tagged posts. Some accounts with millions of followers may have tens of thousands of tagged posts — use resultsPerProfile to cap output per account if needed.

How fresh is the data?

The scraper fetches live data directly from Instagram on every run. There is no caching. You always get the current state of tagged posts at the time of the run.

What's the difference between tagged posts and mentions?

• Tagged posts — posts where someone tagged the account in a photo or video. These appear in the "Tagged" tab on the profile page. This is what this scraper collects.
• Text mentions — @username references in captions or comments. These are NOT the same as photo tags. However, each tagged post's full caption is included in the output, so you can search for text @mentions within the results.

Do I need to provide Instagram cookies or credentials?

No. The scraper handles authentication internally. You never need to provide login credentials, cookies, or API keys.

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