Instagram (IG) Scraper

🔗 Instagram (IG) Scraper

• 💰 From $2.60 per 1,000 results
• ⚡ Collect public Instagram profiles, posts, Reels, Highlights, Explore, similar accounts, and locations
• 📋 Use one input or a whole list — no coding and no manual copying
• 📤 Download CSV, Excel, or JSON, or run it automatically with Apify

💡 Choose one simple job, paste public Instagram links or names, and get clean data with automatic limits, parallel processing, and proxy handling.

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🔍 What will you get?

What you get	Included data
👤 Profiles	ID, username, name, bio, links, profile picture, audience numbers, verification, privacy, and business details
📷 Posts and Reels	Caption, author, images, videos, carousel children, hashtags, mentions, tagged users, music, location, comments preview, and engagement
✨ Discovery	Public Highlights and stories, Popular keyword media, Explore sections, and similar accounts
📍 Locations and files	Place details, address, coordinates, business information, preview media, and optional saved images, videos, or audio

ℹ️ Instagram only returns information that is public and available for the supplied input.

📦 What does the result look like?

Each result is saved as one row in the Apify dataset. Open the Storage tab to preview it, or download the whole dataset.

Here is one shortened successful result from a live Reel run. Fields that do not apply are left out so the output stays easy to use:

[
  {
    "recordType": "profile",
    "resultType": "profile",
    "id": "17841445531001821",
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/openai/",
    "sourceMode": "profile",
    "sourceTarget": "openai",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/openai/",
    "position": 1,
    "fetchedAt": "2026-08-17T08:50:27.930070Z",
    "availability": "available",
    "status": "ok",
    "checkedAt": "2026-08-17T08:50:27.930096Z",
    "itemsAnalyzed": 0,
    "username": "openai",
    "fullName": "OpenAI",
    "biography": "OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. Proud parent of @chatgpt and @openaidevs",
    "externalUrl": "https://openai.com",
    "bioLinks": [
      {
        "title": "OpenAI",
        "url": "https://openai.com",
        "linkType": "external"
      }
    ],
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/671824892_18099964658517701_2684073962203767801_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy42MjYuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=UVBuo1iuGhoQ7kNvwH3_vgY&_nc_oc=AdqIRj3Rzwb2WbhscblifKJo7QLTzJlcLlD67MeC-cfUB8izsh3kksPTPmhUf6I5ijQ&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=8SMAI6yKm5S00X13sguhqA&_nc_ss=7ba8c&oh=00_AQFiB0U8_0jXaqElOLRcY89Gc7Kv1DgKX5BAA-3qGunqEQ&oe=6A88A563",
    "followersCount": 6495336,
    "followingCount": 8,
    "highlightsCount": 0,
    "isVerified": true,
    "isPrivate": false,
    "threadsBadge": "openai",
    "profile": {
      "id": "17841445531001821",
      "username": "openai",
      "fullName": "OpenAI",
      "biography": "OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. Proud parent of @chatgpt and @openaidevs",
      "externalUrl": "https://openai.com",
      "bioLinks": [
        {
          "title": "OpenAI",
          "url": "https://openai.com",
          "linkType": "external"
        }
      ],
      "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/671824892_18099964658517701_2684073962203767801_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy42MjYuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=UVBuo1iuGhoQ7kNvwH3_vgY&_nc_oc=AdqIRj3Rzwb2WbhscblifKJo7QLTzJlcLlD67MeC-cfUB8izsh3kksPTPmhUf6I5ijQ&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=8SMAI6yKm5S00X13sguhqA&_nc_ss=7ba8c&oh=00_AQFiB0U8_0jXaqElOLRcY89Gc7Kv1DgKX5BAA-3qGunqEQ&oe=6A88A563",
      "followersCount": 6495336,
      "followingCount": 8,
      "highlightsCount": 0,
      "isVerified": true,
      "isPrivate": false,
      "threadsBadge": "openai"
    }
  }
]

📤 Download the same data as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, or HTML.

🎯 What can you use it for?

Use case	What it helps you do
Research creators	Compare public profiles, similar accounts, audience size, and content before outreach.
Track content	Monitor posts, Reels, Highlights, engagement, captions, and media over time.
Find trends and places	Explore public keyword media, Explore sections, related profiles, and locations.
Enrich your tools	Feed clean Instagram data into dashboards, databases, spreadsheets, or AI workflows.

🚀 How to use Instagram (IG) Scraper

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open Instagram (IG) Scraper on Apify.
3. ✍️ Choose what to collect and paste usernames, keywords, IDs, or public Instagram links.
4. 🚀 Click Start.
5. 📥 Open Dataset to view or download the results.

⏱️ A small first run usually takes only a few minutes. No coding is required.

💳 Simple pricing

You pay for each saved result through one clear billing event. A clear answer such as not found, private, invalid input, or no matching public results also counts as one result. A successfully saved media file is one additional result. Temporary Instagram, connection, and proxy errors are not charged. Platform usage is included.

Apify plan	Price per 1,000 results
FREE	$3.80
BRONZE	$3.40
SILVER	$3.00
GOLD	$2.60

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🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Not sure where to start? Open one of these assistants and ask how to use the Actor:

• 💬 ChatGPT
• 🧠 Claude
• 🔍 Perplexity
• 🅲 Copilot

🔌 Automating Instagram (IG) Scraper

You can also start runs from your own app or on a schedule:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

Use Apify Schedules to run the Actor every day, week, or month without pressing Start yourself.

🔌 Integrate with any app

Send results to the tools you already use:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe structured Instagram data into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to continue your workflow as soon as a run finishes.

🧰 Need other Instagram data?

Choose a dedicated Actor when you need a different Instagram data surface:

Actor	Best for
🔗 Instagram Bio Links Scraper	External links and link-in-bio destinations from Instagram profiles
🏢 Instagram Business Profile Scraper	Business categories, contact details, addresses, and profile metadata
#️⃣ Instagram Caption Hashtag Extractor	Hashtags extracted from post and reel captions
📣 Instagram Caption Mentions Extractor	Account mentions extracted from post and reel captions
🎠 Instagram Carousel Scraper	Carousel slides, media URLs, captions, and engagement data
📊 Instagram Engagement Analytics Scraper	Engagement rates and performance metrics for profiles and content
🧭 Instagram Explore Scraper	Trending posts and reels discovered through Instagram Explore
👥 Instagram Followers Count Scraper	Lightweight follower and following count monitoring
🌟 Instagram Highlights Scraper	Highlight collections, stories, media, and metadata
📍 Instagram Location Scraper	Posts and metadata associated with Instagram locations
🎵 Instagram Music Scraper	Music and audio metadata used in Instagram reels
🔤 Instagram Popular Keyword Scraper	Popular keywords and topics found in Instagram content
📷 Instagram Post Scraper	Post captions, media, hashtags, mentions, and engagement metrics
👤 Instagram Profile Scraper	Bios, account details, statistics, and public profile metadata
🎞️ Instagram Reels Scraper	Reel captions, media, audio, views, and engagement metrics
🧩 Instagram Similar Accounts Scraper	Similar and recommended Instagram accounts
📢 Instagram Sponsored Posts Scraper	Sponsored and branded posts plus advertiser details
🏷️ Instagram Tagged Users Scraper	User tags extracted from Instagram posts and reels
🗂️ Instagram User Posts Scraper	Posts published by specific Instagram profiles
🆔 Instagram Username to ID Converter	Instagram usernames converted to numeric user IDs
🔥 Instagram Viral Posts Finder	High-performing and viral posts discovered by engagement signals

🛠️ Need one flexible tool for several Instagram data types? Try the more advanced Instagram Scraper.