Instagram Location Posts Scraper

Instagram

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A scraper that collects public Instagram posts and Reels tagged at a specific location by place name or numeric location ID, extracting structured post and author metadata for analysis. It supports fetching either top (popular) or recent (newest) items and produces records that include media type (photo, video, carousel) and product type, captions with extracted hashtags and mentions, timestamps (ISO 8601 and Unix), engagement metrics (likes, comments, views/plays), media URLs (thumbnails and video links), and author profile details (IDs, usernames, display names, profile image, verification and privacy flags). The connector operates without login or cookies and exposes a pagination cursor to resume collection across runs.

Verified Sep 28, 12:10 AM

$0.0015

per location post

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Local business intelligence — monitor what people post at a venue, store, or restaurant
Event monitoring — capture posts from a festival, conference, or stadium in real time
Travel & hospitality research — analyze content at hotels, landmarks, and destinations
Geo-targeted lead generation — find creators and customers active at a location
Real estate & tourism — assess how a place is portrayed and which posts perform best

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-location-posts-scraper","params":{"place":"New York","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`place`	string	required	A location name to search for (e.g. "New York", "Eiffel Tower") or a numeric Instagram location ID. When a name is given, the top-matching Instagram location is used.
`mode`	string	optional	Whether to scrape Top posts (most popular) or Recent posts (newest) at the location.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Maximum number of posts to scrape. Set 0 for unlimited (caps at platform timeout). Capped at 100 per call.
`pageId`	string	optional	Optional. Paste NEXT_PAGE_ID from the previous run's Key-value store to fetch the next page of posts.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`postId`	string	Post Id
`shortcode`	string	Shortcode
`postUrl`	string	Post Url
`mediaType`	string	Media Type
`productType`	string	Product Type
`takenAt`	string	Taken At
`takenAtTimestamp`	integer	Taken At Timestamp
`caption`	string	Caption
`hashtags`	array	Hashtags
`mentions`	array	Mentions
`likeCount`	integer	Like Count
`commentCount`	integer	Comment Count
`viewCount`	integer	—
`playCount`	integer	—
`videoDuration`	integer	—
`isPaidPartnership`	boolean	—
`thumbnailUrl`	string	—
`videoUrl`	null	—
`authorId`	string	—
`authorUsername`	string	—
`authorFullName`	string	—
`authorProfilePicUrl`	string	—
`authorIsVerified`	boolean	—
`authorIsPrivate`	boolean	—
`locationName`	string	—
`locationCity`	string	—

Use Instagram Location Posts Scraper from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Pull the last 20 posts from @natgeo and tell me which formats get the most engagement.”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://sourcelane-amber.vercel.app/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-location-posts-scraper","params":{"place":"New York","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://cool-puffin-608.convex.site/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "instagram-location-posts-scraper",
        "params": {"place":"New York","maxItems":5},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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