Instagram Post Scraper

Scrape Instagram posts & reels. Get detailed information about each post including captions, likes, comments, tagged users, locations, and more. ## 🎯 Use Cases - Social Media Analysis: Track and analyze Instagram content strategies - Influencer Research: Gather data about influencer posts and engagement - Content Monitoring: Keep track of branded content and partnerships - Location Analysis: Study posts from specific locations - Engagement Tracking: Monitor post performance and user engagement ## ✨ Features - Complete Post Data: Captures all essential post information including media URLs, captions, and engagement metrics - Tagged Users: Extracts information about users tagged in posts - Location Data: Includes detailed location information when available - Engagement Metrics: Provides likes and comments counts - Post Metadata: Includes information about partnerships, affiliates, and post settings ## 📤 Output The scraper provides detailed information about each Instagram post: - id: Unique identifier of the post - shortcode: Instagram shortcode for the post (used in post URL) - thumbnail_src: URL of the post thumbnail - height: Height of the media - width: Width of the media - display_url: URL of the post media - has_audio: Whether the post has audio - video_url: URL of the video if the post is a video - video_view_count: Number of views for the video - video_play_count: Number of plays for the video - video_duration: Duration of the video in seconds - music_artist: Name of the music artist if music is attributed - music_song: Name of the song if music is attributed - music_id: ID of the music if music is attributed - is_video: Whether the post is a video - tagged_users: Array of users tagged in the post, containing: - full_name: The full name of the tagged user - id: The ID of the tagged user - is_verified: Whether the tagged user is verified - profile_pic_url: The URL of the tagged user's profile picture - username: The username of the tagged user - owner_id: ID of the post owner - owner_username: Username of the post owner - owner_is_verified: Whether the post owner is verified - owner_profile_pic_url: URL of the post owner's profile picture - owner_full_name: Full name of the post owner - owner_is_embeds_disabled: Whether embeds are disabled for the owner - owner_is_private: Whether the owner's profile is private - owner_is_unpublished: Whether the owner's profile is unpublished - owner_posts_count: Number of posts by the owner - owner_followers_count: Number of followers of the owner - sidecar_children: Array of sidecar children if the post is a carousel, containing: - id: ID of the sidecar child - shortcode: Shortcode of the sidecar child - height: Height of the sidecar child media - width: Width of the sidecar child media - display_url: URL of the sidecar child media - is_video: Whether the sidecar child is a video - caption: Post caption text - caption_is_edited: Whether the caption has been edited - like_and_view_counts_disabled: Whether like and view counts are disabled - comment_count: Number of comments - comments: Array of comments on the post, containing: - id: ID of the comment - text: Text of the comment - created_at: Timestamp when the comment was created - owner_id: ID of the comment owner - owner_is_verified: Whether the comment owner is verified - owner_profile_pic_url: URL of the comment owner's profile picture - owner_username: Username of the comment owner - likes_count: Number of likes on the comment - comments_disabled: Whether comments are disabled - taken_at_timestamp: Post creation timestamp - likes_count: Number of likes - is_affiliate: Whether the post is marked as affiliate content - is_paid_partnership: Whether the post is a paid partnership - location_id: ID of the tagged location - location_has_public_page: Whether the location has a public page - location_name: Name of the tagged location - location_slug: URL slug of the location - location_address: Address of the location in JSON format - is_ad: Whether the post is an advertisement Example Output: json { "id": "3564593839739881831", "shortcode": "DF3-zYSPcln", "thumbnail_src": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/476775973_1704197313842259_3023337751564134801_n.heic?stp=c0.180.1440.1440a_dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_sh0.08_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=EtoXbLhVEEgQ7kNvgH7OqOG&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBhnvBLmW7bFhYpT5Ibar-3WPrsYSEAs3diUo6OlXxomQ&oe=67BADA98&_nc_sid=d885a2", "height": 1350, "width": 1080, "display_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/476775973_1704197313842259_3023337751564134801_n.heic?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p1080x1080_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=EtoXbLhVEEgQ7kNvgH7OqOG&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAocgYeZUXJucUitB4UcMEkZDraydzb_y4e0SkQiAgJiw&oe=67BADA98&_nc_sid=d885a2", "is_video": false, "tagged_users": [ { "full_name": "Kris Jenner", "id": "144646783", "is_verified": true, "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/65501483_2046174542354674_2702833089855356928_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=q6KNQ-IGzBUQ7kNvgGvZDXz&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYDcoAYtLv3qabV4DetPk3trUD_yuFVqdhx_PY-TNG9Tbw&oe=67BADF27&_nc_sid=d885a2", "username": "krisjenner" } ], "owner_id": "314216", "owner_username": "zuck", "owner_is_verified": true, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/432827943_795126845797128_3130780271506186087_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=x6XCAtkYKrcQ7kNvgG9x4OG&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYCIYXlVk4rUuhGb_AWx3YDfItUh5TG_iolgU2p-bHhoTQ&oe=67BAE1AA&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_full_name": "Mark Zuckerberg", "owner_is_embeds_disabled": false, "owner_is_private": false, "owner_is_unpublished": false, "owner_posts_count": 386, "owner_followers_count": 15548480, "caption": "the only appropriate hoodie @krisjenner", "caption_is_edited": false, "like_and_view_counts_disabled": false, "comment_count": 7801, "comments": [ { "id": "17988138230795315", "text": "Wise man😍👏", "created_at": 1739914508, "owner_id": "69099024239", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/462471388_579686367817992_1318016435491468476_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=Bw_u6aLvFD4Q7kNvgH4LTcA&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYANQCCojgIql0SCURv1HKah7NlWEkNFGpr2wHO2Wuy2iA&oe=67BAE07A&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "happy_tailsanimalshelter", "likes_count": 0 }, { "id": "18487712302016152", "text": "mark give me the zuck", "created_at": 1739914256, "owner_id": "51627865545", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/409467619_989133325517178_2808750372361044586_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=2e4ougAC8yQQ7kNvgHEVJbe&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBz61yF4u-YjzzB5gusrLFyOUqXRZ54JEQDvXrxT3V-Qg&oe=67BACED5&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "zenman_139", "likes_count": 0 }, { "id": "18095580376522461", "text": "Dady u so handsome .", "created_at": 1739914200, "owner_id": "18273112570", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/136348203_108353721205866_817139017493490877_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=kUC9gGLkwsMQ7kNvgHjPIzB&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBfUCdiVaSOVmHDezRyHY9MgWcMnkIQ7xlaQGhQKnbUQg&oe=67BAC174&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "gizzy.87", "likes_count": 0 }, { "id": "18041705936588647", "text": "Very good! ❤️😍👏🔥🙌", "created_at": 1739913076, "owner_id": "2160458623", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/464546004_859417923025596_482827648617072079_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=8tA9ejmbelsQ7kNvgHAc5Zr&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYCrOh0FNMA07NBMZJhruoXo6EIx-q8fJXzaH2BkUc63cA&oe=67BAD785&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "hyoung_gab_oh", "likes_count": 0 }, { "id": "18047861525244903", "text": "😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍", "created_at": 1739912209, "owner_id": "622106676", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/478652193_1136318828126830_9015073587893814447_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=PFNS8teCStUQ7kNvgHPoS1U&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAfLj8ywb6F8LbnK3-fdgcN2ZQeCOoJPgfy2fyzmB7NhA&oe=67BAC904&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "valciane_correa", "likes_count": 0 }, { "id": "18053120162144213", "text": "Coitada da llama", "created_at": 1739911969, "owner_id": "2264271270", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/364359200_1333534710901114_4284818549776231034_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=-S7HA_AbXNQQ7kNvgF1iT6S&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAPpG2KXDtwhCHVOIa5XdPxGA9MZ_f6tL5XCPXoKxUcJA&oe=67BABD40&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "fontx", "likes_count": 0 }, { "id": "18004758707546236", "text": "😍😍😍", "created_at": 1739911366, "owner_id": "62651152763", "owner_is_verified": false, "owner_profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/387770306_627038499509457_200178226935382779_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-3.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2AFZmGQr12zfUtwwMDHPVg6R0-PdJrfVSn_x-5QFzXD3OZ-B_d6H64bz4RtyB2lIdQU&_nc_ohc=V0YoqD5pUmoQ7kNvgEx5McA&_nc_gid=ad765d6328fe46f0b8c50d272bd12dda&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAr3SSK1JDHzImXfvi2i0gzkw7U4kh5INdAk2r-mO3OmA&oe=67BAC6E2&_nc_sid=d885a2", "owner_username": "phamphuongtuong2008", "likes_count": 0 } ], "comments_disabled": false, "taken_at_timestamp": 1739152720, "likes_count": 270561, "is_affiliate": false, "is_paid_partnership": false, "is_ad": false } ## 📥 Input - posts: Array of Instagram post URLs, reel URLs or shortcodes to scrape Example Input: json { "posts": [ "https://www.instagram.com/p/DF3-zYSPcln/", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DFNkPgRROOS/?img_index=1", "DFERYfms1do", "https://www.instagram.com/p/DE-UmMaP6_0/" ] } ## 🚀 Usage To use this Instagram Post Scraper: 1. Get started: Click on the "Try for free" button to make an Apify account and log in. 2. Add input: Enter the Instagram post URLs you want to scrape. 3. Run the actor: Click on the "Start" button to begin scraping. 4. Monitor execution: The actor will fetch all details from the given posts 5. Retrieve the output: Download the results in JSON or CSV format, or use the API to integrate with your applications. ## 🔌 Integrations Make.com Integration: Automate your Instagram data collection by connecting this scraper to Make. Create workflows to: - Send post data to Google Sheets - Monitor new posts and get notifications - Analyze engagement metrics automatically - Archive media files Gmail Integration: Use Google Workspace to: - Get email notifications about new posts - Send reports of post performance - Alert team members about specific post types ## 🌟 Start for Free Ready to start scraping Instagram posts? Try the Actor for free and get: - Scalable and reliable data collection - Regular updates to maintain compatibility - Technical support when you need it - Flexible output formats ## 🔍 More Scraping Solutions Check out my other scrapers on my Apify profile for: - Other social media platforms - E-commerce websites - Business directories - And more! ## 🛠️ Custom Scraper Development Need a custom Instagram scraping solution? I can help! Contact me for: - Custom data fields - Specific filtering requirements - Integration with your systems - Specialized reporting needs