Instagram Tagged Posts Scraper

Find public Instagram posts that tag an account and collect captions, engagement, media links, and publisher profiles. Add multiple usernames and follow available result pages.

What data can you extract?

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Instagram media identifier for the post where the account is tagged.
shortcode	String	Short code used in the public Instagram post URL.
media_type	String	Instagram format label for the tagged post.
caption	String	Caption text published with the tagged post.
hashtags	Array<String>	Hashtags extracted from the tagged post caption.
taken_at	String or null	ISO 8601 posting time when Instagram provides it.
taken_at_timestamp	Integer or null	Unix posting timestamp when Instagram provides it.
like_count	Integer	Number of likes reported for the tagged post.
comment_count	Integer	Number of comments reported for the tagged post.
play_count	Integer or null	Video play count when the tagged post is a video; otherwise null.
view_count	Integer or null	Video view count when the tagged post is a video; otherwise null.
media	Array<Object>	Image or video assets attached to the tagged post.
location	Object or null	Location attached to the tagged post, or null when none is reported.
author	Object	Public profile details for the account that published the tagged post.
collaborators	Array<Object>	Public collaborator profiles attached to the post, when present.
tagged_users	Array<Object>	Public profile records tagged in the post, when present.
is_paid_partnership	Boolean	True when Instagram marks the post as a paid partnership.
product_type	String	Instagram publishing format for the tagged post.
permalink	String	Public Instagram URL for the tagged post.
accessibility_caption	String or null	Accessibility description of the media, or null when Instagram has none.
author_id	String	Instagram identifier for the account that published the post.
author_username	String or null	Public handle of the account that published the post, when available.
author_verified	String	True when Instagram marks the posting account as verified.
input_username	String	Instagram username used to retrieve this account’s posts.
scraped_at	String	UTC date and time when this record was collected.

Use cases

• Brand teams can monitor public posts that tag a company account.
• Creator managers can review tagged content across several public profiles.
• Researchers can study how accounts appear in public community posts.

How to use

1. Add each public account username to usernames.
2. Set maxPages to limit cursor pagination for each account.
3. Export post captions, authors, and links with maxResults set to your run cap.

{
  "usernames": [
    {
      "username": "nasa"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "maxPages": 1
}

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
usernames	Array<object>	Yes	Public Instagram usernames whose tagged posts you want to retrieve.
usernames[].username	string	Yes per entry	Instagram Username sent to the source search.
usernames[].user_id	string	No	TikTok User ID sent to the source search.
usernames[].max_id	string	No	Next Page Cursor sent to the source search.
user_id	string	No	TikTok User ID sent to the source search.
max_id	string	No	Next Page Cursor sent to the source search.
maxResults	integer	No	Maximum dataset items to save across this entire run.
maxPages	integer	No	Maximum pages to request for each batch entry.

Output example

{
  "id": "3930123456789012345",
  "shortcode": "CSTtaggedPost28",
  "media_type": "Carousel",
  "caption": "Weekend market finds and the people who made them.",
  "hashtags": [
    "citymarket",
    "smallbatch"
  ],
  "taken_at": "2025-09-18T14:32:11Z",
  "taken_at_timestamp": 1758205931,
  "like_count": 913,
  "comment_count": 27,
  "play_count": null,
  "view_count": null,
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "image",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.instagram.com/media/market-table.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "location": null,
  "author": {
    "id": "584700123456792",
    "username": "maker.studio",
    "full_name": "Maker Studio",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://cdn.instagram.com/profiles/maker-studio.jpg",
    "is_verified": false
  },
  "collaborators": [
    {
      "id": "584700123456793",
      "username": "harbor.bakes"
    }
  ],
  "tagged_users": [
    {
      "id": "584700123456789",
      "username": "harbor.bakes"
    }
  ],
  "is_paid_partnership": false,
  "product_type": "carousel_container",
  "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CSTtaggedPost28/",
  "accessibility_caption": "A table of handmade ceramics and fresh bread.",
  "author_id": "584700123456792",
  "author_username": "maker.studio",
  "author_verified": false,
  "input_username": "nasa",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-01T12:00:00Z"
}

Pricing

$0.30 per 1,000 results. Apify saves one dataset item per result and applies the Actor’s per-result price to saved items.

Pagination follows the source response. Set maxPages per batch entry and maxResults across the run.

FAQ

Is scraping this information legal?

Rules depend on the source, location, data type, and intended use. Check applicable laws and source terms, and make sure your workflow follows privacy and data protection requirements.

What limits apply?

Submit up to 100 batch entries per run. Use maxResults to cap saved items and maxPages to limit pages for each entry. Results also depend on source availability and your Scrappa API plan.

Can I start runs through the Apify API?

Yes. Send a POST request to https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/thescrappa~instagram-tagged-posts-scraper/runs with your Actor input, or use an Apify client library. Read the output from the run dataset.

Can I connect the results to other tools?

Yes. Apify integrations and APIs can pass dataset results to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, and other data workflows.

What happens when one input fails?

The Actor logs a short source error and continues with the remaining entries. Transient rate limits and gateway errors are retried; if every entry fails, the run reports an error.

Does this include private posts?

No. Results depend on public tagged-post data available from Instagram.

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