# Instagram Post Details Scraper (`seemuapps/instagram-post-details-scraper`) Actor Get full details for any Instagram post or Reel by URL caption, engagement counts, media download URLs, tagged users, and author profile. Batch input supported. - **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-post-details-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Andrew](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Videos - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $12.00 / 1,000 post results 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 Post Details Scraper Get the full details of any Instagram post or Reel from its URL — caption, engagement metrics, tagged users, and direct media download URLs. No login or cookies required. Paste one URL or hundreds. ### What you get For every post or Reel you submit, the scraper returns a structured record with: **Post metadata** - Post ID, shortcode, and direct post URL - Media type (photo, video, carousel) and product type (feed, clips/Reels) - Post timestamp (ISO 8601 and Unix) - Caption text with auto-extracted hashtags and @mentions - Paid partnership flag **Engagement stats** - Like count, comment count, view count, play count - Video duration (for Reels and video posts) **Media download URLs** - Cover / thumbnail image URL and the main video URL - `mediaItems` — one entry per slide for carousels, each with its own image and video URL **People** - Tagged users and co-authors (collaborators) - Author ID, username, full name, profile picture, verified and private flags **Location** (when set on the post) - Location name ### Use cases - **Bulk post archiving** — submit a list of post URLs and export captions, metrics, and media in one run - **Ad & creative research** — pull competitor posts and their media for swipe files - **Engagement benchmarking** — compare like/comment/view counts across a set of posts - **UGC & rights management** — capture tagged users and collaborators on brand posts - **Media download** — get direct image and video URLs for every slide of a carousel - **Reporting** — feed structured post data into dashboards and spreadsheets ### How to use 1. Add one or more Instagram post/Reel URLs — full URLs (e.g. `https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/`) or bare shortcodes (`DZIoOtwvkpG`) 2. Run the actor — each post becomes one record in the **Dataset** tab 3. Export to JSON, CSV, or Google Sheets directly from the Apify console ### Output format Each dataset record: ```json { "input": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/", "postId": "3911553209440553542", "shortcode": "DZIoOtwvkpG", "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZIoOtwvkpG/", "mediaType": "video", "productType": "clips", "takenAt": "2026-06-03T19:05:54.000Z", "takenAtTimestamp": 1780513554, "caption": "Behind the scenes. #photography", "hashtags": ["photography"], "mentions": [], "likeCount": 18432, "commentCount": 204, "viewCount": 512033, "playCount": 512033, "videoDuration": 31.5, "isPaidPartnership": false, "taggedUsers": ["collaborator_account"], "coauthors": [], "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...", "videoUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...", "mediaItems": [ { "type": "video", "imageUrl": "https://...", "videoUrl": "https://..." } ], "authorId": "25025320", "authorUsername": "instagram", "authorFullName": "Instagram", "authorProfilePicUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...", "authorIsVerified": true, "authorIsPrivate": false, "locationName": null } ```` For carousel posts, `mediaItems` contains one entry per slide, each with its own image and video URL. ### 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 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 Location Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-location-posts-scraper) — Posts tagged at any location - [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 ## `postUrls` (type: `array`): One or more Instagram post/Reel URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/) or bare shortcodes (DZIoOtwvkpG). Each is returned as one dataset record. ## Actor input object example ```json { "postUrls": [ "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/" ] } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Each record contains input, postId, shortcode, postUrl, mediaType, productType, takenAt, caption, hashtags, mentions, likeCount, commentCount, viewCount, playCount, videoDuration, isPaidPartnership, taggedUsers, coauthors, thumbnailUrl, videoUrl, mediaItems (per-slide download URLs), author fields, and locationName. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "postUrls": [ "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-post-details-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "postUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-post-details-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 '{ "postUrls": [ "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/" ] }' | apify call seemuapps/instagram-post-details-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=seemuapps/instagram-post-details-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Instagram Post Details Scraper", "description": "Get full details for any Instagram post or Reel by URL caption, engagement counts, media download URLs, tagged users, and author profile. Batch input supported.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "qscEhmOWBqtqVi0fS" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/seemuapps~instagram-post-details-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-seemuapps-instagram-post-details-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/seemuapps~instagram-post-details-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-seemuapps-instagram-post-details-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/seemuapps~instagram-post-details-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-seemuapps-instagram-post-details-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "postUrls" ], "properties": { "postUrls": { "title": "Post URLs or shortcodes", "type": "array", "description": "One or more Instagram post/Reel URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/) or bare shortcodes (DZIoOtwvkpG). Each is returned as one dataset record.", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "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": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```