# Instagram Reels Scraper (`insta_scrapper/instagram-reels-scraper`) Actor

Cheapest Instagram reels scraper on Apify — reels with likes, comments, views & duration. No login, no PII. $0.49 / 1,000 results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/insta\_scrapper/instagram-reels-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Cheapest Instagram Scrappers](https://apify.com/insta_scrapper) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI, Agents
- **Stats:** 7 total users, 5 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$0.49 / 1,000 results

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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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 🎞️

**The cheapest Instagram reels scraper on Apify — just $0.49 per 1,000 results.**

Pull public Instagram **reels** from any profile at scale, with **no login and
no personal data**. Give it usernames (or profile URLs) and get clean JSON for
each reel: caption, hashtags, mentions, likes, comments, views/plays, video
duration, video + thumbnail URLs, the creator, and timestamps.

Perfect for trend tracking, creator/UGC analysis, competitor monitoring, and
building reels datasets for research or AI.

### 💸 Why this actor?

- **Cheapest on Apify — $0.49 / 1,000 results.** A fraction of what comparable
  reels scrapers charge.
- **No login, no PII.** Public, logged-out data only.
- **Real engagement metrics** — likes, comments, and **view/play counts** plus
  **video duration**, not just media URLs.
- **Fast & reliable** — rotating residential IPs with automatic retry and
  cursor pagination for deep pulls.

### 🔧 Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `usernames` | array | Instagram usernames (or full profile URLs). |
| `directUrls` | array | Profile URLs — alternative to `usernames`. |
| `resultsLimit` | integer | Max reels per profile (default 30). |

```json
{
  "usernames": ["nasa", "natgeo"],
  "resultsLimit": 50
}
```

### 📤 Output

One record per reel, e.g.:

```json
{
  "type": "reel",
  "shortcode": "DZYvGYIv1nr",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZYvGYIv1nr/",
  "caption": "…",
  "hashtags": ["nasa", "artemis"],
  "mentions": ["nasaartemis"],
  "like_count": 208244,
  "comment_count": 4282,
  "view_count": 6154461,
  "duration": 49.6,
  "video_url": "https://…mp4",
  "image_url": "https://…jpg",
  "taken_at": 1781054053,
  "owner": { "username": "nasa", "full_name": "NASA", "is_verified": true }
}
```

Export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or pull via the Apify API.

### 📌 Notes

- Scrapes **public** reels from public profiles.
- Please scrape responsibly and in line with Instagram's terms and applicable
  law. This actor returns only publicly available information.

# Actor input Schema

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

Instagram usernames (or profile URLs) to pull reels from.

## `directUrls` (type: `array`):

Instagram profile URLs (alternative to usernames).

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

Max reels to fetch per profile.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 30
}
```

# 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": [
        "nasa"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("insta_scrapper/instagram-reels-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": ["nasa"] }

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

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wjeA1LheP6bbfqGNg/builds/oWooiKBdkoQbTp5mJ/openapi.json