# Instagram Posts & Profile Scraper (`gurify/instagram-posts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public Instagram posts + profile data by username — no login, no API key. Likes, comments, captions, media, follower counts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gurify/instagram-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Gurify Software](https://apify.com/gurify) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.50 / 1,000 posts

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/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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- **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 Posts & Profile Scraper 📸

Scrape **public Instagram** posts and profile data by username — **no login, no API key, no access token**. Give it usernames, get their posts (likes, comments, captions, media, hashtags) plus full profile info (followers, bio, verified) as structured JSON.

> 💵 **$0.50 per 1,000 posts** — vs **$1.50–$2.30** for the popular Instagram scrapers on Apify. No monthly fee; pay only for what you get.

### ✨ What you get

- **Just usernames in → posts out.** `["natgeo", "nasa"]` → their recent posts.
- **Per post**: type (image/video/carousel), shortcode, URL, caption, hashtags, mentions, like count, comment count, timestamp, image/video URLs, view count, location.
- **Per post we also embed the account**: username, full name, followers, following, post count, verified, category, bio, external URL, profile picture — so each row is self-contained for analysis or outreach.
- **Pagination** — up to 1,000 posts per profile. Set `postsPerProfile: 0` for profile data only.
- **No Instagram Graph API** — no Facebook app, no review, no token, no rate-limit headaches.

### 📥 Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `usernames` | array (required) | Public usernames with/without `@`, or profile URLs |
| `postsPerProfile` | integer | Max posts per profile (default `30`, up to `1000`; `0` = profile only) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy (Datacenter default = cheapest) |

```json
{ "usernames": ["natgeo", "nasa"], "postsPerProfile": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }
```

### 📤 Output

```json
{
  "type": "video",
  "shortCode": "DZpQwxqimz2",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DZpQwxqimz2/",
  "caption": "…",
  "hashtags": ["nature"], "mentions": [],
  "likesCount": 118744, "commentsCount": 532,
  "timestamp": "2026-06-22T18:04:11+00:00",
  "isVideo": true, "videoUrl": "https://…", "videoViewCount": 2100000,
  "displayUrl": "https://…", "locationName": null,
  "ownerUsername": "natgeo", "ownerFullName": "National Geographic",
  "ownerFollowers": 269212151, "ownerVerified": true,
  "ownerBio": "…", "ownerProfilePic": "https://…"
}
```

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or via the Apify API.

### ⚠️ Limitations

- **Public accounts only** — private accounts return profile data only (no posts).
- Some fields depend on what Instagram exposes for a given post.

### ⚖️ Legal

Scrapes only **publicly available** data. Use the output in line with Instagram's Terms and applicable laws (e.g. GDPR/CCPA).

# Actor input Schema

## `usernames` (type: `array`):

Public usernames with or without @, or profile URLs (e.g. natgeo, @nasa, https://www.instagram.com/nike).

## `postsPerProfile` (type: `integer`):

How many recent posts to fetch per profile (paginated). 0 = profile data only.

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

Residential proxy required — Instagram blocks datacenter IPs on the posts endpoint. Apify Residential is preselected.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "natgeo",
    "nasa"
  ],
  "postsPerProfile": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "natgeo",
        "nasa"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gurify/instagram-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 = {
    "usernames": [
        "natgeo",
        "nasa",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

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

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/EMdgSmb9vQleTEKbB/builds/IIDm2meRvN5dlNKwj/openapi.json