# Instagram Scraper (`rupom888/instagram-scraper-js`) Actor

Scrape Instagram posts, profiles, hashtags, reels, and location pages. Extract likes, comments, captions, media URLs, author stats, and more. No Instagram login required for public content.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rupom888/instagram-scraper-js.md
- **Developed by:** [Syed Rupom](https://apify.com/rupom888) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 15 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Instagram Scraper

Scrape Instagram posts, profiles, hashtags, reels, and location feeds — no Instagram account required. Extracts likes, comments, views, captions, hashtags, author stats, and media URLs.

### Scrape types

| Type | Input | What you get |
|------|-------|--------------|
| **profile** | Usernames | Posts from a public profile |
| **hashtag** | Hashtag names (no #) | Posts tagged with hashtag |
| **reels** | Usernames | Reels from a profile |
| **post** | Post URLs | Single post details |
| **location** | Location IDs (numeric) | Posts from a location |

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `postId` | Unique Instagram post ID |
| `shortCode` | Post shortcode (used in URL) |
| `postUrl` | Full post URL |
| `type` | `image`, `video`, or `carousel` |
| `caption` | Post caption text |
| `hashtags` | Array of hashtags in caption |
| `mentions` | Array of @mentions |
| `likeCount` | Number of likes |
| `commentCount` | Number of comments |
| `videoViewCount` | Video views (video posts) |
| `videoPlayCount` | Video plays |
| `timestamp` | Post date (ISO 8601) |
| `imageUrl` | Main image/thumbnail URL |
| `videoUrl` | Video URL (if video post) |
| `location` | Tagged location name |
| `isSponsored` | Paid partnership flag |
| `authorUsername` | Account username |
| `authorFullName` | Account display name |
| `authorVerified` | Verified badge |
| `authorFollowers` | Follower count |
| `authorFollowing` | Following count |
| `authorPostCount` | Total posts |
| `authorBio` | Account biography |
| `authorProfileUrl` | Profile URL |

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Default | Description |
|-----------|---------|-------------|
| `scrapeType` | `profile` | `profile`, `hashtag`, `reels`, `post`, `location` |
| `queries` | required | Usernames, hashtags, post URLs, or location IDs |
| `resultsPerQuery` | 50 | Posts to extract per query (up to 2000) |
| `until` | — | Only return posts on/after date (`YYYY-MM-DD`) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | — | Residential proxy strongly recommended |

### Example input

```json
{
  "scrapeType": "hashtag",
  "queries": ["travel", "foodphotography"],
  "resultsPerQuery": 100
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
  "postId": "3012345678901234567",
  "shortCode": "CxYzAbCdEfG",
  "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYzAbCdEfG/",
  "type": "image",
  "caption": "Golden hour in Santorini 🌅 #travel #greece #sunset",
  "hashtags": ["travel", "greece", "sunset"],
  "likeCount": 4821,
  "commentCount": 93,
  "timestamp": "2024-06-15T18:30:00.000Z",
  "authorUsername": "travelphotographer",
  "authorVerified": false,
  "authorFollowers": 128000
}
```

### Proxy

**Residential proxy required.** Instagram aggressively blocks datacenter IPs. Without residential proxy, requests will be rate-limited or blocked.

### Use cases

- Social media monitoring and brand tracking
- Influencer research and audience analysis
- Hashtag performance tracking
- Content inspiration and competitor analysis
- User-generated content discovery

# Actor input Schema

## `scrapeType` (type: `string`):

What to scrape: user profile posts, hashtag posts, reels from a profile, a specific post, or posts from a location.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Usernames (without @) for profile/reels; hashtag names (without #) for hashtag; post URLs for post mode; Instagram location IDs (numeric) for location mode.

## `resultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Number of posts to extract per username/hashtag/location.

## `until` (type: `string`):

Only return posts published on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave empty for no date filter.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Residential proxy strongly recommended for Instagram.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "scrapeType": "profile",
  "queries": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "resultsPerQuery": 50,
  "until": "2024-01-01",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "natgeo"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rupom888/instagram-scraper-js").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 = {
    "queries": ["natgeo"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "US",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rupom888/instagram-scraper-js").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "US"
  }
}' |
apify call rupom888/instagram-scraper-js --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rupom888/instagram-scraper-js"
        }
    }
}
```

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/U1BnWjiRGUw8qQlhv/builds/vPdd9yHM7CrzL9B9N/openapi.json