# Instagram Reposts Scraper (`seemuapps/instagram-reposts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape every post and Reel an Instagram account has reposted — captions, engagement counts, media URLs, and the original author of each reposted post.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seemuapps/instagram-reposts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Seemu Scraping](https://apify.com/seemuapps) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Videos, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 133 total users, 30 monthly users, 94.1% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.00 / 1,000 repost scrapeds

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?

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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.

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

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# README

## Instagram Reposts Scraper

Scrape every post and Reel an Instagram account has reposted to its **Reposts** tab - including the original author of each reposted post. No login required.

### What you get

For each reposted post on the profile, the scraper returns:

**Repost details**

- The account that did the reposting (`repostedBy`)
- Post ID, shortcode, and clean post URL
- Media type (photo, video, carousel) and product type (feed, Reel)
- Caption and post timestamp
- Direct video URL and thumbnail URL

**Engagement**

- Like, comment, play, and view counts
- Reshare count and video duration

**Original author**

- Username, full name, verified and private status of the account that originally created the post

### Use cases

- **Content curation analysis** - see exactly what a curator or aggregator account is resharing, and who they source from
- **Source discovery** - find the original creators behind a brand or meme account's reposts for partnership outreach
- **Competitor monitoring** - track which posts a competitor amplifies to their audience
- **Trend spotting** - surface the posts gaining traction through reshares
- **Attribution & rights** - capture the original author of reposted media

### How to use

1. Enter an Instagram **username** (with or without @) whose reposts you want
2. Set **Max Items** (default 0 for all available reposts)
3. Run the actor - results appear in the **Dataset** tab
4. To fetch more, open the **Key-value store** tab, copy `NEXT_PAGE_ID`, and paste it into **Page ID** on your next run. When `NEXT_PAGE_ID` is `null`, you've fetched everything.

### Output format

Each dataset record:

```json
{
  "repostedBy": "houseofhighlights",
  "shortcode": "DWUs-UjkpPh",
  "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWUs-UjkpPh/",
  "mediaType": "video",
  "caption": "...",
  "likeCount": 11214,
  "reshareCount": 600,
  "videoUrl": "https://...mp4",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://...jpg",
  "authorUsername": "bleacherreport",
  "authorFullName": "Bleacher Report",
  "authorIsVerified": true
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `username` (type: `string`):

The Instagram username whose Reposts tab you want to scrape (with or without @). Returns every post and Reel this account has reposted.

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

Maximum number of reposts to return. Set 0 for as many as are available. The actor auto-paginates internally to reach this number.

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

Paste the NEXT_PAGE_ID value from the previous run's Key-value store to continue where it left off. Leave blank to start from the most recent reposts.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "username": "worldstar",
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

One record per reposted post/Reel: repostedBy, postId, shortcode, postUrl, mediaType, productType, takenAt, caption, like/comment/play/view/reshare counts, videoDuration, videoUrl, thumbnailUrl, and original-author fields (authorUsername, authorFullName, authorIsVerified, authorIsPrivate).

## `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 all reposts have been fetched.

# 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 = {
    "username": "worldstar"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-reposts-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 = { "username": "worldstar" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seemuapps/instagram-reposts-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 '{
  "username": "worldstar"
}' |
apify call seemuapps/instagram-reposts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,seemuapps/instagram-reposts-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/jp0bvGpRNOUlqcQGO/builds/EF9t6yXKniGa637Vx/openapi.json