This task can be performed using FastSocial Instagram Data API
Instagram data API: public profiles, posts and reels as JSON
Best product for this task
FastSocial Instagram Data API
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Instagram data API for public profiles, posts, reels, stories and comments. Send a username or a post link and get clean JSON back in one request. Also works as an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Free plan, paid from $5 a month.
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What to expect from an ideal product
- FastSocial Instagram Data API lets you pull public profile data, posts, reels, and comments with a single API request, no browser automation or headless Chrome needed.
- Send a username or a direct post URL and get back clean, structured JSON you can pipe straight into your database, dashboard, or app.
- Skip the maintenance burden of building and babysitting your own Instagram scraper. FastSocial handles rate limits, Instagram layout changes, and uptime so you do not have to.
- Teams use FastSocial to monitor competitor content, track influencer posting frequency, and aggregate reel performance data at scale without writing a single line of scraping logic.
- Because the API returns structured JSON instead of raw HTML, developers can go from signup to first data pull in minutes, not days.
