# 🚀 Instagram Posts Scraper ⚡ No Login Required (`vulnv/instagram-posts-scraper`) Actor

Extract detailed data from Instagram posts including captions, likes, comments, images, videos, hashtags, tagged users, and creator details. Bulk processing supported. No Instagram authentication needed - just provide post URLs and get structured JSON data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vulnv/instagram-posts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [VulnV](https://apify.com/vulnv) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media
- **Stats:** 21 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 2 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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 a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use 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 Scraper ⚡ No Login Required

### Overview
The **Instagram Posts Scraper** is an Apify Actor that extracts detailed data from **Instagram posts** at scale. Perfect for content creators, social media marketers, influencer researchers, and brand analysts — with **no Instagram login, cookies, or browser automation required**.

✅ No Instagram login required | ✅ Bulk post processing | ✅ Structured JSON output | ✅ High success rate

---

#### **Complete Post Data**
- **Media Information** — Photos, videos, thumbnail, carousel content (post_content), alt text, shortcode
- **Engagement Metrics** — Likes, comments count
- **Content Details** — Description/caption, hashtags, content type (Image/Video/Carousel)
- **Creator Details** — Username, user ID, profile image, follower count, posts count, verified status, profile URL
- **Partnership Info** — Paid partnership status and details
- **Metadata** — Post date, post ID, content ID, audio, video duration, timestamp

#### **Key Features**
- **No Authentication Required** — Works without Instagram cookies or login
- **Bulk Processing** — Handle multiple post URLs in one run
- **Clean JSON Output** — Structured, ready-to-use data format
- **Real-time Processing** — Monitor extraction progress
- **High Reliability** — Built-in retry mechanisms and error handling

---

### 🧾 Input Configuration

Submit an array of Instagram Post URLs via Apify's input:

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  ]
}
````

***

### 📤 Output Format

Each post will return detailed data such as:

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE",
  "user_posted": "amyclaireboutique",
  "description": "✨ The ultimate outfit finisher! A scarf instantly elevates any look. 🌸\nBecause when in doubt… just add a scarf. 💕\n\n🛍️ Shop at @amyclaireboutique link in bio!\n#amyclaireboutique #stylemadeeasy #scarfstyle #boutiqueaccessories #fallfashion",
  "hashtags": [
    "#amyclaireboutique",
    "#stylemadeeasy",
    "#scarfstyle",
    "#boutiqueaccessories",
    "#fallfashion"
  ],
  "num_comments": 0,
  "date_posted": "2025-10-18T13:14:07.000Z",
  "likes": 7,
  "photos": ["https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/..."],
  "post_id": "3746127733433756676",
  "shortcode": "DP861NijuwE",
  "content_type": "Image",
  "pk": "3746127733433756676",
  "content_id": "DP861NijuwE",
  "thumbnail": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "followers": 321,
  "posts_count": 105,
  "profile_image_link": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
  "is_verified": false,
  "is_paid_partnership": false,
  "partnership_details": null,
  "user_posted_id": "77561612778",
  "post_content": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "type": "Photo",
      "url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/...",
      "id": "3746127733433756676",
      "alt_text": "Photo by Amy Claire Boutique on October 18, 2025."
    }
  ],
  "audio": null,
  "profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/amyclaireboutique",
  "videos_duration": null,
  "images": [],
  "alt_text": "Photo by Amy Claire Boutique on October 18, 2025.",
  "photos_number": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-02-22T19:47:07.423Z",
  "input": {
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  }
}
```

> **Note:** The exact output fields depend on the data available for each post. Some fields like `audio` or `videos_duration` may be `null` for image-only posts. Long CDN URLs are truncated above for readability.

***

### 📊 Output & Export

#### **Dataset Storage**

- All extracted data is stored in your Apify dataset
- Each post becomes one dataset item
- Failed extractions are logged with error details

#### **Export Formats**

- **JSON** — Raw structured data for API integration
- **CSV** — Spreadsheet-compatible format
- **Excel** — Formatted spreadsheet with multiple sheets

***

### 💼 Common Use Cases

#### **Content Strategy & Trend Analysis**

- Analyze trending post formats, hashtags, and content types
- Study viral content patterns and engagement drivers
- Research optimal posting times and caption strategies

#### **Influencer Marketing & Research**

- Evaluate influencer post performance and engagement rates
- Compare content quality across potential brand ambassadors
- Track sponsored post metrics and ROI

#### **Competitive Analysis**

- Monitor competitor post strategies and performance
- Benchmark engagement metrics against industry standards
- Identify successful content themes in your niche

#### **Brand Monitoring**

- Track brand mentions and tagged posts
- Analyze user-generated content and sentiment
- Monitor campaign hashtag performance

#### **Academic & Market Research**

- Study social media content trends at scale
- Analyze visual content engagement patterns
- Research platform-specific content performance

***

### ✅ Example Use

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  ]
}
```

After execution, the dataset will contain detailed data for each Instagram post including media URLs, engagement metrics, creator information, comments, and more.

### 🔗 Related Scrapers

Check out these other scrapers from [Vulnv on Apify](https://apify.com/vulnv):

| Scraper | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [Instagram Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/instagram-profile-scraper) | Extract profile data, follower counts, bio, posts, and engagement metrics from public Instagram profiles |
| [Instagram Reels Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/instagram-reels-scraper) | Extract video data, engagement metrics, and audio info from Instagram Reels |
| [Facebook Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/facebook-profile-scraper) | Scrape public Facebook profile information and post data |
| [TikTok Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/tiktok-scraper) | Extract video data, engagement metrics, and creator info from TikTok |
| [LinkedIn Profile Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/linkedin-profile-scraper) | Scrape public LinkedIn profile data without login |
| [LinkedIn Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/linkedin-posts-scraper) | Extract LinkedIn post content, engagement metrics, and comments |
| [Reddit Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/vulnv/reddit-posts-scraper) | Collect Reddit posts and comments from any subreddit |

🔍 Explore the full collection at 🌐 [Vulnv's Apify Actors](https://apify.com/vulnv)

📧 For support or collaborations, reach out at apify@vulnv.com.

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Enter the Instagram Post URLs you want to scrape data from.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  ]
}
```

# 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 = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vulnv/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 = { "urls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vulnv/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 '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuf4s0MNqNr",
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/DP861NijuwE"
  ]
}' |
apify call vulnv/instagram-posts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "🚀 Instagram Posts Scraper ⚡ No Login Required",
        "description": "Extract detailed data from Instagram posts including captions, likes, comments, images, videos, hashtags, tagged users, and creator details. Bulk processing supported. No Instagram authentication needed - just provide post URLs and get structured JSON data.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "V3vxi9SYWS32TcPsZ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/vulnv~instagram-posts-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-vulnv-instagram-posts-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/vulnv~instagram-posts-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-vulnv-instagram-posts-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/vulnv~instagram-posts-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-vulnv-instagram-posts-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "urls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "urls": {
                        "title": "📸 Instagram Post URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Enter the Instagram Post URLs you want to scrape data from.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```