Instagram Posts Scraper - Posts + Reels Combined (No Login)

Pull every public Instagram post (photos, videos, carousels) AND every reel from a profile in one run. Unified output, complete coverage, no login.

Why run two scrapers when one does both? This Actor pulls every public Instagram post (photos, videos, carousels) AND every reel from a profile in a single run, then merges them into one unified, analysis-ready dataset. No Instagram login required, no cookies, no proxies to manage.

The official apify/instagram-scraper and most alternatives require separate runs for posts and reels and leave the merge and dedup work to you. This Actor calls both endpoints in parallel, dedupes reels by shortcode, and emits a single flat row per item so you can stream straight into BI tools, dashboards, RAG pipelines, or downstream Actors.

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Table of contents

• What this Actor returns
• Required caveats
• Free plan limit
• Hero use case
• Sample output
• Comparison vs alternatives
• Inputs
• Outputs and dataset views
• How it works
• Performance
• Volume guidance
• Use cases
• FAQ
• Live view API
• Legal and compliance
• Changelog
• Support
• Related scrapers

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What this Actor returns

For every public Instagram profile you supply, you receive a unified, normalized dataset row per piece of content, covering:

Content type	Source endpoint	Fields surfaced
Photo posts	posts feed	shortcode, URL, caption, thumbnail, likes, comments, posted date, author, branded-content flag
Video posts	posts feed	all of the above plus video URL, dimensions, duration, play count
Carousels	posts feed	all of the above plus carousel media count and first-slide thumbnail
Reels	reels feed	shortcode, URL, video URL (no watermark), thumbnail, play count, likes, comments, shares, music metadata, author
Pinned content	posts feed	included (pinned reels surface here, not in the reels feed)

Inputs accepted: profile URLs, handles (with or without @), or numeric Instagram user IDs - mix any of them in one bulk field.

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Required caveats (read these first)

• Play counts are Instagram-only. When a reel is cross-posted to Facebook, the in-app view count shows combined IG + FB. This API returns only the IG portion. Disclose this to your end users so they do not dispute your numbers against in-app stats.
• Reel captions are not returned by the reels endpoint. If your pipeline needs reel captions, enable enrich_reel_captions = true. This adds one extra upstream request per reel and roughly doubles run time. Disabled by default.
• Private accounts return an error row, not data. The Actor accesses publicly visible content only.
• Story and Highlight content is not included. This Actor targets the permanent feed (posts + reels) only.

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Free plan limit

Free Apify users get up to 50 results per run. Paying users are not affected and receive results normally.

This limit was set by the Actor developer, not by Apify. To remove it and receive unlimited results, upgrade to any paid Apify plan: https://apify.com/pricing

When a free plan run hits the cap, the Actor finishes successfully (status SUCCEEDED) and the run's status message explains what happened. No error is raised, so the first 50 results are fully usable as normal.

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Hero use case

An influencer marketing agency tracking 200 creators across Instagram:

1. Paste 200 profile URLs into the profiles bulk field.
2. Get every post + reel for each creator in one unified dataset.
3. Run engagement analysis (views, likes, comments, branded-content flags) without merging two separate sources.

The merge is the conversion event - one row per item, normalized fields across both shapes, ready for analysis the moment the run finishes.

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Sample output (unified schema)

{
  "source": "reel",
  "id": "3251234567890123456",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cabc123xyz/",
  "shortcode": "Cabc123xyz",
  "type": "reel",
  "caption": "Behind the scenes...",
  "created_at": "2026-05-12T10:23:45.000Z",
  "stats": {
    "views": 482310,
    "ig_plays": 482310,
    "fb_plays": 138420,
    "video_views": null,
    "likes": 31204,
    "comments": 412,
    "shares": 1820,
    "saves": 3022,
    "reposts": 47,
    "engagement_total": 36505,
    "likes_disabled": false,
    "comments_disabled": false
  },
  "video": {
    "url_no_watermark": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../video.mp4",
    "url_alt": null,
    "duration_ms": 28500,
    "width": 1080,
    "height": 1920
  },
  "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../thumb.jpg",
  "is_paid_partnership": false,
  "music": { "title": "Original audio", "author": "natgeo", "id": "..." },
  "author": { "handle": "natgeo", "name": "National Geographic", "verified": true },
  "_metadata": {
    "source_endpoint": "/v1/instagram/user/reels",
    "page": 2,
    "fetched_at": "2026-06-05T14:32:01.000Z",
    "input_identifier": "natgeo"
  }
}

A post row has the same shape with source: "post" and type: "photo" | "video" | "carousel". The unified schema means a downstream consumer never has to branch on the source endpoint.

Field reference

Field	Type	Notes
source	"post" | "reel"	Which feed the item came from.
id	string	Stable Instagram media ID.
url	string	Direct link to the content.
shortcode	string	Used for dedup between posts and reels feeds.
type	enum	photo, video, carousel, reel, text, unknown.
caption	string | null	Always present for posts. Null for reels unless enrichment is on.
created_at	ISO 8601	Original post time.
stats.views	number | null	Best available view count for video / reels. null for photos (Instagram does not count views on photos).
stats.ig_plays	number | null	Instagram-only plays, when Instagram splits the count from Facebook plays in the response (most reels).
stats.fb_plays	number | null	Facebook cross-post plays. Almost always null - Instagram's public feeds rarely return this.
stats.video_views	number | null	Legacy video_view_count for very old video posts. Almost always null on modern content.
stats.likes	number | null	All content types. null when likes_disabled = true.
stats.comments	number | null	All content types. null when comments_disabled = true.
stats.shares	number | null	PRIVATE METRIC. Always null. See "What about shares, saves, reposts?" below.
stats.saves	number | null	PRIVATE METRIC. Always null. See below.
stats.reposts	number | null	PRIVATE METRIC. Always null. See below.
stats.engagement_total	number | null	Computed: likes + comments + shares + saves + reposts. In practice equals likes + comments because the other three are private.
stats.likes_disabled	boolean	Creator hid like counts on the post.
stats.comments_disabled	boolean	Creator turned comments off.

What about shares, saves, reposts?

These are private creator-only metrics. Instagram only shows them to the post's author inside their own Insights dashboard. No public Instagram scraper can return them, including this one - it is an Instagram product decision, not a scraper limitation.

The fields are kept in the schema for forward compatibility: if Instagram ever exposes them via a public response (which has happened briefly in the past), the normalizer is already wired to pick them up without a code change. Until then they will be null.

If you need shares / saves / reposts, the only legitimate paths are:

• The creator's own Insights, accessed through the Instagram Graph API with the creator's OAuth consent (business / creator accounts only).
• The Meta Business Suite for accounts you own.

What publicly visible engagement actually exists

Metric	Photos	Carousels	Video posts	Reels
Likes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Comments	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Views	No (Instagram does not count)	No	Yes	Yes
IG-only plays vs FB plays	n/a	n/a	Sometimes split	Sometimes split
Shares / saves / reposts	Private	Private	Private	Private
video.url_no_watermark	string | null	Direct MP4.
video.duration_ms	number | null	Duration in milliseconds.
video.width, video.height	number | null	Pixel dimensions.
thumbnail_url	string	First-frame thumbnail or photo.
is_paid_partnership	boolean	Branded-content disclosure flag.
music.title, music.author, music.id	string | null	Reel audio metadata.
author.handle, author.name, author.verified	string / boolean	Creator identity.
_metadata.source_endpoint	string	The underlying endpoint that produced this row.
_metadata.page	number	Pagination page index.
_metadata.fetched_at	ISO 8601	When this row was fetched.
_metadata.input_identifier	string	The input you supplied.

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Comparison vs alternatives

Feature	This Actor	apify/instagram-scraper (official)	apidojo Instagram	Most commodity scrapers
Posts + reels in one run	Yes	No - separate runs	No	No
Unified normalized schema across both feeds	Yes	No - raw shape per endpoint	Partial	No
Reel dedup by shortcode	Yes	Manual	Manual	Manual
Login required	No	Optional but recommended for coverage	No	Varies
Pinned reel coverage via posts feed	Yes	Yes	Partial	Often missed
Bulk input (URLs + handles + IDs mixed)	Yes	Yes	Partial	No
Per-page progress logs	Yes	No	No	Rare
Live view HTTP API	Yes	No	No	No
Pay model	Pay-per-event	Per result	Per result	Per result

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Inputs

Input	Type	Required	Default	Description
profiles	array of strings	yes	-	One entry per profile. Each entry can be a profile URL, a handle (with or without @), or a numeric user ID. Mix freely. Duplicates are removed.
results_type	enum	no	both	posts, reels, or both.
max_items_per_profile	integer	no	100	Hard cap per profile, max 1000. Applies to posts and reels separately.
enrich_reel_captions	boolean	no	false	Fetch reel captions. Adds one extra upstream request per reel.
trim	boolean	no	false	Drop heavy CDN / transcode fields from each row.

Example profiles input

[
  "natgeo",
  "@nasa",
  "https://www.instagram.com/nike/",
  "529823214"
]

Numeric IDs are accepted but feed the reels endpoint only - the posts endpoint requires a handle. If you provide only a numeric ID, posts for that profile are skipped with a warning.

Programmatic run (Apify API)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/unseenuser~instagram-posts-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "profiles": ["natgeo", "nasa"],
    "results_type": "both",
    "max_items_per_profile": 100
  }'

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Outputs and dataset views

Results stream to the Apify dataset as flat rows. The Apify console renders three pre-built views:

• Overview - source, type, shortcode, URL, author, caption, headline engagement (views, likes, comments, shares, saves, total), posted date.
• Engagement - public engagement signals per item: views (video / reels), IG-only plays, likes, comments, computed total, plus likes-hidden / comments-off flags. Shares, saves, and reposts are private metrics Instagram does not expose publicly and are not shown here.
• Media URLs - shortcode, type, thumbnail, video URL, dimensions, duration. Use for download pipelines.
• Errors - any rows that failed mid-run. Check first when a profile returns no data.

Export formats

• JSON, JSON Lines, CSV, XLSX, XML, RSS, HTML
• Apify API (paginated)
• Webhooks on run finish

Key-value store outputs

Key	Content
OUTPUT	Run-level summary (counts, cap status, finish time).
SUMMARY-<handle>	Per-profile counts of posts, reels, and errors.
STATE-*	Reserved for internal run state. Safe to ignore.

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How it works

profiles input
     v
parser  ----> { handle, userId, label } per profile
     v
for each profile (sequential)
     +--> posts endpoint  -+
     |                      +--> dedup by shortcode --> normalize --> push to dataset
     +--> reels endpoint  -+
                |
                +--> if enrich_reel_captions: parallel caption enrichment (5 concurrent)

• Posts and reels for a single profile fetch in parallel.
• Profiles are processed sequentially so failures on one do not poison others.
• Reels that appear in both feeds (cross-posts, pinned reels) are deduplicated by shortcode.
• Failed pages emit error rows; the run keeps going.
• Pagination is capped at 50 pages per endpoint and stops automatically if cursors stop advancing or pages return only duplicates.

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Performance

Typical run times on the paid plan, no caption enrichment:

Workload	Approx wall time
1 profile, 100 items, posts + reels	10 - 25 s
1 profile, 1000 items, posts + reels	1 - 3 min
10 profiles, 100 items each	2 - 5 min
200 profiles, 100 items each	30 - 90 min

Caption enrichment roughly doubles reels runtime (one extra upstream call per reel, batched 5 in parallel).

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Volume guidance

Pulling 1000 items from a single creator typically requires several paginated upstream requests under the hood. The max_items_per_profile input lets you cap each profile's volume so a single noisy creator never blows up a bulk run.

If you enable enrich_reel_captions, the Actor performs one additional upstream request per reel. For a profile with 100 reels that roughly doubles wall-clock time on the reels half of the run, so leave it off unless you actually need captions. The Actor logs a one-line notice at the start of any run that has enrichment enabled, so it never surprises you.

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Use cases

• Influencer content audits - vet a creator's full portfolio before a partnership.
• Brand monitoring - track a brand or competitor's posting cadence across both formats.
• Content strategy research - measure how reels stack up against photo / carousel posts on engagement per impression.
• Competitor analysis - benchmark engagement against peers in your category.
• Cross-posting analysis - identify which reels also appear as feed posts (the dedup metadata tells you).
• Brand-safety audits - review what a creator actually publishes before sponsorship.
• UGC research - analyze how communities create content around products.
• Academic research - study posting cadence, engagement velocity, content trends.
• RAG / search indexing - feed creator content into vector stores for downstream Q&A.

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FAQ

How is this different from the official Apify Instagram scraper? The official actor solves a broader surface (profiles, hashtags, locations, comments) but requires you to run separate jobs for posts and reels and stitch the results yourself. This Actor is purpose-built for the posts + reels merge: one run, unified schema, dedup handled.

What happens with private accounts? Only publicly visible content is returned. Private profiles return a clear error row and the Actor moves on to the next profile.

What is the max posts per profile? 1000 per profile via max_items_per_profile. For larger needs, run multiple jobs or contact support.

How are carousels handled? Each carousel is one row with type: "carousel". The first media's thumbnail represents the carousel.

Reel caption workaround? Enable enrich_reel_captions = true. The Actor logs a notice at the start of any run that has it on, and enrichment runs 5 reels in parallel so wall-clock impact is minimal.

Why is my reel's play_count lower than the in-app number? The in-app number includes Facebook cross-post views. This API returns Instagram-only views. See "Required caveats" above.

Do I need an Instagram login? No. The Actor accesses publicly visible content only.

Does the Actor handle pinned reels? Yes. Pinned reels surface through the posts feed (the reels feed excludes them by default). The dedup logic merges them cleanly.

What if a profile has zero reels? The reels task returns an empty list and the run continues with just the posts data. No error.

What about rate limits? The Actor retries 429 / 502 / 503 / 504 responses three times with exponential backoff. Hard failures emit an error row and the Actor moves on.

Can I get historical data older than X? The Actor follows whatever Instagram exposes through the public feeds. There is no cutoff date you control - you bound the volume with max_items_per_profile.

Can I use this for AI training? No. Instagram's Terms of Service prohibit using Instagram data to train AI / ML models without Meta's authorization, and creators retain copyright. See Legal and compliance.

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Live view API

While the Actor is running, an HTTP server is exposed on the container port and accessible via the Apify run detail page's "Live view" tab.

Method	Path	Returns
GET	/health	Liveness probe { status, uptime_ms }.
GET	/progress	Current pushed count, item cap, cap reached flag, current profile.
GET	/summary	Per-profile counts gathered so far.

The full OpenAPI v3 spec ships in .actor/web_server_openapi.json.

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Legal and compliance

This Actor accesses publicly visible Instagram content. Your downstream use must independently comply with Instagram's Terms of Service.

You may NOT use this Actor to:

• Train commercial AI / LLM models on Instagram content (Meta prohibits this; creators retain copyright).
• Scrape content of users you know or suspect are minors. Instagram has many under-18 users and minor-data violations carry the highest regulatory penalties (COPPA, GDPR Article 8, Illinois BIPA, Israel PPL).
• Republish creator content as your own.
• Build mass-DM tools targeting commenters or engagers.
• Strip creator attribution before redistribution.
• Aggregate Instagram data with Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X / Twitter to build cross-platform identity profiles of named individuals.
• Process personal data without a lawful basis under GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, or Israel PPL.

You agree to:

• Honor data subject deletion requests within 30 days under GDPR.
• Disclose to your end users that play counts are Instagram-only (do not include Facebook cross-post views).
• Notify the Publisher within 48 hours if Meta or a creator issues a cease-and-desist regarding data obtained via this Actor.

By running this Actor you accept the Publisher's Terms of Service V4.0 (referenced in the log on every run) and the actor-specific addendum. Full terms are available on the Apify Actor page.

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Changelog

1.0.0 (2026-06)

• Initial public release.
• Unified posts + reels schema with shortcode-based dedup.
• Bulk profiles input accepting URLs, handles, and numeric IDs.
• Three pre-built dataset views, key-value store summaries, live-view HTTP API.
• Free plan cap of 50 results per run with SUCCEEDED exit status.

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Support

• Bugs, feature requests, or questions: open an issue on the Actor's Apify page contact form.
• Found a profile that returns weird data? Include the handle and the run ID and we can usually fix the normalizer the same day.
• For commercial questions (volume pricing, white-label, custom fields): contact via the Apify profile.

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Related scrapers

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• Instagram Profile Scraper - profile-level data to pair with content.
• TikTok Audience Geography - evaluate cross-platform creators (flagship).
• Facebook Page Posts & Reels Scraper - extend brand monitoring to Facebook.
• Meta Ad Library Scraper - paid + organic intelligence on the same brand.

See all scrapers by unseenuser

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Quick start

1. Click Try for free on the Actor page.
2. Paste URLs, handles, or user IDs into the profiles field.
3. Run the Actor.
4. Download results as JSON, CSV, or XLSX, or pull via the Apify API.

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Terms of Service

Version: 4.0 Effective Date: May 5, 2026

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You (User) <- Apify Platform <- Actor (software) <- Third-Party API Provider

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Actor-Specific Addendum

This addendum supplements the Terms above. By running this Actor, you accept both.

A. Nature of data returned

This Actor returns unified output combining posts and reels for an Instagram profile. Each item includes media identity (shortcode, URL), media type (photo / video / carousel / reel), caption text (when available - posts always have it, reels do not unless enrichment is on), engagement metrics (likes, comments, plays for video / reels), video URLs, thumbnail URLs, dimensions, duration, branded-content flags, and owner identity (handle, name, verification status). Note: play counts are Instagram-only and do not include Facebook cross-post views.

Where the output includes individuals' names, photos, or content authored by them, that data constitutes personal data subject to GDPR, CCPA, Israeli Privacy Protection Law (including Amendment 13), and equivalent privacy laws in your downstream processing - but only in your hands as the data controller, not the Publisher's.

B. Specifically prohibited uses

In addition to the prohibitions in the Terms above, you may NOT:

• Republish creator content as your own on Instagram, TikTok, or any other platform
• Download videos at scale to host on competing platforms or facilitate piracy
• Train commercial AI / LLM models on Instagram content without proper licensing
• Build mass-DM tools targeting commenters or engagers identified through this data
• Mass-extract content from minor creators
• Aggregate posts across many profiles to build a comprehensive Instagram content database for resale (data broker activity)
• Strip creator attribution before redistribution
• Use posts to identify and harass creators
• Build deep-fake training datasets from creator face / voice footage in videos

C. Platform terms

Meta has aggressively litigated against Instagram scrapers. Instagram's Terms of Service explicitly prohibit automated extraction. This Actor accesses publicly visible Instagram content via a third-party data provider that bears responsibility for the lawfulness of the data collection. Your downstream use must independently comply with Instagram's Terms. If Meta issues a cease-and-desist regarding data obtained via this Actor, notify the Publisher within 48 hours via the Apify profile contact form and cease your use immediately.

D. Minor protection - CRITICAL

Instagram has significant under-18 user populations. Many creators do not disclose age. You MUST:

• NOT use this Actor to scrape content of users you know or suspect are minors
• NOT use this Actor for any product or service targeted at minors without parental consent mechanisms compliant with COPPA (US), GDPR Article 8 (EU), and Israeli Privacy Law
• DELETE any data you discover relates to a minor unless you have valid parental consent
• If profile metadata or content suggests the subject is under 18 (school references, age-related hashtags, parental "manage account" notes), treat the profile as belonging to a minor by default

Minor-data and likeness-protection violations carry the highest regulatory penalties under COPPA, GDPR Article 8, Illinois BIPA, and Israeli Privacy Law.

E. Image, video, and caption copyright

Instagram content is multi-layered copyright: images by the creator; videos by the creator AND any music rights holders separately; captions by the creator; filters and effects subject to Meta's platform license.

You may use this content for analysis (typically fair use), quoted excerpts with attribution (typically fair use), and aggregated metrics (no copyright issue). You may NOT republish full content as your own, train commercial AI without proper licensing, strip creator attribution, or use content to create competing platforms. For anything beyond analysis or attributed quotation, get explicit licensing from the creator and any music / IP rights holders.

F. AI training - special notice

Instagram's Terms of Service explicitly prohibit using Instagram data to train AI / ML models without Meta's authorization. Both captions AND visual content fall under this restriction. The Publisher does NOT authorize, and has no ability to authorize, AI training use. Your AI training use is your own legal exposure. Get proper licensing or do not train on this data.

G. Play count caveat - disclosure to your users

Play counts returned for reels are Instagram-only. When a reel is cross-posted to Facebook, the in-app view count shows combined IG + FB views, but this Actor returns only the Instagram portion. If you redistribute play-count data to your users, you MUST disclose this. Otherwise creators will dispute your numbers against their in-app stats and your product credibility erodes.

H. Cross-platform aggregation limit

Do NOT aggregate Instagram data with Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X / Twitter, or other personal data to build comprehensive cross-platform identity profiles of named individuals. Cross-platform aggregation multiplies the personal data risk, triggers heightened scrutiny under GDPR, and creates "people search" / "data broker" profiles that the California Delete Act, GDPR Article 14, and Israeli Privacy Law Amendment 13 specifically target.

I. Cease-and-desist protocol

If Meta contacts the Publisher regarding your use, the Publisher will notify Apify, may suspend access to this Actor pending investigation, and you agree to provide documentation of your lawful basis and processing activities upon reasonable request. If a creator contacts you directly demanding deletion of their content data, honor the request promptly (typically within 30 days under GDPR), do not route them to the Publisher (the Publisher is the software vendor, not the data controller), and document the request and your response.

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These Terms are not a substitute for legal advice. Consult qualified counsel before any commercial deployment.