# Changelog of Instagram Scraper (`vortex_data/instagram-scraper`) Actor - **URL**: https://apify.com/vortex\_data/instagram-scraper/changelog.md - **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/vortex\_data/instagram-scraper.md ## Changelog All notable changes to Instagram Scraper are listed here, newest first. ### \[3.1] - 2026-09-28 #### Changed - Small runs finish sooner: a run opens its connections to Instagram at the same time instead of one after another, which saves about a second on a run with one or a few URLs. - Runs with one or a few URLs use less traffic: a run with one URL now does all its work over a single connection, and **Post details** runs share connections between URLs. A single post costs about 45% less traffic than before. - **Comments** rows have a new field, `isHidden`: `true` for a comment Instagram hides from people who aren't logged in. Instagram's site leaves those comments out of the thread; this dataset keeps them and marks them. - **Posts** rows have a new field, `facebookLikesCount`: the likes a post got on Facebook when it was shared there from Instagram. Instagram doesn't show this number on its site. - A line that leads nowhere because of the input itself (an account or post that doesn't exist, a private account, an account with no posts, a post with no comments, or a login cookie Instagram refused) now returns an **error row** with `error` and `errorMessage` instead of nothing. Each error row is charged as one result of the chosen mode. Failures on our side are not charged. - **Location posts** work without an Instagram cookie: you get a place's recent and top posts, about 70 per place. Add a cookie to get more. - **Profile details** no longer includes `relatedProfiles`, the list of similar accounts Instagram suggests. Profile rows are faster and lighter without it. - New README with step-by-step examples for common tasks: posts from the last 7 days, posts from a date range, reel views, comments, emails and phone numbers, followers, hashtags and places. - Redesigned input form: an example input you can run right away, a date picker for the date filter, and short explanations for every section. - The **Output** tab groups results into views by type of data: Posts & reels, Profiles, Contacts, Comments, Followers/following/likers, Stories & highlights, and Hashtags & places. Every field now has a description and an example. - The **Output** tab also shows the run report: what was scraped from each line, what was skipped and why. In the **Storage** tab, the run report and the diagnostics file have their own tabs. #### Fixed - **Search** for profiles returns up to your limit instead of stopping at 5 accounts. - **Following** no longer lists the same account twice for one profile, so you are not charged for repeats. - With a login cookie, a username that doesn't exist now returns a "not found" error row within a few seconds, instead of a long wait and a generic failure. - A hashtag or place that doesn't exist now returns a "not found" error row. Before, a hashtag like that was reported as a login wall even with a working cookie. - **Followers** and **Following** of a private account return a "private" error row instead of an empty result. - **Comments** on large posts are logged with a reason if Instagram stops returning pages part-way. - **Comments** from post URLs return every comment you ask for, not only the first 16 of each post. - Runs with a login cookie no longer send the same request twice from your session when Instagram is slow to answer. - Fixed a rare case where a run returned only a few posts or reels because Instagram briefly limited the connection when the run started. - **Tagged posts** returns posts again. For some login cookies, Instagram refused the tagged feed and the run returned no rows. - A post URL that points to a deleted post, or to a post from a private account, now fails right away with a clear message in **Post details** and **Comments** mode, instead of a technical HTTP error. - Runs with usernames that don't exist finish several times faster. - **Profile posts** runs with many posts finish about 20% faster. - **Location posts** and **Hashtag posts** no longer download the first page of posts twice, so runs over many posts are cheaper and faster. - Profile details, Stories, Highlights, Followers and Following find each account faster, especially with a login cookie. - A run no longer waits on one slow connection: a request that timed out is retried from a different address. - Fixed a rare case where the last rows of a run were not saved to the dataset. Those rows were not charged. - **Profile reels** read fewer duplicate pages, so reel runs are cheaper. - A run with a login cookie no longer advises you to add one. - The highlight title and cover image of Highlights rows (`highlightTitle`, `highlightCoverUrl`) are now listed in the output description. ### \[2.0.39] - 2026-09-27 #### Added - **Profile reels** lists the account's Reels tab, including reels that aren't shown on the profile grid, with play counts. - **Profile posts** includes play counts for reels. - New profile fields: `highlights`, `hasActiveStory`, `latestStoryAt`, `isMemorialized`, `newsRestrictedIn` and `threadsUsername`. - New post field: `sponsors`, the brands of a paid partnership. #### Fixed - With a login cookie, Profile posts, Profile reels and Comments return as many results as without one. - A post with hidden likes shows an empty like count instead of a wrong number. - Story rows include the author and a link to the story. - Highlights work even when Instagram doesn't show the highlight list to your account. ### \[2.0.38] - 2026-09-19 #### Added - More ways to paste your cookie are accepted: the value alone, one cookie per line, URL-encoded text, text copied through a chat app, and "Copy as fetch" from the browser. - Nine more countries in **Country you use Instagram from**: Czechia, Portugal, Romania, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Nigeria, Egypt and Colombia. #### Changed - Runs with your cookie use the same address and browser for your account every time, so Instagram is less likely to ask you to verify your login. - Every run reads Instagram from one country (the United States unless you choose another), so the same input gives the same results. #### Fixed - A cookie that can't be read no longer stops modes that don't need one. The run continues without it and tells you. - When your cookie stops working during a run, the run says so clearly. - A deleted post is reported as no longer available. - Profile details returns more fields for accounts that Instagram shows only partly to visitors who aren't logged in. - You are no longer charged for rows without data: a profile row with only a name, or a post row without a date, likes or comments count. ### \[2.0.27] - 2026-09-03 #### Added - **Comments** and **Likers** accept a username: you get the comments or likers of the account's recent posts. - The run tells you when Instagram cuts a follower or following list short. #### Fixed - Image and video links open from any network. - Hashtags with emoji no longer fail. - A run with a working cookie no longer asks you to add one. - A run that stopped early says so instead of reporting success. ### \[2.0.19] - 2026-08-30 #### Changed - Search matches are charged as profile records, because each one is a full profile row. - The form and README say correctly that Comments works without a login. - Skipped lines are explained in plain words. #### Fixed - A paste that mixes usernames and URLs keeps every line. - Captions and bios show special characters correctly. - Contacts no longer mistakes opening hours for phone numbers. - Search mode uses the pasted line as the search phrase when the Search field is empty. - The date filter returns every post inside the date range. ### \[2.0.14] - 2026-07-27 #### Added - One **What do you want to scrape?** list with 15 modes, and one field for URLs or usernames. - New modes: Contacts, Followers, Following, Likers, Tagged posts, Stories and Highlights. - Usernames and `@handles` work without a full URL. - **Country you use Instagram from**, so that Instagram doesn't challenge your login. #### Changed - The price depends on the type of result (post, profile, story, comment, or account from a list) instead of one price for every row. #### Fixed - Business accounts that failed before now return data. - Valid login cookies are no longer rejected. - Runs with a short timeout return results. - The run tells you up front when a mode needs a login cookie. ### \[1.0] - 2026-05-14 #### Added - First release: posts, reels, profile details and comments from profiles, posts, hashtags and places. - Search for profiles, hashtags and places. - Date filter for posts. - Optional login cookie for data that Instagram shows only to logged-in users. - Export to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, and access through the API.