Instagram Post Scraper

Instagram Post Scraper gives you likes, comments, captions, and media metadata from any public post or reel URL.

🔥 $1.98 per 1,000 rows on Apify · up to 500 URLs per run · integration guide

Overview

Scrape Instagram posts and reels from standard post/reel URLs

Each dataset row matches the Social Fetch API envelope (data, meta, and lookupStatus where applicable). Platform API usage is included in the per-row Apify price.

New to Social Fetch on Apify? The integration guide has screenshots, the actor catalog, and troubleshooting.

🚀 Quick start

1. Fill in the Input below — sample values are pre-filled.
2. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
3. Open the Dataset tab and export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

📦 Fields in each row

Post or reel

• Shortcode, URL, caption, and media type
• Likes, comments, and owner handle
• Display image or video URLs

⚙️ Input options

• postUrls — public Instagram post or reel links

💡 Try it

Input

{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DL2lr7ouyW5/"
  ]
}

Output

{
  "data": {
    "lookupStatus": "found",
    "post": {
      "shortcode": "DL2lr7ouyW5",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DL2lr7ouyW5/",
      "caption": "The blueprint to a better game. \n\nGet ready to outwork everyone in the Sabrina 3. The lightweight, versatile tool to build your game bucket by bucket.\n\nComing soon."
    },
    "owner": {
      "handle": "nike"
    },
    "metrics": {
      "likes": 64396,
      "comments": 426
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_b0afea53-45a7-4197-b753-e6451da410f0",
    "version": "v1"
  }
}

Rows may include data.lookupStatus (found, not_found, or private). Completed lookups are billed, including not_found.

🎯 Good for

• 📌 Pull engagement stats for posts and reels
• 🗓️ Batch-lookup reels for content research

💵 How we compare

	Cost per 1,000 lookups
Instagram Post Scraper	$1.98
Typical Instagram scrapers on Apify	$10.00

Roughly 80% less than many Instagram post scrapers on the Store — structured API data behind every row.

🧩 Related actors

• Instagram Profile Scraper — profile followers, bio, and metrics

🔗 Wire it up

Works with Make, Zapier, n8n, Apify webhooks, and scheduled runs.

❓ Common questions

• Do I need a Social Fetch API key? No — your Apify token is enough. Never paste an sfk_ key into Actor input.
• Why was I charged for not_found? The lookup completed, but Instagram did not return that profile, video, or post. That still counts as a billable dataset row.
• What URLs work? Standard Instagram post or reel links (.../p/... or .../reel/...). Profile URLs belong in the profile Actor, not here.
• Can I download media files? Not through this Actor. Use the Social Fetch API with downloadMedia=true on your own API key.

📚 More on Social Fetch

• Apify integration guide — quick start and actor catalog
• API reference — same endpoints with your sfk_ key
• support@socialfetch.dev