Instagram Reels Post Scraper

Overview

This Apify actor extracts structured metadata from public Instagram Reels. It's designed for developers, researchers, and analysts who need to programmatically gather data like engagement metrics, video details, and author information without requiring Instagram login credentials.

Key Features

• Extracts comprehensive metadata including likes, comments, view counts, descriptions, upload dates, and video duration.
• Captures author and technical details such as username, owner ID, video resolution, format, and thumbnail URLs.
• Parses advanced tags including OpenGraph, Twitter Card, and app-specific deep links.
• Supports batch processing of multiple Reel URLs in a single request.
• Returns clean JSON for easy integration and parsing.

How to Use

Provide an array of Reel URLs via the actor's input. The actor will fetch and parse each one, returning the extracted data.

Input

The input requires a reel_urls array. Each item in the array is an object containing the Reel URL and the HTTP method.

{
  "reel_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4N8ZyNaGW/",
      "method": "GET"
    }
  ]
}

Output

The actor returns an array of objects, with each object containing the metadata for one processed Reel.

Example Output:

[
  {
    "input_url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4N8ZyNaGW/",
    "upload_date": "April 25, 2025",
    "author_username": "photoshop",
    "description": "Live from Adobe MAX London: a creative pro workflow in action...",
    "like_count": 2426,
    "comment_count": 61,
    "duration": 60.059,
    "thumbnail": "https://scontent-sjc6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/503083137_676368641906708_1014457861134201731_n.jpg?...",
    "ext": "mp4",
    "resolution": "612x764",
    "width": 612,
    "height": 764,
    "shortcode": "DI4N8ZyNaGW",
    "owner_user_id": "1311592681",
    "account_owner": "1311592681",
    "username": "Adobe Photoshop",
    "raw_title": "Video by photoshop",
    "og:title": "Adobe Photoshop on Instagram: \"Live from Adobe MAX London...\"",
    "og:description": "...",
    "og:image": "...",
    "twitter:card": "summary_large_image"
  }
]