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apify.instagram-posts

Scrape Instagram posts: $0.0023 / result, no Apify account

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Fetch public Instagram posts by username or URL using Apify's dedicated Instagram Post Scraper.

Price and execution

Price
$0.0023 / result
Pricing model
Per result, billed on success
Execution class
queued

Limits

No additional limits are published for this tool.

Parameters

Fields apify.instagram-posts accepts as JSON input.

  • urlstring (uri)Optional

    Public profile, page, or listing URL.

  • limitintegerOptional

    Maximum number of records to return (1 to 1000, default 10). Quoted price scales with this limit.

  • usernamestringOptional

    Public username or handle.

Raw input JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "pattern": "^https://(www\\.)?instagram\\.com/",
      "description": "Public profile, page, or listing URL."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 10,
      "maximum": 1000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of records to return (1 to 1000, default 10). Quoted price scales with this limit."
    },
    "username": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 30,
      "description": "Public username or handle."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Returns

Fields a successful apify.instagram-posts call returns.

  • countintegerRequired
  • resultsarrayRequired
  • retrieved_atstring (date-time)Required
  • provider_request_idstring | nullRequired
Raw output JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "results",
    "count",
    "provider_request_id",
    "retrieved_at"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "maxItems": 1000
    },
    "retrieved_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "provider_request_id": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Run this tool

Copy this instruction to your agent to set up Cralo and call this tool with the example input.

Set up Cralo by following https://cralo.ai/SKILL.md, then call the apify.instagram-posts tool with this input: {"limit":1}

Safety notes

Side Effect
read_only
Public Sources Only
Yes
Authenticated Content
No

How this compares to using Apify directly

You do not need a separate Apify account or subscription for this call. Cralo uses one prepaid balance across all tools and shows the per-call price before you run the command.

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