LIVE4 FOCUSED APIFY ACTORS

Choose an Instagram API by data object.

Profiles, user posts, post details, and media URLs each have one fixed-purpose Actor. Pick the record you need, then run it from the web, API, schedule, or integration.

See Instagram Actors on Apify Compare four interfaces

Use Profile for account metadata, User Posts for a public feed, Post Details for known shortcodes, and Media URL Extractor for image or video URLs. Web results can be copied, downloaded, and exported as CSV or JSON; every Actor also writes batch results to an Apify Dataset.

Processes publicly accessible Instagram content onlyTOK//LAB is not affiliated with Instagram or MetaMaintained by spider_studioPage reviewed: 2026-09-03

Interface directory

One result type per Actor

Separate contracts make retry scope and downstream schemas predictable—and prevent one request from silently collecting unrelated data.

ACCOUNT METADATA

Instagram Public Profile Scraper API

spider_studio/instagram-profile

Submit public usernames in bulk and collect names, bios, profile images, audience counts, verification flags, and related accounts.

Read independent API guide Run Profile Actor on Apify View Python API

Input: 1–1,000 usernames, with or without @
Output: One normalized profile per requested account
Run limit: Up to 1,000 accounts per run

USER FEEDS

Instagram User Posts Scraper API

spider_studio/instagram-user-posts

Collect paginated public posts by username with shortcodes, captions, engagement, media flags, and downloadable asset URLs.

Read independent API guide Run User Posts Actor on Apify View Python API

Input: Usernames, pages per user, and concurrency
Output: One normalized record per public post
Run limit: Up to 1,000 users and 20 pages each

POST RESOLUTION

Instagram Post Details GraphQL API

spider_studio/instagram-post-detail-graphql

Turn known post or Reel shortcodes into creator, caption, engagement, media flags, and ordered asset metadata in bulk.

Read independent API guide Run Post Details Actor on Apify View Python API

Input: 1–1,000 Instagram post shortcodes
Output: One normalized detail row per shortcode
Run limit: Up to 1,000 shortcodes per run

MEDIA URLS

Instagram Image & Video URL Extractor API

spider_studio/instagram-media-download

Resolve post IDs and public Post, Reel, TV, or share links into ordered image and video CDN URLs without hosting binary files.

Read independent API guide Run Media URL Actor on Apify View Python API

Input: 1–100 shortcodes or HTTPS share links
Output: Media type, image/video URLs, and dimensions
Run limit: Up to 100 references per run

Request to result

Compose Actors without mixing records

01DISCOVER

Start from usernames or shortcodes

Choose a profile, feed, post-detail, or media resolver based on the public identifier you already have.

02NORMALIZE

Keep one object per Dataset row

Profile, post, and media URL records stay separate for clean tables, retries, and automation.

03DELIVER

Export, schedule, or integrate

Use the Apify API, webhooks, schedules, and Dataset exports in JSON, CSV, Excel, and other formats.

Operator notes

Decide which object you actually need to store

Profiles and posts have different grain

Profile writes one row per username. User Posts writes one row per discovered post, so output volume and downstream uses differ.

A URL is a reference, not a permanent file

Media CDN URLs can expire. Retain the shortcode, collection time, and asset metadata, then resolve again when needed.

Start with small batches and defaults

Test a few public inputs and confirm the output before raising pages or concurrency.

Normalized output

How the four interfaces divide the work

usernames[]: Profile returns account metadata; User Posts returns public posts published by those accounts.
postCodes[]: Post Details resolves known shortcodes from /p/ or /reel/ URLs in bulk.
postIdsOrUrls[]: Media URL Extractor accepts shortcodes and official Instagram HTTPS share links.
assets[]: Post and media interfaces describe images, videos, dimensions, and position in an ordered array.
success / error: Per-input status and diagnostics keep failed work distinct from valid empty values.

Common questions

Instagram API selection FAQ

Do these Actors require an Instagram login?

No. These four Actors are designed for public content without Instagram usernames, passwords, or session cookies. Private, deleted, region-restricted, or login-gated content may not resolve.

How do User Posts and Post Details differ?

User Posts discovers paginated content from usernames. Post Details accepts shortcodes you already know and resolves a normalized record for each one.

Does Media URL Extractor store images or videos?

It does not host files on the server. It returns current CDN URLs and metadata; the web page can ask your browser to download a public asset, but those URLs can expire.

Can I run these through an API or schedule?

Yes. Each Actor supports Apify Console runs, REST and client APIs, webhooks, schedules, and common integrations.