Instagram Profile Posts Scraper

Collect public Instagram posts, reels, and carousel media from profile pages or individual post URLs. The dataset includes captions, hashtags, mentions, engagement counts, publish time, media links, and useful post metadata.

Use it for social listening, content research, competitor monitoring, creator discovery, and building Instagram datasets for your analytics workflow.

What You Can Get

• Public profile posts, reels, and carousel posts
• Image, video, and carousel media links
• Captions, hashtags, and mentioned usernames
• Likes, comments, video views, and video duration when available
• Publish time, post URL, shortcode, location, tagged users, music name, and coauthors when available
• Optional date filtering and pinned-post exclusion

Input

Add Instagram usernames, profile URLs, post URLs, or reel URLs.

{
    "usernames": [
        "natgeo",
        "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123xyz/"
    ],
    "maxPosts": 25,
    "postsNewerThan": "1 month",
    "excludePinnedPosts": false
}

Input Settings

Setting	Required	Default	Description
usernames	Yes	-	Instagram usernames, profile URLs, post URLs, or reel URLs.
maxPosts	No	50	Maximum posts to collect per profile. This does not apply to individual post or reel URLs.
postsNewerThan	No	-	Collect posts newer than a date such as 2026-01-15, or a relative period such as 7 days, 2 weeks, or 1 month.
excludePinnedPosts	No	false	Skip posts pinned to the top of a profile.

Output

Each dataset item represents one Instagram post or reel.

{
    "username": "natgeo",
    "postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123xyz/",
    "mediaDownloadUrl": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/.../video.mp4",
    "mediaType": "video",
    "caption": "Example caption with #travel and @natgeo",
    "hashtags": ["travel"],
    "mentions": ["natgeo"],
    "likes": 5230,
    "comments": 187,
    "timestamp": "2026-02-18T14:30:00.000Z",
    "shortcode": "ABC123xyz",
    "videoViewCount": 84500,
    "videoDuration": 143.1,
    "isPinned": false
}

For carousel posts, mediaDownloadUrl is an array of media items so you can access each slide.

Dataset Views

• Overview: username, post type, engagement, publish time, and post URL
• Media Downloads: media links and thumbnails
• Full Details: all available fields

Tips

• Start with one or two profiles to confirm the output format before running a larger batch.
• Use postsNewerThan when you only need recent content.
• Media links can expire, so download or process media soon after the run finishes.
• Some fields may be null when Instagram does not provide that value for a specific post type.

FAQ

Can it scrape private profiles?
No. It only collects data that is publicly available.

Can I mix profile URLs and post URLs in one run?
Yes. You can combine usernames, profile URLs, post URLs, and reel URLs in the same input list.

Why did I get fewer posts than requested?
The profile may have fewer public posts available, your date filter may exclude older posts, or Instagram may not return more public results during that run.

Does it scrape comments or followers?
No. This Actor focuses on profile posts, reels, and carousel media.

Responsible Use

Use this Actor only for lawful purposes and respect Instagram's terms, privacy rights, and applicable data protection laws. Results depend on publicly available data at the time of the run.

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