ScrapeCreators: Instagram Post

Fetches detailed metadata for a single Instagram post or reel by shortcode or URL.

Tool ID: scrapecreators_instagram_post

Run this action

Use the TypeScript SDK for one call. Use ctx.tools.execute(...) inside a Play for durable calls, scheduled calls, or CSV processing.

import { Deepline } from 'deepline';

const deepline = await Deepline.connect();
const result = await deepline.tools.execute(
  'scrapecreators_instagram_post',
  {
    "url": "https://example.com"
  },
);

console.log(result.toolResponse.raw);

CLI

deepline tools execute scrapecreators_instagram_post --input '{
  "url": "https://example.com"
}' --json

Example response

The static output schema lacks the details for a reliable example. Use deepline describe scrapecreators_instagram_post --json for the complete live contract.

Input reference

Fetches detailed metadata for a single Instagram post or reel by shortcode or URL. Returns caption text, like count, comment count, video URL, video play count, video duration, display images, owner info, tagged users, carousel sidecar children when applicable, and the published time in data.xdt_shortcode_media.created_at as an ISO 8601 UTC date. The original Unix timestamp remains available in data.xdt_shortcode_media.taken_at_timestamp. Play counts are Instagram-only views and exclude cross-posted Facebook views. Set include_play_count=false to omit the play count and skip its additional fetch for a faster response. Play counts can sometimes be inaccurate.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`payload.url`	`string`	Yes	—	Instagram post or reel URL
`payload.region`	`string`	No	—	2 letter country code to set the proxy in
`payload.trim`	`boolean`	No	—	Set to true to get a trimmed response
`payload.download_media`	`boolean`	No	—	Set to true to download the video/images and get back permanent Supabase URLs.
`payload.include_play_count`	`boolean`	No	—	Set to false to omit `video_play_count` and skip its additional fetch for a faster response. Defaults to true.
`payload.cache_max_age`	`"1d" \| "3d" \| "7d" \| "14d" \| "30d"`	No	—	If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response. Otherwise, scrape a live result. See the Caching page for details. Allowed: `1d`, `3d`, `7d`, `14d`, `30d`.

Output reference

Standard tool result payload.

Name	Type	Required	Default	Details
`result.data`	`unknown`	Yes	—	Provider response payload.
`result.meta`	`object`	No	—	Additional response metadata (status, paging).

Deepline cost

Pricing model: provider_usage (provider usage).
Estimated Deepline credits: 0.02 per pricing unit.

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