# 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:** [Seemu Scraping](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Automation
- **Stats:** 32 total users, 10 monthly users, 99.5% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# 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(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mReUIWTaUt0hNaQxW/builds/lf9jLqhbVSFWkKHau/openapi.json