Scrape Instagram Mentions

Get data from mentions on Instagram in a MindStudio workflow

Configuration

Username

Enter the username or profile URL of the user whose mentions you want to scrape.

This section can include variables.

Output Variable

Specify the name of the output variable that will store the results. Example: Mentions_results

Advanced Settings

Results Limit: Set the max mentions to be returned in the result.

Sample Output

[
  {
    "inputUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/example",
    "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "type": "Sidecar",
    "shortCode": "example_code",
    "caption": "Sample caption with placeholder text",
    "hashtags": ["example", "fitness", "gym"],
    "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/example_code/",
    "commentsCount": 1,
    "dimensionsHeight": 612,
    "dimensionsWidth": 612,
    "displayUrl": "https://example.com/sample_image.jpg",
    "images": ["https://example.com/sample_image.jpg"],
    "likesCount": 3,
    "timestamp": "2025-03-06T08:53:37.000Z",
    "childPosts": [
      {
        "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
        "type": "Image",
        "dimensionsHeight": 1440,
        "dimensionsWidth": 1440,
        "displayUrl": "https://example.com/sample_image.jpg",
        "timestamp": "2025-03-06T08:53:36.000Z",
        "productType": "carousel_item",
        "isSponsored": false
      }
    ],
    "ownerFullName": "John Doe",
    "ownerUsername": "example_username", 
    "ownerId": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "productType": "carousel_container",
    "isSponsored": true
  }
]