# Instagram Location Posts Scraper (`seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape top or most recent public posts and Reels tagged at any Instagram location  captions, engagement counts, author profiles, and media URLs. Search by place name or location ID.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.00 / 1,000 single location posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Instagram Location Posts Scraper

Scrape top or most recent public posts and Reels tagged at any Instagram location — captions, engagement counts, author profiles, and media URLs. Search by place name or location ID. No login or cookies required.

### What you get

For every post tagged at the location, the scraper returns a structured record with:

**Post data**
- Post ID, shortcode, and post URL
- Media type (photo, video, carousel) and product type
- Caption, plus extracted hashtags and mentions
- Created timestamp (ISO 8601 and Unix)
- Like, comment, view, and play counts
- Thumbnail and video URLs
- Location name and city

**Author profile**
- Author ID, username, full name
- Profile picture URL, verified and private flags

**Pagination**
- `NEXT_PAGE_ID` cursor so you can resume from where a previous run left off

### Use cases

- **Local business intelligence** — see what people post at your venue, store, or restaurant
- **Event monitoring** — capture posts from a festival, conference, or stadium in real time
- **Travel & hospitality research** — analyze content at hotels, landmarks, and destinations
- **Geo-targeted lead generation** — find creators and customers active at a location
- **Real estate & tourism** — gauge how a place is portrayed and which posts perform best

### How to use

1. Enter a **place name** (e.g. `New York`, `Eiffel Tower`) or a numeric Instagram **location ID**
2. Choose **Top posts** (most popular) or **Recent posts** (newest)
3. Set **Max Items** — default 100 per run, or 0 for unlimited (stops ~60s before the actor timeout)
4. Run the actor — results appear in the **Dataset** tab
5. To fetch more, copy `NEXT_PAGE_ID` from the **Key-value store** tab and paste it into **Page ID** on the next run

### Output format

Each dataset record:

```json
{
  "postId": "3913133928818931888",
  "shortcode": "DZOPpNZx_iw",
  "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZOPpNZx_iw/",
  "mediaType": "photo",
  "caption": "Sunset over the city 🌇",
  "hashtags": ["nyc", "sunset"],
  "mentions": [],
  "likeCount": 29851,
  "commentCount": 210,
  "authorUsername": "exampleuser",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "locationName": "New York",
  "locationCity": ""
}
````

### Pagination

Each run returns up to **Max Items** records. To collect more across multiple runs, copy `NEXT_PAGE_ID` from the **Key-value store** tab and paste it into **Page ID** on the next run. Repeat until `NEXT_PAGE_ID` is `null`. (The **Top posts** mode returns a fixed popular set; use **Recent posts** to page through large volumes.)

### Related Instagram actors

Part of a complete Instagram scraping toolkit — explore the rest of the suite:

- [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-profile-scraper) — Profile metadata for any public account
- [Instagram Posts & Reels Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-posts-scraper) — All posts and Reels from a profile
- [Instagram Post Details Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-post-details-scraper) — Full details for any post or Reel by URL
- [Instagram Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-comments-scraper) — All comments on a post or Reel
- [Instagram Post Likers Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-post-likers-scraper) — Users who liked a post or Reel
- [Instagram Followers Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-followers-scraper) — Followers and following lists
- [Instagram Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-hashtag-scraper) — Top posts and Reels for any hashtag
- [Instagram Tagged Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-tagged-posts-scraper) — Posts a profile is tagged in
- [Instagram Reels Search Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-reels-search-scraper) — Find Reels by keyword
- [Instagram User Search Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-user-search-scraper) — Discover accounts by keyword
- [Instagram Related Profiles Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-related-profiles-scraper) — Find similar/suggested profiles
- [Instagram Story Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-story-scraper) — Active stories for any profile
- [Instagram Highlights Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-highlights-scraper) — Highlights and their stories
- [Instagram Email & Phone Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-contact-scraper) — Emails and phone numbers from profiles
- [Instagram Influencer Analytics Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-influencer-analytics-scraper) — Engagement rate and creator analytics
- [Instagram MCP Server](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-mcp) — All Instagram tools for AI agents via MCP

# Actor input Schema

## `place` (type: `string`):

A location name to search for (e.g. "New York", "Eiffel Tower") or a numeric Instagram location ID. When a name is given, the top-matching Instagram location is used.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Whether to scrape Top posts (most popular) or Recent posts (newest) at the location.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of posts to scrape. Set 0 for unlimited (caps at platform timeout).

## `pageId` (type: `string`):

Optional. Paste NEXT\_PAGE\_ID from the previous run's Key-value store to fetch the next page of posts.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "place": "New York",
  "mode": "top",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Each record contains postId, shortcode, postUrl, mediaType, caption, hashtags, mentions, engagement counts (likeCount, commentCount, viewCount, playCount), media URLs, author profile, and location name/city.

## `nextPageId` (type: `string`):

NEXT\_PAGE\_ID record in the default key-value store. Paste into Page ID on the next run to resume; null when the list is exhausted.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "place": "New York"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "place": "New York" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "place": "New York"
}' |
apify call seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Instagram Location Posts Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape top or most recent public posts and Reels tagged at any Instagram location  captions, engagement counts, author profiles, and media URLs. Search by place name or location ID.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "skAO7gOro8C2V5ABe"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/seemuapps~instagram-location-posts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-seemuapps-instagram-location-posts-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/seemuapps~instagram-location-posts-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-seemuapps-instagram-location-posts-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/seemuapps~instagram-location-posts-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-seemuapps-instagram-location-posts-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "place"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "place": {
                        "title": "Place name or location ID",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "A location name to search for (e.g. \"New York\", \"Eiffel Tower\") or a numeric Instagram location ID. When a name is given, the top-matching Instagram location is used."
                    },
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "top",
                            "recent"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Whether to scrape Top posts (most popular) or Recent posts (newest) at the location.",
                        "default": "top"
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of posts to scrape. Set 0 for unlimited (caps at platform timeout).",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "pageId": {
                        "title": "Page ID (pagination)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional. Paste NEXT_PAGE_ID from the previous run's Key-value store to fetch the next page of posts."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
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                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```