How does the Instagram scraper API work?

The Parseium Instagram scraper API works by extracting structured data from Instagram pages using a custom parser you create.

How it works

Create a parser: Define the data fields you want to extract from Instagram (posts, profiles, hashtags, engagement, etc.)
Configure extraction: Our AI helps you build CSS selectors and extraction rules for your target data
Get an API endpoint: Your parser becomes a REST API endpoint you can call with any Instagram URL
Extract data: Send Instagram URLs via our scrape endpoint or HTML via our parse endpoint
Receive structured data: Get back clean, type-safe JSON data matching your schema

Always-warm browsers: Sub-second response times with pre-warmed browser instances
Built-in proxies: Managed proxy rotation included—no need to manage your own
Type-safe schemas: AI-generated schemas ensure consistent, validated output
Custom fields: Extract exactly the data you need, nothing more
JavaScript rendering: Full support for Instagram's dynamic content

The API handles all the complexity of browser automation, proxy management, and data extraction so you can focus on using the data.