Social Media · Instagram Scraper
Instagram Post Scraper API
Pull a single Instagram post from its URL: caption, every image or video in the carousel, author, likes and comment count. No headless browsers, no captchas, proxies included.
// Instagram · Post
curl -H "X-API-Key: hpx_your_key_here" \
"https://hproxy.com/api/v1/scrape/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FC8Xxun_Ku3-%2F"
// → { "data": { … }, "records": 1, "costUsd": … }
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AmazonFrom Request to Clean JSON
You write one line. We do everything between the request and the data.
You send
One API call
GET the Instagram endpoint with your key. That's all your code does.
We handle
Proxies · captchas · parsing
Residential exit, anti-bot walls, JS rendering and extraction, all server-side, on us.
You get
Clean JSON
A structured object every time. No HTML, no scraping code, no maintenance.
The Instagram Post endpoint is one API call: send a URL with your HProxy key and get back a clean, structured JSON object. Pull a single Instagram post from its URL: caption, every image or video in the carousel, author, likes and comment count. HProxy runs the proxies, sessions, anti-bot handling and parsing server-side, so there is no headless browser to babysit and no parser to keep fixing when Instagram changes its markup. You only ever touch the JSON.
What the Instagram Post API returns
posts[]
Each post with text, media and permalink.
author
Poster handle, ID and display name.
stats
Reactions, comments and shares per post.
createdAt
Publish timestamp, so you can sort and dedupe.
Example response
{
"posts": [
{ "id": "88120...", "text": "we just shipped something big",
"author": { "username": "@handle" },
"media": [ { "type": "photo", "url": "https://.../img.jpg" } ],
"stats": { "reactions": 4120, "comments": 214, "shares": 88 },
"createdAt": "2026-07-28T11:04:00Z" }
],
"cursor": "eyJwYWdlIjoyfQ"
}Trimmed for brevity. Every call returns the full object with all fields listed here.
The Instagram post endpoint
Full Instagram reference →/api/v1/scrape/instagram/postParameters
urlurlrequiredTarget URL (profile, post or video).
regionstringoptionalTwo-letter region/country code, e.g. US.
trimbooleanoptionalReturn a slimmed-down payload (drops verbose fields).
download_mediabooleanoptionalReturn a direct media URL alongside the metadata.
cache_max_agestringoptionalAccept a cached result up to this old (1d, 3d, 7d, 14d or 30d) and pay nothing for it. Omit for a live scrape. Allowed values: `1d`, `3d`, `7d`, `14d`, `30d`.
Example request
curl "https://hproxy.com/api/v1/scrape/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FC8Xxun_Ku3-%2F" \
-H "X-API-Key: hpx_your_key_here"POST with a JSON body works too. Failed calls, timeouts and rate-limited calls are never billed.
Scraping Instagram post in three steps
Create a free account
Sign up and top up any amount. The balance pays for every HProxy product and never expires.
Grab your API key
One key from the dashboard authenticates every scraper, Instagram post included.
Call the endpoint
Send the target to the Instagram Post endpoint and read the JSON. That is the whole integration.
No captchas, ever
Anti-bot walls, JS rendering and rate limits are handled server-side. You call an API, that is the whole job.
Residential-backed
Every request exits through HProxy's own residential network, so it looks like a real user on a real device.
Pay per call
No subscription, no seat licenses. Calls are billed from your balance and the balance never expires.
Fresh on every call
Responses are scraped live at request time, no stale cache dressed up as data.
Failures are free
Automatic retries first; if an extraction still fails, the call is not charged.
Scales with you
From one call to millions: same endpoint, same price curve, volume discounts as you grow.
What people build with it
Track everything an account publishes, automatically.
Feed a content archive or compliance record.
Benchmark posting cadence and engagement against rivals.
Instagram Post pricing
$30.00
per 1,000 calls · 3.0¢ each
Pay per call, no subscription
Failed extractions are not charged
Proxies included in the price
This endpoint is priced above Instagram's $3.00/1k entry rate