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✨ Instagram Post & Image Scraper, Image Post Downloader 🖼️ – High-Resolution Media & Metadata Grabber

📥 Overview

Need to download high-quality images, extract metadata, and analyze posts from Instagram in one go? Your search ends here!

This ✨ Instagram Post & Image Scraper, Image Post Downloader is a powerful Apify actor designed to meticulously scrape public Instagram image posts. It delivers pristine, original-quality images, along with a rich set of metadata including likes, comments, descriptions, hashtags, and even deep technical image data. Perfect for archivists, marketers, researchers, and developers.

• 🚀 Direct Downloads: Secure, Apify-storage hosted links for every image.
• 🔍 Deep Metadata: Get everything from engagement metrics to technical image specs (codec, dimensions, bitrate).
• 📊 Structured Data: Clean, organized JSON output perfect for analysis and integration.
• ⚙️ Toggleable Detail: Control the output depth with the additional_metadata switch.

🎯 Key Features

🌟 Comprehensive Scraping

• ✅ Download all images from public Instagram single-image and carousel posts.
• ✅ Extract post metadata: likes, comments, description, author, upload date, and hashtags.
• ✅ Gather advanced post details: Open Graph tags, app links, and platform-specific metadata.

🛠️ Advanced Output Options

• ✅ Apify Storage Links: Reliable, downloadable links for all images.
• ✅ Post Metadata: Full social context for each scraped post.
• ✅ Image Metadata: Technical deep dive into each image (when enabled) – codec, dimensions, color space, file size, and more.

⚙️ Intelligent Processing

• ✅ URL Cleaning: Automatically handles and sanitizes input URLs.
• ✅ Validation Checks: Reports HTTP status and content type for every downloaded image.
• ✅ Detailed Feedback: Status messages for each processed URL.

⚙️ Input Configuration

Simply provide the URLs of the public Instagram posts you want to scrape. The additional_metadata toggle is on by default for the fullest experience.

{
"additional_metadata":true,
"post_urls":[
{
"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DMxzBcrR-Jp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
"method":"GET"
},
{
"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DM6CrayRSSI/",
"method":"GET"
}
]
}

📋 Input Fields

📤 Output Examples

The actor provides meticulously structured output. The dataset is organized into multiple views for easier analysis.

1. 🖼️ Primary Output (Images & Feedback View)

This view provides a clean overview of the scraped post and its media.

{
"original_url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DMxzBcrR-Jp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link",
"description":"Zoom in. #ShotoniPhone by @eldography “Sometimes macro feels like magic.” - Eldo E..",
"likes":"35.0k",
"comments":"631",
"upload_date":"July 31, 2025",
"author_username":"apple",
"feedback":"Congrats, media found.",
"media":{
"total_found":2,
"valid_urls":2,
"urls":[
{
"http_status":200,
"content_type":"image/jpeg",
"is_valid":true,
"image_download_link_1":"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../ig_4358346331066317968.jpg"
},
{
"http_status":200,
"content_type":"image/jpeg",
"is_valid":true,
"image_download_link_2":"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../ig_2607975978671962851.jpg"
}
]
}
}

2. 🕵️‍♂️ Deep Image Metadata (When additional_metadata: true)

This is where the scraper shines, providing a technical analysis for each image.

[
"image_metadata":[
{
"image_download_link_1":"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/FNA....",
"metadata_image_1":{
"streams":[
{
"index":0,
"codec_name":"mjpeg",
"codec_long_name":"Motion JPEG",
"profile":"Progressive",
"codec_type":"video",
"codec_tag_string":"[0][0][0][0]",
"codec_tag":"0x0000",
"width":1080,
"height":1348,
"coded_width":1080,
"coded_height":1348,
"closed_captions":0,
"film_grain":0,
"has_b_frames":0,
"sample_aspect_ratio":"1:1",
"display_aspect_ratio":"270:337",
"pix_fmt":"yuvj420p",
"level":-99,
"color_range":"pc",
"color_space":"bt470bg",
"chroma_location":"center",
"refs":1,
"r_frame_rate":"25/1",
"avg_frame_rate":"25/1",
"time_base":"1/25",
"start_pts":0,
"start_time":"0.000000",
"duration_ts":1,
"duration":"0.040000",
"bits_per_raw_sample":"8",
"disposition":{
"default":0,
"dub":0,
"original":0,
"comment":0,
"lyrics":0,
"karaoke":0,
"forced":0,
"hearing_impaired":0,
"visual_impaired":0,
"clean_effects":0,
"attached_pic":0,
"timed_thumbnails":0,
"captions":0,
"descriptions":0,
"metadata":0,
"dependent":0,
"still_image":0
}
}
],
"format":{
"filename":"/tmp/tmp8f9qpr3x.jpg",
"nb_streams":1,
"nb_programs":0,
"format_name":"image2",
"format_long_name":"image2 sequence",
"start_time":"0.000000",
"duration":"0.040000",
"size":"197168",
"bit_rate":"39433600",
"probe_score":50
}
}
},
{
"image_download_link_2":"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/FNA.....",
"metadata_image_2":{
"streams":[
{
"index":0,
"codec_name":"mjpeg",
"codec_long_name":"Motion JPEG",
"profile":"Progressive",
"codec_type":"video",
"codec_tag_string":"[0][0][0][0]",
"codec_tag":"0x0000",
"width":1080,
"height":1348,
"coded_width":1080,
"coded_height":1348,
"closed_captions":0,
"film_grain":0,
"has_b_frames":0,
"sample_aspect_ratio":"1:1",
"display_aspect_ratio":"270:337",
"pix_fmt":"yuvj420p",
"level":-99,
"color_range":"pc",
"color_space":"bt470bg",
"chroma_location":"center",
"refs":1,
"r_frame_rate":"25/1",
"avg_frame_rate":"25/1",
"time_base":"1/25",
"start_pts":0,
"start_time":"0.000000",
"duration_ts":1,
"duration":"0.040000",
"bits_per_raw_sample":"8",
"disposition":{
"default":0,
"dub":0,
"original":0,
"comment":0,
"lyrics":0,
"karaoke":0,
"forced":0,
"hearing_impaired":0,
"visual_impaired":0,
"clean_effects":0,
"attached_pic":0,
"timed_thumbnails":0,
"captions":0,
"descriptions":0,
"metadata":0,
"dependent":0,
"still_image":0
}
}
],
"format":{
"filename":"/tmp/tmpv0jq8h2a.jpg",
"nb_streams":1,
"nb_programs":0,
"format_name":"image2",
"format_long_name":"image2 sequence",
"start_time":"0.000000",
"duration":"0.040000",
"size":"119060",
"bit_rate":"23812000",
"probe_score":50
}
}
}
],
"feedback":"Congrats, media found."
]

3. 📬 Comprehensive Post Metadata

A treasure trove of information about the post itself, perfect for social media analysis.

[
"Post_Metadata":{
"caption":"apple on Instagram: \"Zoom in. #ShotoniPhone by @eldography\n\n“Sometimes macro feels like magic.” - Eldo E.\"",
"owner_user_id":"5821462185",
"image_url":"https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/526013756_18383423182198186_",
"shortcode":"DMxzBcrR-Jp",
"hashtags":[
"#ShotoniPhone"
],
"author_username":"apple",
"bingbot":"noarchive",
"robots":"noarchive, noimageindex",
"apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style":"default",
"mobile-web-app-capable":"yes",
"viewport":"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover",
"theme-color":"#ffffff",
"og:type":"article",
"medium":"image",
"twitter:card":"summary_large_image",
"twitter:site":"@instagram",
"twitter:maxage":"86400",
"twitter:image":"https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/526013756_1838342318",
"twitter:title":"apple (@apple) • Instagram photos and videos",
"al:ios:app_name":"Instagram",
"al:ios:app_store_id":"389801252",
"al:ios:url":"instagram://media?id=3688953969675592297",
"al:android:app_name":"Instagram",
"al:android:package":"com.instagram.android",
"al:android:url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DMxzBcrR-Jp/",
"fb:app_id":"124024574287414",
"instapp:owner_user_id":"5821462185",
"description":"Zoom in. #ShotoniPhone by @eldography “Sometimes macro feels like magic.” - Eldo E..",
"og:site_name":"Instagram",
"og:title":"apple on Instagram: \"Zoom in. #ShotoniPhone by @eldography\n\n“Sometimes macro feels like magic.” - Eldo E.\"",
"og:image":"https://scontent-atl3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/526013756_18383423182198186_3627405617637254460_n.jpg?",
"og:url":"https://www.instagram.com/apple/p/DMxzBcrR-Jp/",
"og:description":"35K likes, 635 comments - apple on July 31, 2025: \"Zoom in. #ShotoniPhone by @eldography\n\n“Sometimes macro feels like magic.” - Eldo E.\". ",
"application-title":"Instagram",
"color-scheme":"light",
"likes":35000,
"comments":635,
"upload_date":"July 31, 2025"
}
]

🧾 Output Field Summary

🎯 Use Cases

• 📊 Social Media Analysts & Marketers: Track campaign performance, analyze engagement (likes/comments), and monitor hashtag usage.
• 🧑‍💻 Content Creators & Archivists: Backup your own content or create curated collections of inspiration from public figures.
• 🤖 Developers & Researchers: Feed clean, structured Instagram data into your applications for machine learning, trend analysis, or market research.
• 🖼️ Designers & Artists: Source high-quality imagery for mood boards, inspiration, or artistic analysis, complete with technical specifications.

🔒 Privacy & Ethics

• 🔐 Public Data Only: This actor only scrapes data from public Instagram profiles and posts.
• 🚫 No Login Required: It does not require or use Instagram login credentials, adhering to a simpler and more ethical scraping approach.
• 📜 Respectful Usage: Users are responsible for complying with Instagram's Terms of Service and applicable data privacy laws (like GDPR and CCPA). Always scrape responsibly and avoid overloading servers.

📧 Need Customization?

Do you need to scrape Instagram Reels, Stories, or private data (requires login)? Or perhaps you need a custom data format or integration?

✉️ Email us at scrapearchitect@gmail.com for tailored scraping solutions! We can build custom actors to fit your exact needs.