# Instagram Hashtag Scraper (`toolzerhub/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper`) Actor

Reads posts tagged with a given Instagram hashtag (without the leading #) and carries a cursor to page further with Resume from. No Instagram login or cookies needed to search public content.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/toolzerhub/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ToolzerHub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.10 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Hashtag Scraper

Give it a hashtag, get the posts tagged with it. One row per post. No Instagram login or cookies needed.

### Input

| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| **hashtag** | Without the leading `#`. `nature`, not `#nature`. |
| **Resume from** | A continuation value from an earlier run's log — the run carries on from there instead of starting over |

### Output

One row per post, each carrying **source\_identifier** — the hashtag it was collected for — so several runs can be merged into one sheet and still be told apart.

### Questions

**Where do I put the # ?**
Nowhere. Type `nature`. A leading `#` is sent as part of the tag and matches nothing.

**Why did it stop before I had everything?**
Instagram stops handing out pages. The run ends when it returns an empty page or repeats a continuation value, and neither is under our control — a popular tag with millions of posts will not give up millions of rows. What you get is the recent window Instagram is willing to serve.

**Can I collect a hashtag continuously?**
Run it on a schedule and keep the value the log prints when it stops. Feed that into **Resume from** next time and you pick up rather than recollecting the same posts. Without it, a fresh run starts at the top again.

**Two hashtags in one run?**
One tag per run. Run it twice — `source_identifier` keeps the rows apart when you merge them.

**A tag I know exists returned nothing.**
Instagram restricts some tags and serves nothing for them. The run finishes successfully with zero rows, which is the honest answer: the tag exists, the posts are not being served. It is not a failure you can retry your way out of.

### The rest of the family

[Instagram Search Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/instagram-search-scraper) — find hashtags by keyword before you collect them.
[Instagram Post, Comments & Likes Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/instagram-post-comments-likes-scraper) — take any post from these rows further, with its comments and likers.
[Instagram Scraper - All In One](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/instagram-all-in-one-scraper) — every mode in this family.

### Support

Questions, bugs, or feature requests: **contact@toolzerhub.com**

Browse the rest: [apify.com/toolzerhub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub)

# Actor input Schema

## `hashtag` (type: `string`):

A hashtag, without the leading #.

## `cursor` (type: `string`):

A continuation value from an earlier run — the value the run log prints when it stops. The run continues from there instead of the top. Leave it empty to start at the top. Applies only to a single identifier or search term; a multi-account run uses it for the first one only.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "hashtag": "nature"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Every record collected during this run

# 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 = {
    "hashtag": "nature"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("toolzerhub/instagram-hashtag-posts-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 = { "hashtag": "nature" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("toolzerhub/instagram-hashtag-posts-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 '{
  "hashtag": "nature"
}' |
apify call toolzerhub/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,toolzerhub/instagram-hashtag-posts-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/xt4iKqUypDZswdCHk/builds/ccCn5nKZXfA1m7VDo/openapi.json