Instagram profile image video downloader
by fingolfin
Instantly get downloadable links for videos and profile pictures from any public Instagram page. Perfect for content curation, research, and saving media for projects.
Opens on Apify.com
About Instagram profile image video downloader
Need to grab videos or profile pictures from Instagram for a project? I've been there—trying to manually save content from profiles is a hassle. This actor solves that. You feed it a public Instagram profile URL, and it pulls down direct, downloadable links for the profile's videos and images. It's straightforward: no scraping through pages yourself, no dealing with Instagram's interface. I've used it to quickly gather media for design mockups, compile reference material for social media reports, and archive public content for news monitoring. It respects Instagram's terms by only accessing publicly available data, so you can use it with confidence for research, content curation, or personal archiving. Just input the link, run it, and get your links. It’s a simple, focused tool that does one job well and saves you a ton of manual effort.
What does this actor do?
Instagram profile image video downloader is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
Instagram Profile Content Downloader
Overview
This actor downloads all publicly available photos and videos from a given Instagram profile. It returns a structured dataset containing direct download links for each piece of media.
Key Features
- Fetches all content types: photos, videos, and reels.
- Returns direct URLs to the original media files.
- Handles public Instagram profiles via a single API request.
- Outputs structured JSON data for easy integration.
How to Use
Send a GET request to the actor's endpoint with the target Instagram profile URL as a query parameter.
Endpoint:
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-actor-name/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN
Example Request:
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-actor-name/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&url=https://www.instagram.com/example_account/"
Input/Output
Input:
A single query parameter:
* url (string, required): The full URL of the public Instagram profile (e.g., https://www.instagram.com/natgeotravel/).
Output:
The actor returns a JSON array where each object represents a media item from the profile. Each item contains:
* type: The media type (photo or video).
* url: The direct, high-quality download URL for the image or video file.
* thumbnailUrl: A URL for a smaller preview image.
* timestamp: The ISO date string when the post was created.
Example Output:
[
{
"type": "video",
"url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/video.mp4",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/image.jpg",
"timestamp": "2023-10-26T14:30:00.000Z"
},
{
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/image.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/image.jpg",
"timestamp": "2023-10-25T09:15:00.000Z"
}
]
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
Ready to Get Started?
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- Developer
- fingolfin
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 148
- Active Users
- 20
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