Instagram Scraper
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Instagram Scraper
Scrape and download Instagram posts, profiles, places, hashtags, photos, and comments. Get data from Instagram using one or more Instagram URLs or search queries. Export scraped data, run the scraper via API, schedule and monitor runs or integrate with other tools.
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1962
Total users
117K
Monthly users
13K
Runs succeeded
>99%
Issues response
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Last modified
19 hours ago
Instagram Reels Scraping Blocked Despite Being Public
Closed
Hi team,
I’m experiencing an issue with the Instagram Reels scraper actor. Although the reels are publicly available (not private, and accessible in incognito), the actor is returning errors like:
Request blocked, retrying it again with different session https://www.instagram.com/api/graphql
The logs repeatedly mention retry attempts, but the data is not getting scraped. It eventually shows the page as "restricted," even though it’s not. This issue is affecting the scraping of public Reels.
Could you please check if the actor is being rate-limited or if there’s an update needed for scraping /reel/ pages? Please also advise if any changes are required on my side, such as using residential proxies or logged-in sessions.
Thanks,
Hi!
Some retries are always expected to bypass Instagram's anti-bot protection by using new IPs.
From your last run https://console.apify.com/view/runs/LV7W9VIyKMkDXMUNH looks like the reels were scraped properly. Restricted access like https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMFrPB0NBKL/ really leads to the error "Restricted Video You must be 18 years old or over to see this video. Log in to continue." in the incognito browser.
I will close the issue now, but if there is anything else we can help with, please let us know.
