# Instagram Scraper - Posts, Reels, Profiles, Hashtags & Comments (`zaver.api/instagram-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Instagram at scale - posts, carousels, reels, comments, mentions, and profile, hashtag & place details, plus keyword search - from any profile, post, hashtag or location URL. No login. Cheaper than the alternatives at $1.49/1,000 results. Export CSV, JSON, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaver.api/instagram-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaver](https://apify.com/zaver.api) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Marketing
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 24 total users, 8 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.49 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Instagram Scraper — Posts, Reels, Profiles, Hashtags & Comments

**Instagram Scraper** is an all-in-one tool to **scrape Instagram** data at scale — **without logging in**. Extract **Instagram posts, reels, carousels, comments, mentions, profiles, hashtags and places**, or **search** Instagram by keyword, and download everything as **CSV, JSON or Excel**. Point it at any profile, post, reel, hashtag or location and get clean, structured data in seconds.

One actor replaces a stack of single-purpose scrapers — an **Instagram profile scraper**, **post scraper**, **reel scraper**, **comment scraper**, **hashtag scraper** and **Instagram search scraper** — at a flat **$1.49 per 1,000 results**, below the usual $1.50–$2.70. No cookies, no API tokens, no Instagram Business account.

> ⭐ No login required · deep pagination · pay only for results · export to CSV/JSON/Excel · works over the Apify API, MCP, or scheduler.

### What can this Instagram Scraper do?

- 📸 **Scrape Instagram posts & carousels** — from a profile, a hashtag, a location, or a single post URL, with caption, hashtags, mentions, likes, comments, views, timestamp, author and media links.
- 🎬 **Scrape Instagram reels** — from any profile or hashtag, with plays, likes, comments and video links.
- 💬 **Scrape Instagram comments** — from any post or reel, with comment text, author, likes, timestamp and reply counts.
- 🏷️ **Scrape mentions & tagged posts** — every post a profile is tagged in, for brand-mention monitoring.
- 👤 **Scrape Instagram profiles** — bio, follower and following counts, posts count, category, external link, public email/phone and verification status.
- \#️⃣ **Scrape hashtag details** — post volume and metadata for any hashtag.
- 📍 **Scrape places / locations** — name, address, coordinates and category.
- 🔎 **Search Instagram** — discover profiles, hashtags or places by keyword.

### Modes at a glance

| `resultsType` | Works on | You get |
|---|---|---|
| `posts` | profile · hashtag · location · post URL | posts & carousels + engagement + media |
| `reels` | profile · hashtag | reels/clips + plays + engagement |
| `comments` | post/reel URL | comments + author + likes + replies |
| `mentions` | profile | posts the profile is tagged in |
| `details` | profile · hashtag · place · post | full details for that entity |
| **search** (`search` + `searchType`) | keyword | discovered profiles / hashtags / places |

### Why choose this Instagram Scraper

- 💸 **Lower price** — flat **$1.49 / 1,000 results**, cheaper than every tier of the popular alternatives. A 100,000-result export costs **$149**.
- 🧩 **All-in-one** — profiles, posts, reels, comments, mentions, hashtags, places and search in a single actor and a single output schema.
- 🔓 **No login, no API key, no Business account** — just paste URLs, usernames or `#hashtags`.
- 📦 **Deep export** — paginates as far as Instagram serves each feed; set the limit high and let it run.
- ⚡ **Pay per result** — you're billed only for items delivered; private or failed targets cost nothing.
- 🔌 **Automate it** — run from the Apify Console, the **API**, the **MCP server**, scheduled tasks, or integrations like Make and Zapier.

### How to use it (step by step)

1. Add what you want to scrape to **`directUrls`** — profile URLs or usernames, post/reel URLs, hashtag URLs or `#tags`, or location URLs.
2. Pick **`resultsType`** — `posts`, `reels`, `comments`, `mentions`, or `details`.
3. Set **`resultsLimit`** (results per source) and, optionally, **`onlyPostsNewerThan`**.
4. Or switch to discovery: fill **`search`** with keywords and pick **`searchType`** (`hashtag`, `profile`, `place`).
5. Run, then download the dataset as **CSV, JSON, or Excel** — or pull it from the API.

### Input examples

**Scrape a profile's posts (newest month only):**

```json
{
  "directUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"],
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "resultsLimit": 200,
  "onlyPostsNewerThan": "1 month"
}
```

**Scrape reels from a hashtag:**

```json
{ "directUrls": ["#travel"], "resultsType": "reels", "resultsLimit": 100 }
```

**Scrape comments from a post or reel:**

```json
{ "directUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/CODE/"], "resultsType": "comments", "resultsLimit": 500 }
```

**Scrape full profile details (bulk):**

```json
{ "directUrls": ["nasa", "natgeo", "nike"], "resultsType": "details" }
```

**Search Instagram for hashtags:**

```json
{ "search": ["coffee", "specialtycoffee"], "searchType": "hashtag", "searchLimit": 25 }
```

### Output examples

**Post**

```json
{
  "type": "post",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CxYz.../",
  "media_type": "reel",
  "caption": "Sunrise over the Dolomites …",
  "hashtags": ["dolomites", "sunrise"],
  "mentions": ["ig_europe"],
  "likes": 8421,
  "comments_count": 133,
  "views": 210544,
  "taken_at": "2026-09-01T06:12:00+00:00",
  "username": "wanderlust",
  "is_verified": true
}
```

**Comment**

```json
{ "type": "comment", "text": "Incredible shot!", "username": "traveler", "likes": 12, "reply_count": 1, "created_at": "2026-09-01T09:20:00+00:00" }
```

**Profile**

```json
{
  "type": "profile",
  "username": "nasa",
  "full_name": "NASA",
  "followers": 98000000,
  "following": 78,
  "posts_count": 4200,
  "category": "Government organization",
  "public_email": null,
  "is_verified": true
}
```

**Hashtag** → `{ "type": "hashtag", "name": "travel", "media_count": 712000000 }`
**Place** → `{ "type": "place", "name": "Central Park", "lat": 40.78, "lng": -73.96, "address": "New York, NY" }`

Every row carries a **`type`** field, so a mixed run is trivial to split by post / comment / profile / hashtag / place.

### Pricing

Pay-per-result, the same simple model as the popular alternatives — just cheaper:

| Event | Price |
|---|---|
| `result-scraped` | **$1.49 / 1,000 results** ($0.00149 each) |

- 10,000 results → **$14.90**
- 100,000 results → **$149.00**

Only successful results are billed; private, deleted or not-found targets return an error row and cost nothing. No platform usage fees.

### Use cases

- **Marketing & competitor research** — track competitors' posts, reels and engagement over time.
- **Influencer discovery & vetting** — pull profile stats and recent content before you reach out.
- **Lead generation** — collect public business emails, phones and links from profiles.
- **Social listening & brand monitoring** — watch mentions, tagged posts and hashtag activity.
- **Content & trend analysis** — analyze hashtags, captions and top-performing formats.
- **Data science & archiving** — export structured Instagram datasets for analysis or backup.

### FAQ

**Do I need an Instagram login or password?** No. It scrapes only public data — no login, cookies, or Business account.

**How many results can I get per run?** As many as Instagram serves for that target; set `resultsLimit` high for a deep export.

**Which formats can I export?** CSV, JSON, Excel, and via the Apify API/dataset.

**Can I automate or schedule it?** Yes — run it from the API, the MCP server, or scheduled tasks, and connect it to Make, Zapier and more.

**Is scraping Instagram legal?** This actor collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws and Instagram's terms.

### 🔌 Use this Actor from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)

Add it as a tool in any MCP client - Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or ChatGPT - through Apify's hosted MCP server. The client runs the Actor for you and reads the results back, so you never leave the chat.

**Actor-specific server URL**

```
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,zaver.api/instagram-scraper
```

**Claude Code** - one command:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http instagram "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,zaver.api/instagram-scraper"
```

**Claude Desktop, Cursor or any client with a JSON config:**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=actors,docs,zaver.api/instagram-scraper"
    }
  }
}
```

The first connection opens a browser to sign in to Apify, so no API token sits in your config. If your client cannot do OAuth, send `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>` instead.

Then simply ask:

> Scrape posts, reels and profile details for @nasa

### Related actors

- **Instagram Hashtag Scraper — Find Creators & Leads by Topic** — de-duplicated creators with contact details.
- **Instagram Email & Contact Extractor** — bulk emails, phones and links from a username list.
- **Instagram Followers Scraper** — export followers/following with optional enrichment.

***

*This actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instagram or Meta. It accesses only publicly available information.*

# Actor input Schema

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

What to scrape - one per line. Accepts profile URLs or usernames (<code>nasa</code>), post/reel URLs (<code>/p/CODE/</code>, <code>/reel/CODE/</code>), hashtag URLs or <code>#tags</code>, and location URLs. The result type below decides what is pulled from each.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Free-text search - find posts or reels matching a phrase, brand or product name (<code>ashirwad ka diya</code>). Works with resultsType <b>posts</b> or <b>reels</b>; one phrase per line.

## `resultsType` (type: `string`):

<b>posts</b> = posts/carousels from a profile, hashtag or location (or one post URL). <b>reels</b> = reels/clips. <b>comments</b> = comments from a post/reel URL. <b>mentions</b> = posts a profile is tagged in. <b>details</b> = profile / hashtag / place / post details.

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

Max results to return per URL/source. You are billed only per result delivered.

## `onlyPostsNewerThan` (type: `string`):

Keep only posts on/after this date. ISO date (<code>2026-01-01</code>) or relative (<code>3 days</code>, <code>2 weeks</code>, <code>1 month</code>). Applies to posts/reels.

## `skipPinnedPosts` (type: `boolean`):

Exclude pinned posts when scraping a profile's posts.

## `search` (type: `array`):

Optional. Keywords to discover profiles, hashtags or places (instead of, or alongside, direct URLs). One query per line.

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

What the search query returns.

## `searchLimit` (type: `integer`):

Max results per search query.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"
  ],
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "resultsLimit": 50,
  "onlyPostsNewerThan": "",
  "skipPinnedPosts": false,
  "searchType": "hashtag",
  "searchLimit": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One dataset item per scraped result.

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

The same records as a CSV download, ready for Excel or Sheets.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Counts for the run: results by type, requests and errors.

# 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 = {
    "directUrls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaver.api/instagram-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 = { "directUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaver.api/instagram-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/"
  ]
}' |
apify call zaver.api/instagram-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zaver.api/instagram-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/irHN39WIkTMSj1762/builds/EzUD75q4Hj0Omckcg/openapi.json