# Instagram Hashtag Scraper - Posts, Reels, Likes & Views (`zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper`) Actor

Just $0.99 per 1,000 posts. Scrape all posts and reels under any Instagram hashtag: caption, likes, comments, views, timestamp, author and media links. No login, deep export, pay only for results. Export CSV, JSON, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaver](https://apify.com/zaver.api) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 176 total users, 7 monthly users, 92.2% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.99 / 1,000 posts scrapeds

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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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 Hashtag Scraper — Posts, Reels, Likes & Views

**$0.99 per 1,000 posts — cheaper than the $1.00+ alternatives, with no login and no monthly fee. You pay only for the posts you actually get.** Scrape every post and Reel under any Instagram hashtag and export it to CSV, JSON or Excel.

### Why this one

- 💸 **Lowest price on the Store** — a flat **$0.99 / 1,000 posts**, undercutting the popular $1.00+ hashtag scrapers. A 10,000-post export costs **$9.90**.
- 📦 **Deep export** — paginates as far as Instagram will serve the feed; set the limit high and let it run.
- 🔓 **No login, no API key, no Business account** — just hashtags in, data out.
- ⚡ **Fast & pay-per-result** — billed only per post delivered; failed hashtags cost nothing.

### What you get per post

Caption, **likes, comments, views/plays**, media type (photo / video / **reel** / carousel), timestamp, the **author** (username, name, verified), the post URL, video URL and thumbnail.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `hashtags` | array | **Required.** Hashtags to scrape, with or without `#`. |
| `sort` | string | `top` (the hashtag's top posts) or `clips` (Reels only). Instagram no longer exposes a public most-recent hashtag feed. |
| `maxPostsPerHashtag` | integer | Posts per hashtag — set high for a deep export (feed ends on its own). |
| `maxPosts` | integer | Optional hard cap across all hashtags (0 = no cap). |

```json
{
  "hashtags": ["travel", "#food", "fitness"],
  "sort": "top",
  "maxPostsPerHashtag": 5000
}
```

### Output (one row per post)

```json
{
  "input_hashtag": "travel",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYz.../",
  "media_type": "reel",
  "caption": "Sunrise over the Dolomites …",
  "likes": 8421,
  "comments": 133,
  "views": 210544,
  "taken_at": "2026-09-01T06:12:00+00:00",
  "username": "wanderlust",
  "is_verified": true
}
```

### Pricing

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| `post-scraped` | **$0.99 / 1,000 posts** ($0.00099 each) |

Only successful posts are billed; hashtags that error cost nothing.

### Notes

- Instagram limits how deep a hashtag feed goes, so "all posts" means all posts Instagram will serve for that tag.
- Looking for the *creators* behind the posts (de-duplicated, with contact details for outreach)? Use the **Instagram Hashtag Scraper — Find Creators & Leads by Topic**.

### 🔌 Use this Actor from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)

Add it as a tool in any MCP client - Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or ChatGPT - through Apify's hosted MCP server. The client runs the Actor for you and reads the results back, so you never leave the chat.

**Actor-specific server URL**

```
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper
```

**Claude Code** - one command:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http ighashtagposts "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper"
```

**Claude Desktop, Cursor or any client with a JSON config:**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ighashtagposts": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper"
    }
  }
}
```

The first connection opens a browser to sign in to Apify, so no API token sits in your config. If your client cannot do OAuth, send `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>` instead.

Then simply ask:

> Get the latest posts under #sustainablefashion

### Related actors

- [Instagram Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-scraper) — all-in-one: posts, reels, comments, profiles, hashtags, places and search
- [Instagram Post Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-post-scraper) — posts and carousels from profiles, hashtags or locations
- [Instagram Reel Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-reel-scraper) — reels with play counts and direct video URLs
- [Instagram Hashtag Based Creator & Email Finder](https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-scraper) — find creators and leads by topic, with contacts
- [TikTok Hashtag Scraper](https://apify.com/zaver.api/tiktok-hashtag-scraper) — videos under a hashtag with views, likes and shares

# Actor input Schema

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

Hashtags to scrape, one per line, with or without <code>#</code>. Example: <code>travel</code>, <code>#food</code>, <code>fitness</code>.

## `sort` (type: `string`):

<b>top</b> = the hashtag's top posts (Instagram's public hashtag feed). <b>clips</b> = Reels only. (Instagram no longer exposes a public most-recent hashtag feed.)

## `maxPostsPerHashtag` (type: `integer`):

How many posts to export per hashtag. Set high to export as many as Instagram will serve (the feed ends on its own). You are billed only per post delivered.

## `maxPosts` (type: `integer`):

Optional hard cap across all hashtags. 0 = no cap.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "hashtags": [
    "travel"
  ],
  "sort": "top",
  "maxPostsPerHashtag": 1000,
  "maxPosts": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One dataset item per post: caption, likes, comments, views, author and links.

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

The same records as a CSV download, ready for Excel or Sheets.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Counts for the run: posts scraped, requests and errors.

# 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": [
        "travel"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-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": ["travel"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-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": [
    "travel"
  ]
}' |
apify call zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zaver.api/instagram-hashtag-posts-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/ZT97vVg4XqprKH1CO/builds/5cuMXIs4ECvAFRi9v/openapi.json