Instagram Reels Scraper — Profiles, Hashtags & Keywords

Scrape Instagram Reels from profiles, hashtags, or URLs. Returns video URL, captions, likes, comments, music, tags. MCP-ready. $1.50/1K reels.

liveasyncunknown~30s typical

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$0.0020

per result + $0.01 call

plus $0.001 platform fee per run

Usage-based actor: event charges passed through at cost plus 25%

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 /khadinakbar/instagram-reels-scraper for me.

Input

Field	Type	Description
usernames	array	Use this when you have an Instagram username or profile URL. Accepted formats: 'natgeo', 'https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/'. Use directUrls instead when you have a specific reel link. Use hashtags when you want reels for a topic.
hashtags	array	Use this when the user mentions a topic or hashtag (e.g. 'travel', '#fitness'). Do NOT include the # symbol — just the word. Use usernames instead when the user names a specific account.
directUrls	array	Use this when the user provides a specific Instagram reel link, e.g. 'https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123/'. Use usernames or hashtags instead when the user mentions an account or topic.
maxReelsPerSource	integer	Maximum number of reels to collect per username, hashtag, or URL. Default is 20. Increase for bulk research, decrease for quick checks. default 20
onlyReelsNewerThan	string	Optional date filter. Skips reels older than this date. Accepted formats: 'YYYY-MM-DD' (e.g. '2025-01-01'), ISO timestamp, or relative strings like '30 days', '2 weeks', '3 months'.
proxyConfiguration	object	Override the default proxy. Leave empty to use built-in Webshare rotating residential proxies (recommended for Instagram). Provide a custom proxy URL or Apify proxy group only if you have your own proxy setup.

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":"/khadinakbar/instagram-reels-scraper","input":{"maxReelsPerSource":20},"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 /khadinakbar/instagram-reels-scraper -i '{"maxReelsPerSource":20}' -w 120

mcp

run_tool({ provider: "apify", endpoint: "/khadinakbar/instagram-reels-scraper", input: {"maxReelsPerSource":20}, wait: false })

Try it

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