Instagram Posts & Reels Scraper — Views & Likes, No Login

Scrape public Instagram posts and Reels without logging in: view counts, likes, comment counts, captions, image and video links, timestamps and the owner, from post links or whole profiles.

What does this Instagram Posts & Reels Scraper do?

This Instagram posts and Reels scraper turns public Instagram content into one clean row per post. Paste post links, Reel links or profiles (https://www.instagram.com/nasa/, @nasa or just nasa) and get back the post type, caption, likes, comment count, publish time, owner, and links to every image and video. Reels found through a profile also carry their view count, the number Instagram does not show on the post page.

It needs no Instagram account, no login and no cookies, so there is no account of yours to get restricted.

What you get

• Views for Reels found on a profile, so you can rank an account's Reels by reach.
• Likes and comment counts. When an owner hides likes, the field is empty and likesHidden says so; you never get a fake 0.
• Caption, type and timestamp: photo, video, carousel or Reel, with the exact publish time in UTC.
• Owner details: username, display name, account id and verified badge.
• Every image and video: full-size links for each slide of a carousel, plus the video file and cover of a Reel.
• A date filter: "Only posts newer than" stops a profile at the first older post, so you don't pay for posts outside your window.
• A status for every input: private, deleted, age-restricted or missing accounts and posts are reported in the run summary and never charged.

What data can it extract?

Field	What it is	Example
url, shortcode	Link and code of the post	https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1gQBsCWE8/
type	photo, video, carousel or reel	reel
postedAt	Publish time, ISO 8601 UTC	2026-09-28T15:27:08.000Z
caption	Caption text with hashtags and @mentions	What happens when we detect an asteroid…
likes, commentsCount	Like and comment counts	99596, 840
views	Reel view count (Reels found on a profile)	4931239
ownerUsername, ownerFullName, ownerIsVerified	Who published it	nasa, NASA, true
displayUrl, videoUrl, media	Main image, video file, and every slide	see the example below
input, foundVia	Which of your input lines produced the row	nasa, profile

The full field list, with types and descriptions, is in the Output tab of this page.

Which input gives which fields?

You enter	You get	Reel views
A post or Reel link	That post, every field	No: Instagram does not publish view counts on the post page
A profile link or username	Its newest posts and Reels, up to "Max posts per profile"	Yes, for every Reel

Example output

One real record from a run on nasa (long signed links shortened with "…"):

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1gQBsCWE8/",
  "shortcode": "Dd1gQBsCWE8",
  "id": "3996242083173720380",
  "type": "reel",
  "postedAt": "2026-09-28T15:27:08.000Z",
  "caption": "What happens when we detect an asteroid that could pose a threat to Earth?\n\nIn early 2025, NASA joined scientists around…",
  "likes": 99596,
  "commentsCount": 840,
  "views": 4931239,
  "likesHidden": false,
  "ownerUsername": "nasa",
  "ownerFullName": "NASA",
  "ownerId": "528817151",
  "ownerIsVerified": true,
  "displayUrl": "https://scontent-mia5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/825320801_18652458124049152_7299739194868789568_n.jpg?…",
  "videoUrl": "https://scontent-mia3-3.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQOuHqPy8zAIe_zxT0betsc1P_MC0UbWr9RpQE1PXpLte2vJMirWZm53iFkG3HLLgYNA-UawzHs1ios2466gYPqEI3p8QO1APW0nZtQ.mp4?…",
  "durationSeconds": 38.61,
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "video",
      "url": "https://scontent-mia3-3.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQOuHqPy8zAIe_zxT0betsc1P_MC0UbWr9RpQE1PXpLte2vJMirWZm53iFkG3HLLgYNA-UawzHs1ios2466gYPqEI3p8QO1APW0nZtQ.mp4?…",
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent-mia5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/825320801_18652458124049152_7299739194868789568_n.jpg?…",
      "width": 608,
      "height": 1080
    }
  ],
  "input": "nasa",
  "foundVia": "profile",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-01T21:46:11.886Z"
}

How to scrape Instagram posts and Reels (quick start)

1. Paste your links or usernames into Instagram posts, Reels or profiles, one per line.
2. For profiles, set Max posts per profile (Instagram serves posts 12 at a time).
3. Optionally set Only posts newer than to a date (2026-09-01) or a period (30 days).
4. Click Start, then download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read them through the API.

The last 30 days of a profile, including Reel views:

{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 100,
  "postedAfter": "30 days"
}

Specific posts and Reels by link:

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DdwalmrkTSK/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1gQBsCWE8/"
  ]
}

A list of creators, newest 12 posts each:

{
  "startUrls": ["@nasa", "natgeo", "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/"],
  "maxPostsPerProfile": 12
}

Every run also writes a summary record, OUTPUT, in its key-value store. It lists the status of each input line (delivered, private, not found, blocked) and a ready-to-paste rerunInput for anything a stopped run did not finish.

How much does it cost to scrape Instagram posts?

You pay per result: one charge for each post or Reel delivered to your dataset. The current price is shown on this page. Private accounts, deleted posts, accounts that do not exist, and posts outside your date filter are never charged. Set a maximum cost per run in the run options and the scraper stops cleanly when it reaches it.

There is no separate proxy fee: the scraper chooses its own route to Instagram, and you do not need a proxy setting.

Use cases

• Influencer vetting. Scrape a creator's last 50 posts and sort the Reels by views. Compare likes / views across candidates before you book a campaign.
• Campaign reporting. Run the brand and creator profiles weekly with postedAfter: "7 days". Each run returns that week's posts with likes, comments and views.
• Competitor content analysis. Chart a competitor's posting cadence from postedAt and its format mix from type (Reels against carousels against photos).
• AI and content teams. Collect captions plus media links from accounts in a niche to build training or inspiration datasets. Filter with type = "reel" and a minimum of views.
• Social analytics dashboards. Send each run's dataset to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n through Apify's integrations, keyed on shortcode.

FAQ

Do I need an Instagram account, login or cookies?

No. The scraper reads what Instagram shows to logged-out visitors, so you never provide credentials and no account of yours is involved.

Why are views empty for posts I gave as links?

Instagram publishes a Reel's view count only in the profile's Reels feed, not on the post page. Enter the profile instead (with "Only posts newer than" to keep it short) and each Reel arrives with its views. Photos and carousels have no view count.

Why are some likes empty?

The owner hid the like count on that post. Instagram then sends no real number, so likes (and views) are empty and likesHidden is true, rather than showing a misleading 0.

Can it scrape hashtags, keyword search, comments or followers?

No. Instagram shows hashtag pages, keyword search and stories only to logged-in users, so they are out of scope for a no-login scraper. This scraper also returns comment counts, not comment texts, and no follower lists.

How many posts can it get from one profile?

Up to 1,000 of the newest posts and Reels per profile in one run, set with Max posts per profile. Pinned posts at the top of a profile are included, but they never cut a date filter short.

What happens if a run times out or I stop it?

Every post delivered before the stop stays in your dataset and is charged once. The OUTPUT summary marks the run as stopped and includes a rerunInput with the inputs that did not finish. A profile that was cut off part-way is read again from its newest post, so for very large profiles give the run a longer timeout instead of relying on a rerun. As a guide, a test run read 1,000 posts from one profile in about 30 minutes.

What happens with private, deleted or age-restricted content?

The scraper reports it instead of failing. In the OUTPUT summary each input line has a status: PRIVATE, NOT_FOUND (no such account), NOT_AVAILABLE (deleted, or hidden from logged-out visitors, as alcohol brands are) or BLOCKED. None of these is charged.

Why does a post show a different owner than the profile I entered?

Collaboration posts appear on every co-author's profile. ownerUsername is the account that published the post; input shows the profile you entered, so you can always group rows by your own list.

How long do the image and video links work?

They are signed Instagram CDN links that expire after a few days. Download the files you need soon after the run, or re-run to get fresh links.

Is it legal to scrape Instagram?

This scraper only collects publicly visible data, without logging in. In Meta Platforms v. Bright Data (N.D. Cal., 2024), the court found that Meta's terms did not bar logged-off scraping of public data. Posts can still contain personal data, so the GDPR and similar laws apply to how you use them: collect only what you need and make sure you have a legitimate purpose. This is not legal advice; ask your lawyer about your specific use.

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