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Instagram Post Scraper

Scrape Instagram posts. Just add one or more Instagram usernames and get your data in seconds including caption, metrics, images, mentions, coauthors, recent comments, sponsored status, video duration, views. Export scraped data, schedule scraper via API, integrate with other tools or AI workflows.

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Last 7 dayson this actor
Each one reaches followers by email the morning after.Follow this actor
Key figures30 readings
Price / 1k$1.70per 1,000 post
Users / 30d12,353↑ 879 over 30 readings
Users, all time130,790↑ 8,468 over 30 readings
Runs / 30d6.8m↑ 575,146 over 30 readings
Runs / user / mo549runs per monthly user
Standing
#4of 1,425

on Instagram, by users in the last 30 days among actors classified to this platform.

Store search presence
7top-10 keywords

best #1 for “instagram post”

  • instagram post#1
  • instagram posts#1
  • instagram#2
  • 4 more#3–#5
re-crawled daily
Recorded changes
  • 2026-09-09reviewsNew reviews+1 (139 total)+1139 total
  • 2026-09-06platformPlatform standing moveleft top-3 on instagram.com (#3 → #4 of 1,197)—on record
  • 2026-09-05reviewsNew reviews+1 (138 total)+1138 total
showing 3 of 6 in the last 30 days · followers get all 6 by email

What the reviews say

Strong on speed, efficiency and low cost with easily ingested output, but it is unreliable (frequent blocks), imposes limits on date ranges and returned posts, misses or misfilters content, and has weak UI/support.

40 of 40 reviews carry text
ThemeSentimentSaidWhat they mean
Does it run0 praised · 5 complained5frequently gets blocked by sitefails on usernames or profile URLs“It is working mostly, but it was getting stopped out / Blocked. It has Scraped 1000 from +1500 Post. It has lost some post randomly. Would i pay for it again? I dont think so. Its working somehow but not really good when 30% of the Stuff is missing.” — 3/5
Setup and docs1 praised · 3 complained4data is easy to ingestuser interface needs updating“Overall is good, but please update the UI, its classic but easy to know.” — 4/5
Caps and ceilings0 praised · 3 complained3can't set arbitrary date rangeslimits number of returned posts“Date filter parameter (onlyPostsNewerThan) is not working properly. Yes, it limits the number of posts returned , but posts it includes create out of the defined range.” — 3/5
Is the data right1 praised · 2 complained3reported as accurate by reviewersincludes posts outside requested range“I cannot scrape posts based on a keyword. I tried several times, but the result is not what I wanted.” — 1/5
What it supports1 praised · 2 complained3reel overview with linkscan't scrape by keyword“I really love this scraper, it works smoothly. The only thing I wish is that it could also pull the transcript directly from the video.” — 5/5
Does it return everything1 praised · 2 complained3did everything I neededlarge portions of data missing“Not sure how to create an issue, this works really good but I'm having issues with some posts, like this one . It will not return any data but the post URL and it doesn't really tell me why.” — 4/5
Does the publisher answer0 praised · 1 complained1unclear how to create an issue
How fast4 praised · 0 complained4very fast and responsiveextremely efficient and quick“Extremely efficient, easily usable data, easily ingested in AI-driven competitor watch” — 5/5
What it costs1 praised · 0 complained1lower cost than alternatives“It's fast and cheaper” — 5/5

Does it run

0 ↑ · 5 ↓ of 5
frequently gets blocked by sitefails on usernames or profile URLs“It is working mostly, but it was getting stopped out / Blocked. It has Scraped 1000 from +1500 Post. It has lost some post randomly. Would i pay for it again? I dont think so. Its working somehow but not really good when 30% of the Stuff is missing.” — 3/5

Setup and docs

1 ↑ · 3 ↓ of 4
data is easy to ingestuser interface needs updating“Overall is good, but please update the UI, its classic but easy to know.” — 4/5

Caps and ceilings

0 ↑ · 3 ↓ of 3
can't set arbitrary date rangeslimits number of returned posts“Date filter parameter (onlyPostsNewerThan) is not working properly. Yes, it limits the number of posts returned , but posts it includes create out of the defined range.” — 3/5

Is the data right

1 ↑ · 2 ↓ of 3
reported as accurate by reviewersincludes posts outside requested range“I cannot scrape posts based on a keyword. I tried several times, but the result is not what I wanted.” — 1/5
5 more themes · read all 40 →
Every count is a review we read. 21 of the 40 said only that they liked it, with nothing specific — those are excluded from the themes above. Quotes are one reviewer, unedited.Read all 40 →

History

30 readings since 2026-08-27
Users / 30d30 readings
08-27↑ 87909-25
Users, all time30 readings
08-27↑ 8,46809-25
Runs / 30d30 readings
08-27↑ 575,14609-25
Standing30 readings
08-27↑ 109-25

Alternatives on Instagram

The actors either side of #4 of 1,425, ranked by users in the last 30 days. Same platform, adjacent adoption — the comparable set.

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#ActorGradePrice / 1kUsers /30dSuccessRatingAgeFresh
1ARES$2.70 /1kfair price44,380403.8K total99.8%4.7 (599)7.4yfresh
2AEVT$2.60 /1k profile28,155225.4K total99.7%4.7 (175)4.9yfresh
3AEVT$2.60 /1k reel14,093150.0K total99.9%4.4 (103)3.8yfresh
4BEVT$1.70 /1k post12,353130.8K total99.9%4.3 (139)4.8yfreshThis
5CRES$2.60 /1kgood price9,723118.2K total99.5%3.4 (88)4.9yfresh
6BRES$5.80 /1ksteep price5,95038.1K total99.6%4.2 (58)3.4yfresh
7AEVT$2.60 /1k comment5,17655.5K total99.9%4.6 (68)4.8yfresh
8ARES$2.70 /1kfair price3,49327.5K total94.1%4.8 (32)2.1yfresh
9ARES$0.85 /1kgood price1,71615.4K total99.6%4.8 (15)13mfresh

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