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Get full details for any Instagram post or Reel by URL caption, engagement counts, media download URLs, tagged users, and author profile. Batch input supported.
A web scraper for Instagram posts and Reels that extracts full post details from one or many post URLs without requiring login or cookies. For each post it produces a structured record containing post identifiers and URL, media classification (photo, video, carousel; feed vs. Reels/clips), timestamps, caption text with automatically extracted hashtags and @mentions, paid-partnership indicator, engagement metrics (likes, comments, views/plays) and video duration, direct media download URLs including per-slide media for carousels, tagged users and collaborators, author profile metadata (identifier, username, display name, profile picture, verification/private flags), and location data when present.
Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM
$0.0018
per post
Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.
Bulk post archiving
Collect captions, metrics, and media for large lists of posts
Ad and creative research
Pull competitor posts and media for swipe files
Engagement benchmarking
Compare like, comment, and view counts across posts
UGC and rights management
Capture tagged users and co-authors on brand posts
Media download
Retrieve direct image and video URLs for each slide of carousels
Reporting
Generate structured post-level data for analysis and dashboards
One or more Instagram post/Reel URLs (e.g.
| Window | Uptime | Success rate | p50 | p95 | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24h | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 7d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 30d | — | — | — | — | 0 |
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://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"listing":"instagram-post-details-scraper","params":{"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/"]},"maxResults":10}'Request params
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
postUrls | array | required | One or more Instagram post/Reel URLs (e.g. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/) or bare shortcodes (DZIoOtwvkpG). Each is returned as one results record. |
Each result contains
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
input | string | Input |
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 | — |
viewCount | integer | — |
playCount | integer | — |
videoDuration | number | — |
isPaidPartnership | boolean | — |
taggedUsers | array | — |
coauthors | array | — |
thumbnailUrl | string | — |
videoUrl | string | — |
mediaItems | array | — |
authorId | string | — |
authorUsername | string | — |
authorFullName | string | — |
authorProfilePicUrl | string | — |
authorIsVerified | boolean | — |
authorIsPrivate | boolean | — |
locationName | null | — |
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. One click, then confirm.
Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.
claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).
{
"mcpServers": {
"sourcelane": {
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
}
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.
{
"servers": {
"sourcelane": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
}
}
},
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "sourcelane-key",
"description": "Sourcelane agent key",
"password": true
}
]
}Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.
https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.jsonOne POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.
curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"listing":"instagram-post-details-scraper","params":{"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/"]},"maxResults":10}'Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.
import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
json={
"listing": "instagram-post-details-scraper",
"params": {"postUrls":["https://www.instagram.com/p/DZIoOtwvkpG/"]},
"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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