Instagram Profile Content Scraper — Posts, Reels & Story Status

Pull posts, reels, or a quick story/live status check from public Instagram accounts — one Actor, one dropdown.

I built this so tracking what an account is putting out doesn't mean running three different tools. Switch Fetch Mode and the same Actor covers posts, reels, and presence.

Pick what you're tracking

Set Fetch Mode to Posts or Reels for the content grid, or to Highlights/Story Status for a quick check on whether the account currently has a public story live or is broadcasting. Turn on Fetch Full Media Details to swap thin posts/reels for their complete record.

Posts

Leave Fetch Mode on Posts to pull the public post grid for each account.

Field	Type	Required	Description
username	array	Yes	Instagram usernames to scrape
scraperType	string	Yes	Which kind of content to collect for each account.
maxItem	integer	No	Maximum number of items to scrape (0 = unlimited)

Reels

Switch Fetch Mode to Reels to pull short-form video posts instead.

Field	Type	Required	Description
username	array	Yes	Instagram usernames to scrape
scraperType	string	Yes	Which kind of content to collect for each account.
maxItem	integer	No	Maximum number of items to scrape (0 = unlimited)

Story/live status

Switch Fetch Mode to Highlights/Story Status to check whether each account currently has a public story live or is broadcasting.

Field	Type	Required	Description
username	array	Yes	Instagram usernames to scrape
scraperType	string	Yes	Which kind of content to collect for each account.

Full media detail

Turn on Fetch Full Media Details to replace each thin post/reel hit with its complete media record.

Field	Type	Required	Description
username	array	Yes	Instagram usernames to scrape
scraperType	string	Yes	Which kind of content to collect for each account.
enrichMedia	boolean	No	Replace each thin hit with its complete media record (caption, counters, all image/video variants). Costs an extra event per swapped item.

Example run

{
  "username": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "scraperType": "userPosts",
  "maxItem": 12,
  "enrichMedia": false
}

Content, tagged by source account

Media identity

Field	Type	Description
pk	string	Instagram media numeric primary key.
code	string	Instagram post/reel shortcode.
media_type	number	Instagram media type (1=photo, 2=video, 8=carousel).
taken_at	number	Unix timestamp the media was posted.

Engagement

Field	Type	Description
like_count	number	Number of likes on the media.
comment_count	number	Number of comments on the media.
caption	string	Post caption text.

Story/live status

Field	Type	Description
has_public_story	boolean	Whether the account has an active public story.
is_live	boolean	Whether the account is currently live.

Source & enrichment

Field	Type	Description
source_username	string	The account whose followers/followings this record belongs to.
enriched	boolean	Whether this record was replaced with a full enriched profile.

Result preview

{
  "pk": "3920738671208852726",
  "code": "DZpQwxqimz2",
  "like_count": 1024,
  "comment_count": 42,
  "taken_at": 1753123200,
  "media_type": 1,
  "caption": "A view from the summit",
  "enriched": false,
  "source_username": "nasa"
}

Cost scales with mode and enrichment

This Actor uses Apify pay-per-result pricing. You are charged for successful dataset results according to the Actor pricing shown on the Apify Pricing tab. Enrichment may add extra billable events when enabled.

Apify's free credits may cover small test runs and up to the free result allowance configured for the Actor.

Start with a low maxItem value and chainDepth 0 before enabling enrichment or chain discovery for large runs.

Full media detail adds a billable event per swapped item — test with a small maxItem first.

Public content, tracked responsibly

This Actor extracts publicly available Instagram account information. It should not be used to collect private account data, bypass access controls, or contact people in ways that violate privacy laws, Instagram terms, or your own compliance obligations. If you are unsure, consult a qualified lawyer.

Run this Actor from code

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("thenetaji/instagram-profile-content-scraper").call(run_input={
    "username": [
        "nasa"
    ],
    "scraperType": "userPosts",
    "maxItem": 12,
    "enrichMedia": false
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN" });
const run = await client.actor("thenetaji/instagram-profile-content-scraper").call({
  "username": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "scraperType": "userPosts",
  "maxItem": 12,
  "enrichMedia": false
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Complementary Actors

• Instagram User Info Scraper — Fetch public profile details for one or more Instagram accounts by username. Returns follower/following counts, biography, bio links and identity by default; enable Full Profile Details for post previews, media count and business fields.
• Instagram Post Scraper — Details, Comments & oEmbed — Fetch a post's full media object, its comments, or its oEmbed metadata, by shortcode, media ID, or URL, with optional author profile enrichment.
• Instagram Related Users Scraper — Discover Instagram accounts similar to a given user

Ask the maintainer

Use the Issues tab on the Actor page for bug reports, missing fields, and feature requests.