Instagram Scraper

Scrape public Instagram profiles, posts, comments, reels, and hashtags. Public routes are tried first; supply an Instagram session cookie for login-gated workflows. Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

liveasyncunknown~30s typical

social medialead generationmarketinginstagram

$0.0025

per result + $0.005 call

plus $0.001 platform fee per run

Actor charges $0.002 per result; Cracked adds 25% plus a $0.005 call fee

Bring your own Apify Store key: provider portion drops to $0.

Provider Upstream docs

$Set up https://cracked-ai-pearl.vercel.app/SKILL.md, then use Cracked to run apify /automation-lab/instagram-scraper for me.

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode	string (profile \| posts \| postUrls \| comments \| searchHashtags \| hashtagPosts)	Choose what to extract. Modes marked 🔑 require a session cookie. default "posts"
usernames	array	Add usernames without the @ symbol. Used in profile, posts, and mentions modes.
directUrls	array	Alternatively, paste full Instagram profile URLs. Used in profile and posts modes.
postUrls	array	Instagram post or reel URLs to scrape. Used in postUrls and comments modes. Example: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOyCluEVBg/
searchTerms	array	Keywords to search for hashtags. Used in searchHashtags mode. Example: 'nature' finds #nature_lovers, #naturel, etc.
hashtags	array	Hashtags to scrape posts from (without #). Used in hashtagPosts mode. Requires session cookie. Example: nature, fitness
maxPosts	integer	Maximum number of posts to extract per username or hashtag. First page returns 12 posts without extra requests. default 12
maxComments	integer	Maximum number of comments to extract per post. Without login, only preview comments are available (typically 20-40 per post). default 20
onlyPostsNewerThan	string	Filter out posts older than this date. Accepts ISO dates (2026-01-01) or relative durations (7 days, 2 weeks, 1 month). Stops pagination when older posts are reached.
includeProfile	boolean	When scraping posts from profiles, also include the user's profile metadata in results. default true
sessionCookie	string	Your Instagram sessionid cookie value. Required for hashtagPosts and mentions, and used as a recovery route for profile, post URL, and comments requests that Instagram rejects publicly. Get it from browser DevTools → Application → Cookies → sessionid. Using your account carries some risk of temporary restrictions.

Call it

curl

curl https://cracked-ai-pearl.vercel.app/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ck_live_..." -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"provider":"apify","endpoint":"/automation-lab/instagram-scraper","input":{"mode":"profile","usernames":["zuck"],"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOyCluEVBg/"],"searchTerms":["nature"],"hashtags":["fitness"],"maxPosts":3,"maxComments":3,"onlyPostsNewerThan":"1 month","includeProfile":true},"wait":false}'

poll

curl "https://cracked-ai-pearl.vercel.app/v1/runs/<runId>?wait=30" -H "Authorization: Bearer ck_live_..."

cli

npx cracked-ai run -p apify -e /automation-lab/instagram-scraper -i '{"mode":"profile","usernames":["zuck"],"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOyCluEVBg/"],"searchTerms":["nature"],"hashtags":["fitness"],"maxPosts":3,"maxComments":3,"onlyPostsNewerThan":"1 month","includeProfile":true}' -w 120

mcp

run_tool({ provider: "apify", endpoint: "/automation-lab/instagram-scraper", input: {"mode":"profile","usernames":["zuck"],"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOyCluEVBg/"],"searchTerms":["nature"],"hashtags":["fitness"],"maxPosts":3,"maxComments":3,"onlyPostsNewerThan":"1 month","includeProfile":true}, wait: false })

Try it

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