# 🎬 Instagram Reel Scraper Pro (`brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro`) Actor

Extract maximum data from Instagram Reels — likes, views, shares, music info, owner stats, location, transcript, hashtags, tagged users, comments & more. Shares count and owner stats are FREE (competitors charge extra). Supports profiles and direct reel URLs.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brilliant\_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [Yuliia Kulakova](https://apify.com/brilliant_gum) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 83 total users, 24 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $15.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

![Instagram Reels Scraper Pro](https://i.imgur.com/9Hx4pWf.png)

## Instagram Reels Scraper Pro

Extract **everything** Instagram gives you about any Reel — in one run, at the best price on the market.

Paste a username or a direct reel URL, hit Start, and get a full dataset with metrics, music data, owner profile stats, location, hashtags, tagged users, and an **automatic analytics report** — all included, nothing hidden behind a paywall.

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### Why choose this over competitors?

| Feature | This actor | Typical competitor |
|---|:---:|:---:|
| Likes, views, comments | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Shares count** | ✅ included | 💰 paid add-on |
| **Owner followers, following, posts** | ✅ included | ❌ not available |
| **Owner biography & links** | ✅ included | ❌ not available |
| Music title, artist, audio ID | ✅ | ❌ |
| All video versions (HD + SD URLs) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multiple thumbnail sizes | ✅ | ❌ |
| Coauthors & collaborators | ✅ | ❌ |
| Tagged users with positions | ✅ | ❌ |
| Product tags (shoppable reels) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Location with GPS coordinates | ✅ | ❌ |
| Engagement rate (auto-calculated) | ✅ | ❌ |
| **Profile analytics summary** | ✅ included | ❌ nowhere else |
| **Best posting time analysis** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Duration sweet spot** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Hashtag effectiveness** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Music performance analysis** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| **Engagement trend (growing/declining)** | ✅ included | ❌ |
| Direct reel URL support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multiple profiles in one run | ✅ | ✅ |

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### What you get per reel

Every scraped reel includes:

- **Core metrics** — likes, views, play count, comments, shares, saves, engagement rate
- **Owner profile** — followers, following, total posts, biography, website, business category, verified status
- **Video** — direct download URL, all video versions (HD/SD), duration, dimensions
- **Thumbnails** — full set of sizes from 240px to 1080px
- **Music** — track title, artist, audio ID, original vs trending, number of uses
- **Location** — name, city, GPS coordinates (lat/lng)
- **Content** — caption, hashtags, mentions, tagged users, coauthors, product tags
- **Flags** — pinned, sponsored, comments disabled, likes hidden, sensitive content
- **Analytics** — performance score, viral coefficient, audience quality score

***

### Free profile analytics report

After scraping any profile, you automatically get an **analytics record** in the same dataset:

- 📅 **Best posting day & time** — when your content gets the most views
- ⏱️ **Duration sweet spot** — which video length performs best for this account
- 🎵 **Music performance** — original audio vs trending music, which drives more views
- **#️⃣ Hashtag effectiveness** — do hashtags actually help this account or not
- 🤝 **Collaboration impact** — do collabs boost performance
- 📈 **Engagement trend** — growing, stable, or declining over time
- 🏆 **Top performers** — best reels by views, likes, and engagement rate
- 💡 **AI-style recommendations** — actionable tips based on the data

No other actor on the Apify Store includes this. It's free with every profile scrape.

***

### Input options

| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| **Username / URL** | Instagram username, profile URL, or direct reel URL | required |
| **Max reels per profile** | How many reels to scrape per account | 27 |
| **Newer than** | Only scrape reels published after this date (`2024-01-01`, `30 days`, `3 months`) | — |
| **Skip pinned reels** | Exclude pinned reels from results | false |
| **Include owner stats** | Add author's full profile data to each reel | true |
| **Include transcript** | Extract auto-generated audio transcript when available | false |
| **Download video** | Save video file to key-value storage | false |
| **Proxy** | Proxy configuration | Apify proxy |

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### Use cases

**🔍 Competitor research** — Track what your competitors post, how often, and what performs best. Reverse-engineer their content strategy with real data.

**📊 Influencer vetting** — Before signing a deal, check real engagement rates, view trends, and audience quality. No guesswork.

**🎵 Trending audio discovery** — Find which music tracks and artists drive the most views in your niche right now.

**📈 Content strategy** — Use duration analysis and posting time data to optimize your own schedule. Know exactly what works before you post.

**🏷️ Hashtag research** — Find out which hashtags actually boost performance vs. which ones waste space in captions.

**🛒 Shoppable content monitoring** — Track product-tagged reels across accounts in your industry.

***

### Pricing

**$0.015 per result** — $15 per 1,000 results.

Applies to every record in the dataset: individual reels and profile analytics summaries alike.

# Actor input Schema

## `username` (type: `array`):

Add Instagram usernames (e.g. <code>natgeo</code>), profile URLs (e.g. <code>https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/</code>), or direct reel URLs (e.g. <code>https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/</code>). Each item is processed individually.

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

How many reels to scrape per profile. For example, <code>10</code> extracts up to 10 reels from each profile. Ignored when scraping direct reel URLs.

## `onlyPostsNewerThan` (type: `string`):

Only scrape reels published after this date. Supported formats: <code>YYYY-MM-DD</code>, ISO timestamp, or relative values like <code>1 day</code>, <code>2 weeks</code>, <code>3 months</code>.

## `skipPinnedPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Exclude pinned reels from results. Pinned reels are often older and skipping them gives more chronologically accurate results.

## `includeSharesCount` (type: `boolean`):

Extract the number of shares per reel. Included in the output for free.

## `includeOwnerStats` (type: `boolean`):

Extract owner's followers count, following count, total posts, biography, and business category. <b>Free.</b>

## `includeTranscript` (type: `boolean`):

Extract auto-generated transcript of reel audio. Provided <b>free</b> when available.

## `includeDownloadedVideo` (type: `boolean`):

Download reel video and store it in key-value storage before Instagram links expire.

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

Residential proxies are strongly recommended for Instagram scraping to avoid blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "username": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 27,
  "skipPinnedPosts": false,
  "includeSharesCount": true,
  "includeOwnerStats": true,
  "includeTranscript": false,
  "includeDownloadedVideo": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `shortCode` (type: `string`):

Instagram reel short code

## `url` (type: `string`):

Direct URL to the reel

## `caption` (type: `string`):

Reel caption text

## `ownerUsername` (type: `string`):

Instagram username of the reel author

## `ownerFullName` (type: `string`):

Full name of the reel author

## `ownerIsVerified` (type: `string`):

Whether the author is verified

## `ownerFollowersCount` (type: `string`):

Author's followers count

## `ownerFollowingCount` (type: `string`):

Author's following count

## `ownerPostsCount` (type: `string`):

Author's total posts count

## `ownerBiography` (type: `string`):

Author's biography

## `ownerExternalUrl` (type: `string`):

Author's external website URL

## `ownerIsBusiness` (type: `string`):

Whether the author is a business account

## `ownerBusinessCategory` (type: `string`):

Author's business category

## `likesCount` (type: `string`):

Number of likes

## `commentsCount` (type: `string`):

Number of comments

## `videoPlayCount` (type: `string`):

Number of video plays

## `sharesCount` (type: `string`):

Number of shares

## `savesCount` (type: `string`):

Number of saves

## `engagementRate` (type: `string`):

Engagement rate as percentage

## `videoDuration` (type: `string`):

Video duration in seconds

## `videoDurationFormatted` (type: `string`):

Human-readable video duration

## `videoUrl` (type: `string`):

Direct URL to the video file

## `thumbnailUrl` (type: `string`):

URL of the reel thumbnail

## `timestamp` (type: `string`):

Date and time the reel was posted

## `musicTitle` (type: `string`):

Music track title

## `musicArtist` (type: `string`):

Music artist name

## `musicIsOriginal` (type: `string`):

Whether the audio is original

## `locationName` (type: `string`):

Tagged location name

## `hashtags` (type: `string`):

List of hashtags in the caption

## `hashtagsCount` (type: `string`):

Number of hashtags

## `isPinned` (type: `string`):

Whether the reel is pinned

## `isSponsored` (type: `string`):

Whether the reel is a paid partnership

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

Record type: reel or profileAnalytics

## `_scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

Timestamp when the data was scraped

# 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 = {
    "username": [
        "natgeo"
    ],
    "resultsLimit": 27,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro").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 = {
    "username": ["natgeo"],
    "resultsLimit": 27,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

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

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "username": [
    "natgeo"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 27,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=brilliant_gum/instagram-reel-scraper-pro",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Zr88l0UzSv6gx6VZT/builds/rcmjpKpvzx0rvw6Vc/openapi.json