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Scrape all posts and Reels from any public Instagram profile — captions, like, comment and view counts, hashtags, media URLs, and author details.
A scraper for collecting every post and Reel from a public Instagram profile, extracting structured post records that include timestamps (ISO 8601 and Unix), caption text with extracted hashtags and mentions, engagement metrics (likes, comments, views/play counts, video duration), media classification (photo, video, carousel; feed vs Reels/clips), media URLs (thumbnail/cover and direct video MP4 when available), author profile metadata (ID, username, display name, profile picture, verification and privacy flags), location metadata (name and city when present), and a pagination cursor to resume large-profile collections across multiple runs; operates without login or cookies and produces normalized, keyword-rich post-level data suitable for analysis, archiving, and downstream processing.
Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM
$0.003
per post
Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.
Competitor analysis
Track a brand’s full posting history, formats, and engagement over time
Influencer vetting
Measure engagement rates and posting cadence for partnership assessment
Content strategy
Analyze top-performing posts to identify hooks, formats, and audio that drive engagement
Reels research
Extract a profile’s Reels feed to study short-form viral trends
Brand monitoring
Archive posts and media for compliance, reporting, or record-keeping
Results building
Assemble structured post-level data for dashboards, spreadsheets, or ML models
Instagram username to scrape posts from, e.g.
Optional settings
| 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-posts-scraper","params":{"username":"natgeo","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'Request params
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
username | string | required | Instagram username to scrape posts from (with or without @), e.g. natgeo or @nasa. |
mode | string | optional | Which feed to scrape. 'All Posts' returns the full profile grid. 'Reels Only' returns just the Reels tab. |
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. |
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 | number | — |
isPaidPartnership | boolean | — |
thumbnailUrl | string | — |
videoUrl | string | — |
authorId | string | — |
authorUsername | string | — |
authorFullName | string | — |
authorProfilePicUrl | string | — |
authorIsVerified | boolean | — |
authorIsPrivate | boolean | — |
locationName | null | — |
locationCity | 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-posts-scraper","params":{"username":"natgeo","maxItems":5},"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-posts-scraper",
"params": {"username":"natgeo","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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