Instagram Reels Scraper for Public Profiles

What it does

Scrape Instagram Reels from public profiles in bulk without login. Export captions, views, likes, comments, hashtags, audio, timestamps, and video URLs. Pay only $1 per 1,000 unique Reels delivered.

Key capabilities

• Configure the run from the Apify form or API.
• Receive structured Reels, Captions, Views data.
• Export the default Dataset or connect it to an automation.

Use cases

• Analyze competitor content and engagement.
• Create profile-based video datasets.
• Research trends and creative formats.

Main inputs

• Public Instagram profiles.
• Maximum Reels per profile.
• Date filters and metadata options when available.

API example

This is a minimal illustrative payload. Check the Actor input form in Apify for every supported option.

Example input (input.json)

{
  "profiles": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "resultsLimit": 5,
  "maxReelsPerProfile": 5
}

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/datascraperes~instagram-public-reels-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @input.json

The run stores its successful items in the default Dataset. A representative item looks like this:

Example result

{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "id": "3889868956217334394",
  "shortCode": "DX7lzTOJ1p6",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX7lzTOJ1p6/",
  "caption": "A public Reel caption #space @nasa",
  "likesCount": 1200,
  "commentsCount": 34,
  "videoViewsCount": 25000,
  "owner": {
    "username": "nasa",
    "fullName": "NASA",
    "isVerified": true
  },
  "sourceUsername": "nasa"
}

Data you get

Each successful item is saved in the default Apify Dataset, ready to export or connect to a workflow.

• Reels
• Captions
• Views
• Engagement
• Video URLs

Try it free

The Apify Free plan includes $5 in monthly credits, with no credit card required. Use them to try this Actor; credits do not roll over and renew at the start of each billing cycle.

Pricing

Apify charges $1.00 / 1,000 delivered results. Only the public billing event reel-result is charged when Apify records a successful result.

Scope

The Actor works with publicly available data. Coverage and available fields can vary by target, country, and the source page at the time of the run.

How to use it

1. Open the Actor in Apify.
2. Add the targets or filters required by the input form.
3. Start the run and export the default Dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel.