Instagram Scraper

Instagram scraper: everything public, one run, each row at its own price

🆕 New: one Actor for any mix of Instagram links. Tried it? Tell us in a review.

Paste any mix of Instagram links and usernames — profiles, posts, reels, hashtags, places, sounds — choose what to get, and receive clean rows with every number: views, likes, comments, saves and shares.

• 🔀 Mixed input — natgeo, a reel link, #skincare and a place link in one list; each line is handled as its own kind.
• 💸 Pay by type — posts and reels $0.28, profiles $0.63, comments $0.27 per 1,000 — instead of one high price for everything.
• 🔁 Same input as Apify's Instagram Scraper — directUrls, resultsType, resultsLimit, search, searchType, searchLimit, onlyPostsNewerThan: switch by changing only the Actor ID.
• 📊 Saves and shares on reels in the base price — not an add-on.
• 🔓 No login; private or missing items come back as free rows.

Why scrape Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more?

• Everything in one run: profiles, posts, reels, comments, hashtags, places and sounds from one list of links and usernames.
• Switch from Apify's Instagram Scraper: the same input fields — directUrls, resultsType, resultsLimit, search — and, with Also add Apify-style field names, the same output fields (likesCount, timestamp, displayUrl…), so you change only the Actor ID.
• Pay by type: each row at the price of its kind — posts and reels from $0.20 per 1,000 instead of one price for everything.
• Saves and shares on reels in every feed, in the base price.
• Scheduled monitoring: run it on a schedule with Only posts newer than for the fresh posts.

What data can I scrape from Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more?

Up to 191 fields per row in total — the Output tab lists every one of them.

Compared with Apify's Instagram Scraper

Their prices and fields as listed on Apify on 28 October 2026 — check their page for today's.

How to scrape Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more

1. Paste any Instagram links or usernames — profiles, posts, reels, hashtags, places, sounds — one per line, and choose what to get.
2. Press Start — rows stream into the Output tab while the run goes.
3. Download them as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or get them through the API.

Works with any public profile on Instagram — no login, no cookies, no Instagram account of yours.

No input at hand? Press Start with an empty input — you get a 3-row sample.

Input example

{
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/",
    "#skincare"
  ],
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "resultsLimit": 20,
  "skipPinnedPosts": false,
  "includeViews": false,
  "includeContacts": false,
  "searchType": "hashtag",
  "searchLimit": 10
}

Output example: Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more data

{
  "type": "reel",
  "productType": "clips",
  "shortCode": "DehZj9wggt0",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/",
  "ownerUsername": "natgeo",
  "ownerVerified": true,
  "ownerPrivate": false,
  "ownerProfilePicUrl": "https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/…jpg",
  "takenAt": "2026-10-15T19:00:02Z",
  "views": 1543993,
  "viewsInstagram": 1543993,
  "viewsFacebook": null,
  "likes": 56343,
  "comments": 451,
  "saves": 2978,
  "shares": 4420,
  "reposts": 1041,
  "durationSec": 30.04,
  "caption": "Keeping up with a pack of hunting wolves is just another day… #WolvesUpClose",
  "hashtags": [
    "WolvesUpClose"
  ],
  "coauthors": [
    "bertiegregory",
    "natgeoanimals"
  ],
  "audio": {
    "type": "original",
    "id": "28762088093432459",
    "title": "Original audio",
    "artist": "natgeo"
  },
  "isPinned": true,
  "isPaidPartnership": false,
  "aiLabel": null,
  "language": "en",
  "videoUrl": "https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/…mp4",
  "coverUrl": "https://scontent-bos5-1.cdninstagram.com/…jpg"
}

Each row has up to 191 fields — the Output tab describes every one of them. Fields Instagram doesn't show come as null, never as a fake 0.

Coming from Apify's official Instagram scrapers? Turn on Also add Apify-style field names: every row also gets likesCount, commentsCount, videoPlayCount, timestamp, displayUrl, followersCount, followsCount, verified and more with the same values, and the post type as Video, Image or Sidecar — your sheets, code and n8n flows keep working. Long list of usernames? Upload it as a CSV or TXT file in Or upload a list.

Limits

• One kind of rows per run for the whole list — as chosen in What to get.
• Hashtag pages give top posts of the last ~3 days; for older reels use our Hashtag Scraper with the Reels feed.
• Profiles and post links are read from Instagram's public view (no login). Views, saves, shares and reposts come with Views, saves, shares & reposts; business email, phone and category with Business email, phone & category — Instagram shows them to logged-in users only. Without the box they are null and listed in notCollected. Hashtags, places, sounds, stories, search and comments are always read by our logged-in accounts.
• Followers, likers, similar accounts and transcripts are in our single-purpose Actors.
• Free Apify plan: profiles and post links — the full result, no cap, read from Instagram's public view and paid from your monthly Apify credit; options that need a logged-in read are for paid plans. A run with hashtags, places, sounds, stories, search or comments needs a logged-in read — the first 20 results of each run, up to 300 a month. Any paid Apify plan gets every result — no cap.

How much does it cost to scrape Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more?

Pay per event: you pay for the rows you get, plus $0.0005 per run. No subscription to this Actor.

Every event of this Actor on the Starter plan:

Typical jobs on Starter:

• 24 posts of each of 10 profiles = 240 ≈ $0.07
• Details of 100 profiles ≈ $0.06
• 500 comments of 5 posts ≈ $0.14

Always free: private or missing items, duplicates, and place and sound cards that come with their posts. Set Maximum cost per run in the run options to cap any run.

Chain it with other Actors

Use the rows of an earlier run as the input: paste its dataset ID into Or: dataset from another run. For example, run Instagram Followers Scraper on a brand, then give its dataset to Instagram Email & Phone Scraper — you get the emails of the brand's followers. Works with the datasets of Apify's own Instagram Actors too.

Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more API: Python, n8n, Make, Zapier and AI agents

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("instagram-data-api/instagram-scraper").call(run_input={'directUrls': ['https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/', 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/', '#skincare'], 'resultsType': 'posts', 'resultsLimit': 20, 'skipPinnedPosts': False, 'includeViews': False, 'includeContacts': False, 'searchType': 'hashtag', 'searchLimit': 10})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

n8n, Make, Zapier or any HTTP client: one request runs the Actor and returns the rows — POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/instagram-data-api~instagram-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN with the input JSON as the body.

AI agents (MCP) — your agent gets this Actor as a tool:

• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=instagram-data-api/instagram-scraper"
• Claude, Cursor, VS Code, n8n: add https://mcp.apify.com?tools=instagram-data-api/instagram-scraper as a remote MCP server and sign in to Apify.
• Ask it: “Get the 20 latest posts of @natgeo and @nasa with saves and shares.” · “Scrape this reel, the #skincare hashtag and this place in one run.”

FAQ: scraping Instagram posts, reels, profiles and more

Which input fields of Apify's Instagram Scraper work? directUrls, resultsType (posts, details, comments, reels, mentions, stories), resultsLimit, onlyPostsNewerThan, search, searchType (hashtag, profile or user, place) and searchLimit. addParentData is accepted and ignored.

How is a mixed list priced? Each row costs the price of its kind — a post as a post, a profile as a profile, a comment as a comment (the table below). Place and sound cards that come with their posts are free.

Can I get comments for a profile? Comments need post or reel links. For a profile choose Posts or Reels; to get comments of its posts, pass the post links with Comments.

Should I use this or a single-purpose Actor? Same data and prices. Single-purpose Actors have extra options — minimum views, follower filters, transcripts, contacts — and the lists this one doesn't do: followers, likers, similar accounts.

Do I need an Instagram account or cookies? No. You only paste usernames, links or keywords. Nothing to log in, nothing to install, and your own Instagram account is never involved.

What am I charged for — and what's free? Only the events in the pricing table, plus $0.0005 per run. Rows with an error field are free, and duplicates are never returned or charged. Each run's SUMMARY record shows results and free rows.

Can I try it for free? Yes. On Apify's free plan, profiles and post links give the full result, paid from the monthly free credit Apify gives every account; hashtags, places, sounds, stories, search and comments need a logged-in read and give the first 20 results of every run. Paid plans get every result, with no cap.

Can I cap what a run costs? Yes. Set Maximum cost per run in the run options — the run stops at your limit and SUMMARY shows stoppedAtChargeLimit: true.

Can I use it from n8n, Make, Zapier or an AI agent? Yes, like any Apify Actor: REST API, webhooks, the n8n, Make and Zapier integrations, and the Apify MCP server for Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients. Short timeout in your workflow or agent? Set Return what's ready after (seconds): the run stops on time with what it has collected, and you pay only for that.

For AI agents

Actor:   instagram-data-api/instagram-scraper
Does:    Scrape Instagram in one run: profiles, posts, reels, comments, hashtags, places, with saves & shares. Same input as Apify's. MCP-ready.
Input:   {"directUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/", "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DehZj9wggt0/", "#skincare"], "resultsType": "posts", "resultsLimit": 20, "skipPinnedPosts": false, "includeViews": false, "includeContacts": false, "searchType": "hashtag", "searchLimit": 10}
Output:  one JSON row per result, up to 191 fields; main: type, url, ownerUsername, username, takenAt, views, likes, comments, saves, shares, followers, caption
Free:    private or missing items, duplicates, and place and sound cards that come with their posts
Price:   event "post" $0.28 per 1,000 on Starter + $0.0005 per run
Run:     POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/instagram-data-api~instagram-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=APIFY_TOKEN

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