Instagram Post Scraper

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Instagram Post Scraper gives you likes, comments, captions, and media metadata from any public post or reel URL.

🔥 $1.98 per 1,000 rows on Apify · up to 500 URLs per run · integration guide

Overview

Scrape Instagram posts and reels from standard post/reel URLs

Each dataset row matches the Social Fetch API envelope (data, meta, and lookupStatus where applicable). Platform API usage is included in the per-row Apify price.

New to Social Fetch on Apify? The integration guide has screenshots, the actor catalog, and troubleshooting.

🚀 Quick start

1. Fill in the Input below — sample values are pre-filled.
2. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
3. Open the Dataset tab and export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

📦 Fields in each row

Post or reel

• Shortcode, URL, caption, and media type
• Likes, comments, and owner handle
• Display image or video URLs

⚙️ Input options

• postUrls — public Instagram post or reel links

💡 Try it

Input

{
"postUrls":[
"https://www.instagram.com/p/DL2lr7ouyW5/"
]
}

Output

{
"data":{
"lookupStatus":"found",
"post":{
"shortcode":"DL2lr7ouyW5",
"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DL2lr7ouyW5/",
"caption":"The blueprint to a better game. \n\nGet ready to outwork everyone in the Sabrina 3. The lightweight, versatile tool to build your game bucket by bucket.\n\nComing soon."
},
"owner":{
"handle":"nike"
},
"metrics":{
"likes":64396,
"comments":426
}
},
"meta":{
"requestId":"req_b0afea53-45a7-4197-b753-e6451da410f0",
"version":"v1"
}
}

Rows may include data.lookupStatus (found, not_found, or private). Completed lookups are billed, including not_found.

🎯 Good for

• 📌 Pull engagement stats for posts and reels
• 🗓️ Batch-lookup reels for content research

💵 How we compare

Roughly 80% less than many Instagram post scrapers on the Store — structured API data behind every row.

🧩 Related actors

• Instagram Profile Scraper — profile followers, bio, and metrics

🔗 Wire it up

Works with Make, Zapier, n8n, Apify webhooks, and scheduled runs.

❓ Common questions

• Do I need a Social Fetch API key? No — your Apify token is enough. Never paste an sfk_ key into Actor input.
• Why was I charged for not_found? The lookup completed, but Instagram did not return that profile, video, or post. That still counts as a billable dataset row.
• What URLs work? Standard Instagram post or reel links (.../p/... or .../reel/...). Profile URLs belong in the profile Actor, not here.
• Can I download media files? Not through this Actor. Use the Social Fetch API with downloadMedia=true on your own API key.

📚 More on Social Fetch

• Apify integration guide — quick start and actor catalog
• API reference — same endpoints with your sfk_ key
• support@socialfetch.dev