You can access the Instagram Post Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "instagram_profiles": [
12        "https://www.instagram.com/cristiano/",
13        "leomessi"
14    ],
15    "post_limit": 12
16};
17
18// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
19const run = await client.actor("skython/instagram-post-scraper").call(input);
20
21// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
22console.log('Results from dataset');
23console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
24const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
25items.forEach((item) => {
26    console.dir(item);
27});
28
29// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Instagram Post Scraper API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Instagram Post Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Instagram Post Scraper API in Python

Instagram Post Scraper API through CLI

Instagram Post Scraper OpenAPI definition

Instagram Post Scraper API

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