Instagram Video Scraper

An Apify actor for downloading Instagram videos and their metadata. It processes one or multiple post URLs and returns the video files along with structured data like author info, engagement stats, and descriptions.

Key Features

• Video & Media Extraction: Downloads MP4 videos and high-quality thumbnail images, preserving original resolution.
• Comprehensive Metadata: Extracts author name, author ID, upload date, caption, post shortcode, and video dimensions.
• Engagement Analytics: Retrieves like and comment counts for each post.
• Batch Processing: Handles multiple Instagram post URLs in a single run.
• Robust Operation: Includes URL validation, error handling, and automatic format detection.

How to Use

Provide a list of Instagram post URLs in the actor's input configuration and start the run.

Input

The input is a JSON object containing an array of post URLs. Only the post_urls array is required.

{
  "post_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-qZyuxRpf/"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DIYysAWIe6B/",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ],
  "key_value": false
}

Parameters:
* post_urls (Array, Required): List of objects, each containing a url.
* url (String, Required): A valid Instagram post URL.
* method (String, Optional): HTTP method (defaults to "GET").
* key_value (Boolean, Optional): An additional processing flag.

Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item corresponds to a processed post, containing the video file and a detailed JSON object.

Example Output Item:

{
  "original_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-qZyuxRpf/",
  "title": "Post by nba",
  "author": "natlyphoto",
  "author_id": "20824486",
  "thumbnail": "https://scontent-atl3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/...jpg",
  "upload_date": "August 5, 2025",
  "comment_count": 155,
  "like_count": 162000,
  "description": "A Statue of Liberty slam from Victor Wembanyama...",
  "shortcode": "DM-qZyuxRpf",
  "source": "instagram",
  "resolution": "750x937",
  "width": 750,
  "height": 937,
  "format_id": "0",
  "ext": "mp4",
  "format": "0 - 750x937"
}