# Instagram Scraper

Apify

Collect public Instagram posts, profiles and hashtags from URLs or search inputs.

## Use this tool with your AI agent

1. Copy the prompt
2. Paste it into your agent
3. Tell it what you need

Read https://scrollport.com/start. Use my existing Scrollport connection, or help me connect if needed. Help me use Instagram Scraper (tool ID: apify.apify-instagram-scraper). Ask me for the details you need, then show me the result.

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**Job:** [Get Instagram posts and reels](https://scrollport.com/tools/instagram-api)

**Current price:** $0.0038/result

**Availability:** Ready to run

## Tool details

**About this tool**

Fetch a bounded set of public Instagram posts or profile results from supplied URLs.

**Inputs and outputs**

### Input

`input` object · optional

Provider-specific public source, URL or search criteria.

`maxItems` number · optional

Maximum number of records to return.

### Output

`caption` string

Returned caption value.

`dimensionsHeight` number

Returned dimensions height value.

`dimensionsWidth` number

Returned dimensions width value.

`ownerFullName` string

Returned owner full name value.

`ownerUsername` string

Returned owner username value.

`shortCode` string

Returned short code value.

`type` string

Returned type value.

`url` string

Returned url value.

**Example request and output**

Inspect returns this reviewed example, its estimated cost and the current input schema. Run calculates the estimate for your actual input.

### Request

```
{
  "tool_id": "apify.apify-instagram-scraper",
  "input": {
    "input": {
      "directUrls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/DPq5ZpJDZw9/"
      ],
      "resultsType": "posts",
      "resultsLimit": 1
    },
    "maxItems": 1
  }
}
```

### Output

```
{
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DPq5ZpJDZw9/",
  "type": "Video",
  "caption": "Dear New York closes on October 19th.",
  "shortCode": "DPq5ZpJDZw9",
  "ownerFullName": "Humans of New York",
  "ownerUsername": "humansofny",
  "dimensionsWidth": 640,
  "dimensionsHeight": 1136
}
```

**Errors and limitations**

No listing-specific teaching errors are published. Inspect the tool before running to receive the current schema and error guidance.

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Canonical page: https://scrollport.com/tools/providers/apify/apify-instagram-scraper