🚀 Instagram Posts Scraper ⚡ No Login Required

Overview

The Instagram Posts Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts detailed data from Instagram posts at scale. Perfect for content creators, social media marketers, influencer researchers, and brand analysts — with no Instagram login, cookies, or browser automation required.

✅ No Instagram login required | ✅ Bulk post processing | ✅ Structured JSON output | ✅ High success rate

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Complete Post Data

• Media Information — Photos, videos, thumbnail, carousel content (post_content), alt text, shortcode
• Engagement Metrics — Likes, comments count
• Content Details — Description/caption, hashtags, content type (Image/Video/Carousel)
• Creator Details — Username, user ID, profile image, follower count, posts count, verified status, profile URL
• Partnership Info — Paid partnership status and details
• Metadata — Post date, post ID, content ID, audio, video duration, timestamp

Key Features

• No Authentication Required — Works without Instagram cookies or login
• Bulk Processing — Handle multiple post URLs in one run
• Clean JSON Output — Structured, ready-to-use data format
• Real-time Processing — Monitor extraction progress
• High Reliability — Built-in retry mechanisms and error handling

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🧾 Input Configuration

Submit an array of Instagram Post URLs via Apify's input:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  ]
}

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📤 Output Format

Each post will return detailed data such as:

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE",
  "user_posted": "amyclaireboutique",
  "description": "✨ The ultimate outfit finisher! A scarf instantly elevates any look. 🌸\nBecause when in doubt… just add a scarf. 💕\n\n🛍️ Shop at @amyclaireboutique link in bio!\n#amyclaireboutique #stylemadeeasy #scarfstyle #boutiqueaccessories #fallfashion",
  "hashtags": [
    "#amyclaireboutique",
    "#stylemadeeasy",
    "#scarfstyle",
    "#boutiqueaccessories",
    "#fallfashion"
  ],
  "num_comments": 0,
  "date_posted": "2025-10-18T13:14:07.000Z",
  "likes": 7,
  "photos": ["https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/..."],
  "post_id": "3746127733433756676",
  "shortcode": "DP861NijuwE",
  "content_type": "Image",
  "pk": "3746127733433756676",
  "content_id": "DP861NijuwE",
  "thumbnail": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "followers": 321,
  "posts_count": 105,
  "profile_image_link": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_paid_partnership": false,
  "partnership_details": null,
  "user_posted_id": "77561612778",
  "post_content": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "type": "Photo",
      "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "id": "3746127733433756676",
      "alt_text": "Photo by Amy Claire Boutique on October 18, 2025."
    }
  ],
  "audio": null,
  "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/amyclaireboutique",
  "videos_duration": null,
  "images": [],
  "alt_text": "Photo by Amy Claire Boutique on October 18, 2025.",
  "photos_number": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-02-22T19:47:07.423Z",
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  }
}

Note: The exact output fields depend on the data available for each post. Some fields like audio or videos_duration may be null for image-only posts. Long CDN URLs are truncated above for readability.

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📊 Output & Export

Dataset Storage

• All extracted data is stored in your Apify dataset
• Each post becomes one dataset item
• Failed extractions are logged with error details

Export Formats

• JSON — Raw structured data for API integration
• CSV — Spreadsheet-compatible format
• Excel — Formatted spreadsheet with multiple sheets

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💼 Common Use Cases

Content Strategy & Trend Analysis

• Analyze trending post formats, hashtags, and content types
• Study viral content patterns and engagement drivers
• Research optimal posting times and caption strategies

Influencer Marketing & Research

• Evaluate influencer post performance and engagement rates
• Compare content quality across potential brand ambassadors
• Track sponsored post metrics and ROI

Competitive Analysis

• Monitor competitor post strategies and performance
• Benchmark engagement metrics against industry standards
• Identify successful content themes in your niche

Brand Monitoring

• Track brand mentions and tagged posts
• Analyze user-generated content and sentiment
• Monitor campaign hashtag performance

Academic & Market Research

• Study social media content trends at scale
• Analyze visual content engagement patterns
• Research platform-specific content performance

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✅ Example Use

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  ]
}

After execution, the dataset will contain detailed data for each Instagram post including media URLs, engagement metrics, creator information, comments, and more.

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