Instagram Scraper - Posts, Reels & Profile Metadata

Turn public Instagram profiles, posts, and reels into clean, pipeline-ready metadata in one run. Paste one username or a full creator list — get profile stats once per account, plus likes, plays, comments, captions, and timestamps as snake_case JSON. Built for social listening and automation — Apify Proxy (residential preferred) keeps bulk runs reliable under Instagram rate limits.

Note: Only public profiles and posts. Login walls, private accounts, or rate limits may yield empty rows for that URL (the run still completes).

Why Use This Tool?

• Automate Instagram reporting: Replace manual screenshots with structured data.
• Bulk creator lists: Run dozens of profile URLs in a single Apify job.
• Profile + content together: Each profile URL scrapes profile metadata once (followers, following, post count) even when there are no new reels/posts in your date window.
• Stack-friendly output: Snake_case JSON for Sheets, warehouses, n8n/Make, or internal APIs.
• Lean by design: HTTP + TLS impersonation — no heavy browser farm; Apify Proxy handles anti-block.

Why Choose This Actor?

• Instagram-focused: Profiles, /p/, and /reel/ URLs in one Actor
• Always-on profile row: media_type: "profile" so account metrics stay updated
• Date filter (until): Keep only content newer than a date for monthly monitoring
• Soft-fail per URL: One blocked profile does not kill the bulk run
• Apify-native: Console, schedules, webhooks, API, Make, n8n, Zapier
• PPE pricing: Predictable start + per-result billing

Features

• Scrape Instagram profile URLs and direct post/reel URLs
• Bulk start_urls in one run (deduped)
• Profile metadata scraped once per profile (followers, following, posts count, handle, display name)
• Post/reel fields: caption, likes, views/plays (when exposed), comments, author, posted time, media type
• Optional until date filter (ISO / YYYY-MM-DD)
• Apify Proxy default (residential preferred for Instagram reliability; custom proxyUrls OK)
• Dataset export: JSON, CSV, Excel

Use Cases

• Brand & competitor monitoring on Instagram
• Influencer outreach — follower counts + recent reel performance
• Agency dashboards — scheduled Apify runs into Sheets / Looker
• Content archives for captions, URLs, and engagement history
• E‑commerce / DTC social proof and creator tracking

Input Example

{
  "start_urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/ksi/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdKDOY9iWFc/"
  ],
  "max_items": 100,
  "until": "2026-09-01",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Field	What it does
start_urls	Profile and/or /p/ · /reel/ URLs (required)
max_items	Cap on dataset items (default 20; 0 = safe ceiling 5000). Free-tier tip: keep ≤ 100
until	Optional — keep posts newer than this date
proxyConfiguration	Apify Proxy — residential preferred for reliability; custom proxyUrls OK

Output Examples

Profile metadata (one row per profile URL):

{
  "id": "1234567890",
  "media_type": "profile",
  "platform": "instagram",
  "handle": "ksi",
  "author": "KSI",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/ksi/",
  "follower_count": 9500000,
  "following_count": 400,
  "posts_count": 1200
}

Reel / post metadata:

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdKDOY9iWFc/",
  "caption": null,
  "like_count": 29372,
  "view_count": 1325401,
  "play_count": 1325401,
  "comment_count": 144,
  "author": "ksi",
  "handle": "ksi",
  "media_type": "reel",
  "platform": "instagram"
}

How to Run on Apify

1. Open Instagram Scraper on Apify and click Try for free / Start.
2. Paste public Instagram profile or post/reel URLs into start_urls.
3. Set max_items (≤ 100 on free tier). Optionally set until.
4. Keep Apify Proxy on (residential groups preferred). Rotate/backoff is automatic on HTTP 429.
5. Run and download the Dataset — profile rows first, then posts/reels.
6. Wire to schedules, webhooks, or Make / n8n / Zapier for recurring brand scrapes.

Run from your stack (API sketch)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/tictechid~vanzi-instagram-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"start_urls":["https://www.instagram.com/ksi/"],"max_items":50,"proxyConfiguration":{"useApifyProxy":true,"apifyProxyGroups":["RESIDENTIAL"]}}'

Use the Actor id with a ~ in API paths: tictechid~vanzi-instagram-scraper.

Pricing

Pay-per-event (PPE):

• actor-start — once per run
• result — once per dataset item (including profile rows)

Target list price ≈ $0.30–0.50 per 1,000 results. Check Cost → Pricing on the Actor page for live tiers.

Usage Limits

• Free tier: 5 runs total. Keep max items per run ≤ 100 while testing. Upgrade to continue.
• Paid plans: Unlimited runs per Apify limits.

Multiple runs require an Apify paid plan. See Apify Pricing.

FAQ

Do I need an Instagram login? No — public HTML only.

Do I need a residential proxy? Recommended for bulk Instagram runs. The Actor defaults to Apify residential groups when available (falls back to auto/datacenter). Custom proxyUrls are also supported.

What if there are no new reels this month? You still get the profile metadata row so follower/post counts update.

Empty dataset? Instagram rate-limits aggressively. On HTTP 429 the Actor backs off, rotates the proxy session, and soft-fails that URL (one quiet WARN) instead of hammering. One bad URL won’t fail the whole bulk run.

Support: Open an Issue on the Actor page or email contact@tictech.id.

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For more details, contact the maintainer or email us at contact@tictech.id

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