Guides & Tutorials

Learn how to scrape Instagram profiles, Reels, comments, and audio data with real code examples.

Instagram API Pagination: How to Get All Posts from a User

Fetch every post, Reel, or comment of a public account with next_max_id and after cursors — full Python loops, rate-limit pacing, and the real cost of a crawl.

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Get Instagram Profile Data with an API in Python

Fetch Instagram profile data and a user's posts in Python with the Instagram Cheapest API. Get follower counts, bio, and media with real code.

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Instagram Reels & Audio API Tutorial

Scrape Instagram Reels, find videos by audio track, and pull comments with the Instagram Cheapest API. Step-by-step Python and Node.js tutorial.

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The Cheapest Instagram API in 2026: A Real Cost Breakdown

A developer's cost breakdown of the cheapest Instagram API in 2026: per-request pricing, a 100k/month example, and an honest comparison vs Bright Data.

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How to Fetch Instagram Comments via API in Python

Scrape comments from any public Instagram post or Reel by shortcode — in Python and curl — with the Instagram Cheapest API.

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How to Get an Instagram User ID from a Username

Resolve an Instagram username to its numeric user ID (and back) with one API call — the ID you need for the media, Reels, and tagged-media endpoints.

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