# Instagram Profile & Recent 12 Reels Scraper (`wondrous_flash/instagram-profile-reels-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes Instagram creator basic profile info and exact view counts, likes, comments, and media URLs for the latest 12 Reels. Supports multi-account parallel concurrency with zero login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wondrous\_flash/instagram-profile-reels-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [jx luo](https://apify.com/wondrous_flash) (community)
- **Stats:** 4 total users, 3 monthly users, 82.4% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Instagram Profile & Recent 12 Reels Scraper

A fast, lightweight, and zero-login Instagram scraper designed to extract creator profile information and exact performance metrics for the **latest 12 Reels** (real view counts, likes, comments, and CDN media URLs) with high-concurrency multi-account batch processing.

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### What Does This Actor Do?

1. **Creator Basic Profile Information**:
   - Username, full name/nickname, account PK and ID.
   - Verified badge status, private account status, active story status.
   - Follower count, following count, total media/posts count.
   - Biography text, external links/URLs, and profile avatar URL.
   - Associated Threads username and category.

2. **Accurate Performance Metrics for the Latest 12 Reels**:
   - **Exact Play Counts (Views)**: Real frontend video play counts rather than estimates.
   - **Engagement Counts**: Accurate like count and comment count for each Reel.
   - **Post Content**: Full video captions, extracted hashtags, and @mentions.
   - **Exact Publishing Dates**: Precise `created_at` timestamps calculated directly via Instagram Snowflake algorithm.
   - **Media URLs**: Direct high-resolution CDN cover/thumbnail image URLs and video landing URLs.
   - **Flags**: Video duration, pinned status, and counts-disabled flags.

3. **Multi-Account Parallel Concurrency**:
   - Supports scraping multiple Instagram creator accounts concurrently.
   - Configurable concurrency limit (`max_concurrency`) and request delays (`delay_seconds`) for high-throughput batch execution.

4. **100% Zero-Login & Anonymous**:
   - Requires **no** Instagram account, login, or session cookies.
   - Immune to login checkpoints, phone verification, and account bans.

5. **Pre-configured Dynamic Residential Proxy**:
   - All requests are automatically routed through high-anonymity dynamic proxies.
   - **Zero Apify residential proxy fees**; no additional proxy configuration or setup required.

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### Input Parameters

Configured in the Actor input:

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `usernames` | `array` | `["natgeo"]` | List of target Instagram creator usernames (without `@`, one per line). |
| `max_concurrency` | `integer` | `5` | Number of creator profiles scraped simultaneously in parallel (5–20). |
| `delay_seconds` | `number` | `0.5` | Pause in seconds between profile scraping tasks. |

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### Output Dataset Schema

Each creator produces an item in the Apify dataset:

```json
{
  "target_username": "natgeo",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-21T09:45:00.000Z",
  "mode": "reels",
  "traffic_saving_mode": true,
  "success": true,
  "error": null,
  "traffic_bytes": 182400,
  "traffic": "178.1 KB",
  "requests_count": 13,
  "elapsed_seconds": 4.25,
  "profile": {
    "username": "natgeo",
    "nickname": "National Geographic",
    "id": "787132",
    "pk": "787132",
    "followers_count": 268573000,
    "following_count": 194,
    "biography": "Step into wonder and find your inner explorer with National Geographic 🌎",
    "external_urls": ["http://visitstore.bio/natgeo"],
    "category": null,
    "posts_total_count": 32000,
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_private": false,
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent.../profile.jpg",
    "has_active_story": true,
    "threads_username": "natgeo"
  },
  "posts_count": 12,
  "posts": [
    {
      "order_index": 1,
      "id": "3989102446432402227",
      "code": "DdgSav2A7WT",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdgSav2A7WT/",
      "display_url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/..._n.jpg",
      "image_url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/..._n.jpg",
      "cover_url": "https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/..._n.jpg",
      "type": "reels",
      "is_video": true,
      "is_pinned": false,
      "caption": "While searching for anteaters at night, Nat Geo Explorer @fernando.faciole spotted...",
      "hashtags": ["#wildlife", "#nature"],
      "mentions": ["@fernando.faciole"],
      "play_count": 3896954,
      "view_count": 3896954,
      "likes_count": 59555,
      "comments_count": 128,
      "video_duration": null,
      "created_at": "2026-09-20T09:41:46.220000+00:00"
    }
  ]
}
```

***

### Local Execution

You can also run and test the scraper locally:

```bash
## Run local crawl with default settings
python3 run_local.py --username natgeo

## Adjust batch settings or proxy
python3 run_local.py --username natgeo --use-local-proxy
```

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

List of Instagram usernames to scrape (without '@', one per line).

## `max_concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Number of profiles to scrape simultaneously in parallel (min: 5, max: 20, default: 5).

## `delay_seconds` (type: `number`):

Delay in seconds between concurrent profile scraping requests (default: 0.5s).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "max_concurrency": 5,
  "delay_seconds": 0.5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Scraped Instagram creator profiles and latest 12 Reels metrics

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "usernames": [
        "natgeo"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wondrous_flash/instagram-profile-reels-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "usernames": ["natgeo"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wondrous_flash/instagram-profile-reels-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo"
  ]
}' |
apify call wondrous_flash/instagram-profile-reels-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wondrous_flash/instagram-profile-reels-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/QjwnAt6WymmaYYB8M/builds/PvbXuCvjgU6Rn4scC/openapi.json