Instagram Post (Image & Video) Downloader

Overview

This Apify actor downloads images and videos from public Instagram posts. It handles single images, carousels, and videos, providing direct download links and post metadata. No Instagram login is required.

Key Features

• Media Download: Fetches all images and videos from a post, including carousels with multiple items.
• Dual Output Modes: Choose between direct CDN links or files stored in Apify's Key-Value Store for reliability.
• Rich Metadata: Returns author, description, likes, comment count, and upload date.
• Bulk Processing: Accepts multiple post URLs in a single run.
• Media Validation: Checks the HTTP status and content type for each downloaded item.

How to Use

Provide the actor with an array of Instagram post URLs via the input configuration.

Input Configuration

{
  "post_urls": [
    { "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-qZyuxRpf/" }
  ],
  "use_key_value_store": true
}

Input/Output

The actor returns a structured array, with one object per processed post.

Example Output (Apify KV Store Mode - "use_key_value_store": true):

[
  {
    "original_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-qZyuxRpf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
    "author_username": "nba",
    "description": "A Statue of Liberty slam from Victor Wembanyama...",
    "likes": "162k",
    "comments": "155",
    "upload_date": "August 5, 2025",
    "feedback": "Congrats, media found.",
    "media": {
      "total_found": 2,
      "valid_urls": 2,
      "urls": [
        {
          "http_status": 200,
          "content_type": "image/jpeg",
          "is_valid": true,
          "image_download_link_1": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../ig_7482387961177224463.jpg"
        }
      ]
    },
    "videos": [
      {
        "thumbnail_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../thumb_...jpg",
        "video_url": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../video_...mp4"
      }
    ]
  }
]

When use_key_value_store is false, the media.urls and videos arrays will contain direct links to Instagram's CDN instead of Apify storage links.