# Track competitors' Instagram posts from the last 7 days

**Use case:** 

Collects every post Nike, Adidas and Puma published on Instagram in the last 7 days, with captions, likes, comments, dates, images and videos. Replace the usernames with your own competitors to see what they post, how often, and what gets the most engagement. No Instagram login needed.

## Input

```json
{
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "directUrls": [
    "nike",
    "adidas",
    "puma"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 50,
  "search": "bakery",
  "searchType": "profile",
  "searchLimit": 20,
  "proxyCountry": "",
  "onlyPostsNewerThan": "7 days",
  "onlyPostsOlderThan": "2026-03-31",
  "addParentData": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "displayUrl": {
    "label": "Image URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Post URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Media type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "caption": {
    "label": "Caption",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likesCount": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "commentsCount": {
    "label": "Comments",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "videoPlayCount": {
    "label": "Video plays",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "videoDuration": {
    "label": "Video duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "timestamp": {
    "label": "Posted at (UTC)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ownerUsername": {
    "label": "Author username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ownerFullName": {
    "label": "Author name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "mentions": {
    "label": "Mentions",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "locationName": {
    "label": "Location",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isPinned": {
    "label": "Pinned",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isPaidPartnership": {
    "label": "Paid partnership",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "productType": {
    "label": "Product type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "videoUrl": {
    "label": "Video URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "inputUrl": {
    "label": "Input URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "errorMessage": {
    "label": "Error message",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Scraper](https://apify.com/vortex_data/instagram-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/vortex_data/instagram-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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