No-Code scraper · JSON API

Instagram Scraper

Collect public Instagram content from profile, post or search inputs, with structured post metadata and engagement counts.

JSON CSV & XLSX API access

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From web pages to a dataset

What you can do

Research public posts for selected profiles.

Track published content and engagement metrics.

Export post metadata for content analysis.

Set your sources

Open the scraper and enter your own URLs, search terms and limits.

Review & run

Check the cost estimate and confirm the task. Follow its progress in your account.

Use your data

Explore saved results and export CSV, JSON or XLSX. Downloads of saved results are free.

Know what to expect

Sample data & output fields

Illustrative example

These example values demonstrate the data shape; they are not a live scraper result. Available fields depend on the source, selected options and upstream data.

JSON · illustrative result

[
  {
    "id": "example-001",
    "caption": "Illustrative content for this example.",
    "url": "https://example.com/result",
    "likesCount": 100,
    "timestamp": "2026-01-15T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique identifier of the post or user
`caption`	string	Caption text of the post — post results only
`url`	string	URL of the post or profile
`likesCount`	number	Number of likes on the post — post results only
`timestamp`	string	ISO 8601 timestamp when the post was published — post results only

Start with a real configuration

Example input

This is the configured parser input. Replace the example sources with your own and review all limits before running.

JSON · example input

{
  "resultsType": "posts",
  "directUrls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/nike/"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 100,
  "searchType": "hashtag",
  "searchLimit": 10,
  "addParentData": false
}

Explore input fields

Field	Type	Notes
`resultsType`	string	Posts returns a feed of content. Profile, hashtag, or place details returns metadata about the page: follower count, bio, post count, and profile picture. Comments only work with post URLs, e.g. instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/ not instagram.com/username/.
`directUrls`	array	Add one or more Instagram URLs to scrape. URL format must match your content type: /p/ for posts and comments /reel/ for reels /username/ for profile details Leave blank if using the search query instead.
`resultsLimit`	integer	Maximum posts or comments per Instagram URL. This is a limit, not a guaranteed count. Larger limits can increase run cost.
`searchType`	string	Hashtag search returns posts tagged with that term. Profile search returns matching accounts. Place search returns matching locations.
`searchLimit`	integer	Set how many profiles, places, or hashtags to find. To limit posts per result, use Results limit per URL. Higher values increase compute usage and cost.
`addParentData`	boolean	This applies only to feed items. Adds a dataSource field to each result: profile posts are labeled profile, and tag posts are labeled hashtag.

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Run through the API

Create an API key in your account, send the input to the queued endpoint and use the returned task ID to retrieve results. Sending a live request uses credits.

cURL · queue a task

curl --request POST 'https://extracto.cloud/api/v1/parsers/instagram-posts/queue' \
  --header 'X-API-KEY: ext_your_api_key' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "input": {
    "resultsType": "posts",
    "directUrls": [
      "https://www.instagram.com/nike/"
    ],
    "resultsLimit": 100,
    "searchType": "hashtag",
    "searchLimit": 10,
    "addParentData": false
  }
}
JSON

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Choose your sources, review the price and run Instagram Scraper.

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