# Instagram Hashtag Scraper: $0.30 per 1,000 Posts (`rowfinch/instagram-hashtag-scraper`) Actor

Get the posts and reels of any Instagram hashtag, in Instagram's ranking: caption, likes, comments, views, author, music and location. Same input and output fields as Apify's Instagram Hashtag Scraper. $0.30 per 1,000 posts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rowfinch/instagram-hashtag-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Rowfinch](https://apify.com/rowfinch) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 23 total users, 11 monthly users, 95.8% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.30 / 1,000 posts

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Hashtag Scraper

Get the posts and reels of any Instagram hashtag, in Instagram's own ranking: caption, likes, comments, plays, author, hashtags, music, location and media links.

**$0.30 per 1,000 posts.**

### What it's for

- **Trend and content research**: what performs in a niche right now, with *Order* set to *Top*.
- **Brand and campaign monitoring**: every new post with your hashtag, on a schedule.
- **Creator discovery**: who posts in a niche, with engagement for each post.
- **Data for AI agents and dashboards**: clean JSON, CSV or Excel, or straight from the API.

### Input

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| `hashtags` | Hashtags, with or without `#`, one per line |
| `resultsType` | `posts` (posts and reels) or `reels` |
| `order` | `recent` (default) or `top`: what Instagram ranks first under the hashtag |
| `resultsLimit` | Posts per hashtag (default 20) |

Coming from Apify's Instagram Hashtag Scraper? These are its input field names, and the output keeps its fields too (`shortCode`, `likesCount`, `videoPlayCount`, `ownerUsername`…). `order` is extra: Apify's returns only recent posts.

### Output

One row per post:

```json
{
  "inputUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/skincare",
  "id": "4009214320268995039",
  "type": "Image",
  "shortCode": "Dejly68Cunf",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Dejly68Cunf/",
  "caption": "✨WIN WIN WIN – IT’S GLOW TIME!✨ ... #Giveaway #GlowRoutine #Skincare #SkincareRoutine",
  "hashtags": ["baslerbeauty", "nøcosmetics", "Gewinnspiel", "Giveaway", "GlowRoutine", "Skincare", "BeautyGewinnspiel", "SkincareRoutine"],
  "mentions": ["baslerbeauty_official"],
  "timestamp": "2026-10-16T13:00:18.000Z",
  "likesCount": 1540,
  "commentsCount": 1900,
  "displayUrl": "https://scontent-yyz1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/...",
  "productType": "feed",
  "paidPartnership": false,
  "taggedUsers": [{ "id": "7190457000", "username": "nocosmetics.de", "full_name": "skincare for everyøne ✨", "is_verified": false }],
  "musicInfo": null,
  "locationName": null,
  "ownerUsername": "baslerbeauty_official",
  "ownerFullName": "baslerbeauty"
}
```

Reels add `videoPlayCount`, `videoDuration`, `videoUrl` and the audio in `musicInfo`. Carousels (`"type": "Sidecar"`) list each slide in `childPosts`. `likesCount` is `null` when the author hides likes.

Hashtags with no posts get a row with the reason, free of charge:

```json
{ "input": "#somemadeuptag", "error": "No posts with this hashtag" }
```

### Price

- **$0.30 per 1,000 posts**
- **$0.002 per hashtag** that returns posts
- Hashtags with no posts: free

| Run | Cost |
|---|---|
| 10 hashtags, 100 posts each | $0.32 |
| 1 hashtag, 5,000 posts | $1.50 |

A run stops at the maximum cost you set for it. On Apify's free plan, a run returns up to 100 posts.

### FAQ

**Does it show what's trending?**
Instagram ranks a hashtag's posts by relevance, mostly reels with the most traction. Sort them by plays, likes or date to see what's taking off.

**Are the posts in date order?**
No. Since November 2026 Instagram serves hashtags only in its relevance ranking, which mixes posts from this week with posts from past years. Sort by date in the dataset to read them by time.

**Why are reels in the posts?**
Instagram mixes them into hashtag pages. Pick *Reels only* to get nothing else.

**Is it legal?**
It reads only public posts. Captions and usernames can be personal data under GDPR and similar laws: use them for a legitimate purpose and honor deletion requests.

# Actor input Schema

## `hashtags` (type: `array`):

One per line, with or without #.

## `resultsType` (type: `string`):

Reels only come in Instagram's ranking of the last few days.

## `order` (type: `string`):

Since November 2026 Instagram serves one relevance ranking per hashtag, so both options return the same posts.

## `resultsLimit` (type: `integer`):

Posts come in Instagram's ranking, which mixes recent and older posts.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "hashtags": [
    "skincare"
  ],
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "order": "recent",
  "resultsLimit": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `posts` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "hashtags": [
        "skincare"
    ],
    "resultsLimit": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rowfinch/instagram-hashtag-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "hashtags": ["skincare"],
    "resultsLimit": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rowfinch/instagram-hashtag-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "hashtags": [
    "skincare"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 20
}' |
apify call rowfinch/instagram-hashtag-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rowfinch/instagram-hashtag-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fhizq1MYQ8JFo0aNz/builds/y05CAJFhdVXiISYgu/openapi.json