Instagram Highlights Scraper Downloader

Instagram Highlights Scraper Downloader

by louisdeconinck

Easily scrape and download Instagram story highlights from any public profile. Perfect for social media analysis, influencer research, and content monitoring.

1,345 runs
207 users
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About Instagram Highlights Scraper Downloader

Need to pull Instagram story highlights for a project? This scraper is what I use to get clean, structured data from public profiles. It grabs everything—the cover images, titles, and every single story item inside each highlight, along with their timestamps and media URLs. The accuracy is solid; it's built to handle Instagram's structure, so you get what you see on the profile. I've used it for a few things: keeping an eye on competitor content strategies, gathering data for influencer vetting, and even archiving highlights for brand monitoring. It saves you the manual hassle of screenshots or trying to piece things together manually. You just feed it a public username, and it returns a neat dataset, usually as JSON or CSV, that's ready for your analysis or storage. It's a straightforward tool for developers, marketers, or researchers who need reliable Instagram highlights data without any fluff. If you're working on social media analysis, content research, or need to track digital campaigns, this does the job well.

What does this actor do?

Instagram Highlights Scraper 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

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

Instagram Highlights Scraper

Scrapes story highlights from public Instagram profiles. Returns detailed JSON data for social media analysis, content monitoring, and influencer research.

Overview

This actor extracts Instagram story highlights, including media URLs, titles, and metadata. It works with public profiles using URLs or usernames.

Key Features

  • Extracts comprehensive highlight data:
    • Highlight ID and title
    • Direct media URLs (photos/videos)
    • Media type (photo/video)
    • Creation timestamp
    • Thumbnail image URL
  • Processes multiple profiles in a single run.
  • Outputs structured JSON.

Input

Provide an array of Instagram profile URLs or usernames via the profiles input field.

Example Input:

{
  "profiles": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/instagram",
    "cristiano",
    "selenagomez"
  ]
}

Output

The actor returns a JSON array of objects. Each object contains data for one story highlight.

Example Output Item:

{
  "username": "findajourney",
  "id": "36030724332",
  "highlightId": "18006150200295066",
  "highlightTitle": "South UK ",
  "media": "https://instagram.fasr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.29350-15/445929960_1413734579261336_1909318904080225932_n.jpg?...",
  "mediaType": "photo",
  "timestamp": 1716460322,
  "thumbnail": "https://fetcher.snapfirecdn.com/fetcher?file=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.fasr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft51.29350-15%2F445929960_1413734579261336_1909318904080225932_n.jpg?..."
}

How to Use

  1. Get started: Click "Try for free" to make an Apify account and log in.
  2. Configure input: In the actor's input, set the profiles array with the target URLs or usernames.
  3. Run: Start the actor.
  4. Get results: Download the dataset in JSON format or access it via API once the run finishes.

Integrations

Connect the scraper to Make to automate workflows like monitoring highlights or updating databases.

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

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Actor Information

Developer
louisdeconinck
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
1,345
Active Users
207
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