Instagram Posts Scraper

Scrape Instagram post and reel metrics with built-in authentication — no need for your own cookies. Get views, likes, comments, and optionally include combined Instagram + Facebook metrics when content is cross-posted.

Input

Field	Type	Description
postUrls	array	Instagram post/reel URLs
includeFacebookMetrics	boolean	Enable to get combined IG + FB metrics for cross-posted content (slower)
cookies	string	(Optional) Use your own Instagram cookies if preferred

Example Input

{
  "postUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/XYZ789/"
  ],
  "includeFacebookMetrics": false
}

Output

Each post includes:

{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/",
  "originalUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/Tok3n/",
  "shortcode": "ABC123",
  "mediaId": "1234567890123456789",
  "author": "username",
  "authorId": "12345678",
  "authorUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/username/",
  "caption": "Amazing content! #viral",
  "views": 150000,
  "likes": 5000,
  "comments": 200,
  "isVideo": true,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://...",
  "datePosted": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "status": "available",
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-20T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Supported URLs

• https://www.instagram.com/p/SHORTCODE/ - Posts
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/SHORTCODE/ - Reels
• https://www.instagram.com/tv/SHORTCODE/ - IGTV
• https://www.instagram.com/share/... - Share links (resolved to the canonical post URL)

For share links, url holds the resolved canonical post URL (the one actually scraped) and originalUrl holds the exact link you submitted. For non-share links the two are identical.

Facebook Metrics

When includeFacebookMetrics is enabled, the scraper fetches combined metrics from both Instagram and Facebook for content that was cross-posted. This uses a deeper scraping method that takes longer but provides total engagement across both platforms.

Use Cases

• Content Analysis - Track post performance metrics
• Competitor Research - Monitor competitor content engagement
• Influencer Vetting - Verify engagement rates and content quality
• Cross-Platform Analytics - Get combined Instagram + Facebook metrics
• Portfolio Building - Collect content data for reporting

Cost Estimation

This scraper is optimized for efficiency. Scraping 100 posts typically costs less than $0.10 in platform usage.