Instagram Profile Backup & Media Downloader

Back up an entire public Instagram profile — download every post, Reel, story, and highlight photo/video with direct links, no login required.

What you get

One dataset record per media item, each with:

• source — where the item came from: post, story, or highlight
• mediaId, shortcode, and the item's url on Instagram
• mediaType (photo / video / carousel), productType (feed / clips / story)
• takenAt timestamp, and expiresAt for active stories
• Full caption, likeCount, commentCount, playCount, and videoDuration
• highlightId and highlightTitle for items pulled from highlight reels
• A downloads array with one entry per photo/video — carousels get one entry per slide — each with the direct downloadUrl, image/video URLs, and pixel dimensions
• With Save files on: a permanent savedUrl for every file, stored on Apify so links never expire
• Export everything to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets straight from the Apify console

Use cases

• Profile backup — keep a complete, restorable copy of your own account's photos and videos
• Content archiving — preserve stories and highlights before they disappear or change
• UGC collection — gather campaign posts and Reels from creator accounts in one export
• Account migration — pull all media out of an old account before moving to a new one
• Brand monitoring — snapshot a competitor's public feed for research and analysis

How to use

1. Enter the Instagram Username (with or without @)
2. Pick what to back up: posts & Reels (default on), stories, and/or highlights
3. Optionally enable Save files to storage to store every photo/video on Apify with permanent links — Instagram's own CDN links expire after a few hours
4. Set Max Items (default 100; 0 = unlimited) and run the actor
5. Results appear in the Dataset tab; saved files appear in the Key-value store tab

Backing up large profiles across runs

The feed is fetched newest-first in pages. After the run finishes, open the Key-value store tab → copy the NEXT_PAGE_ID value → paste it into Page ID on your next run to continue where it stopped. If NEXT_PAGE_ID is null, you've fetched everything. Stories and highlights are always fetched in full and don't need a cursor.

Output format

Each dataset record:

{
  "source": "post",
  "username": "natgeo",
  "mediaId": "3957463127796339198",
  "shortcode": "Dbru79IAdH-",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dbru79IAdH-/",
  "mediaType": "video",
  "productType": "clips",
  "takenAt": "2026-08-06T14:00:02.000Z",
  "expiresAt": null,
  "caption": "This young cub could be king…",
  "likeCount": 207220,
  "commentCount": 1436,
  "playCount": 0,
  "videoDuration": 62.08,
  "highlightId": null,
  "highlightTitle": null,
  "downloads": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "type": "video",
      "imageUrl": "https://…cdninstagram.com/….jpg",
      "videoUrl": "https://…cdninstagram.com/….mp4",
      "width": 720,
      "height": 1280,
      "downloadUrl": "https://…cdninstagram.com/….mp4",
      "savedUrl": null
    }
  ]
}

Carousel posts include one downloads entry per slide. When Save files is enabled, savedUrl holds a permanent link to the stored copy of each file.

Notes

• Only public profiles can be backed up — the run fails with a clear message on private accounts
• Stories cover the last 24 hours only; expiresAt tells you when each one disappears
• Direct Instagram CDN links expire after a few hours — turn on Save files if you need lasting links