Instagram data Selectors

Selectors for Instagram profiles

Want to extract Instagram profiles data straight into your spreadsheet?

You can see below the exhaustive list of selectors designed for any Instagram profile pages. These built-in data selectors are used within your =IMPORTFROMWEB( ) function; just pick them up directly in our Instagram Profile scraper template or use them by yourself in your own spreadsheet.

=IMPORTFROMWEB("Instagram profile url", "selectors")
=IMPORTFROMWEB(A2,B1:C1)

1. Profile information

SelectorDescription
nameCollects the name of the profile
profile_imageCollects the profile image of the account
biographyCollects the biography of the profile
idCollects the id of the profile
is_verifiedReturns whether the profile is verified or not
biography_urlExtract the biography url of the profile
posts_countNumber of post published by the profile

2. Profile metrics

SelectorDescription
following_countCollects the number of account followed by the profile
followers_countCollects the followers number of the profile

3. Profile latests posts

Those selectors returns data for the 12 last posts/reels of the profile, so they cannot be combined with the selectors above.

SelectorDescription
posts_dateDate of the lastest 12 posts published by the profile
posts_image_urlImages of the lastest 12 posts published by the profile
posts_descriptionDescription of the lastest 12 posts published by the profile
posts_shortcodeExtract the post ids of the 12 last posts published by the profile
posts_likes_countExtract the likes of the lastest 12 posts published by the profile
posts_comments_countCollects the number of comments of the lastest 12 posts published by the profile
posts_tagged_accountsCollects the tagged accounts of the lastest 12 posts published by the profile
posts_is_reelReturns (for each of the 12 last posts of the profile) whether the post are reels or not
reels_video_urlCollects the 12 last reels video URL
reels_descriptionCollects the description of the 12 last reels
reels_viewsReturns the number of views for the last 12 reels
reels_likes_countReturns the number of likes for the 12 last reels
reels_comments_countExtracts the number of comments for the 12 last reels

Selectors for Instagram posts

Want to extract Instagram posts data straight into your spreadsheet?

You can see below the exhaustive list of selectors designed for any Instagram post, whether it’s a reel or a simple post. These built-in data selectors are used within your =IMPORTFROMWEB( ) function; just pick them up directly in our Instagram Post scraper template or use them by yourself in your own spreadsheet.

=IMPORTFROMWEB("Instagram post url", "selectors")
=IMPORTFROMWEB(A2,B1:C1)
SelectorDescription
dateCollects the date of the post
image_urlCollects the image of the post
descriptionExtract the description of the post
idExtract the id of the post
likes_countCollects the likes number of the post
comments_countCollects the number of comments
views_countCollects the number of views (reels and videos only)
tagged_accountsExtract the tagged account of the post
is_reelReturns whether the post is a reel or not
comments_bodyCollects the content of the post comments
comments_profile_nameExtract the profile of the people that wrote the comments
comments_profile_sourceExtract the profile source of users that commented the post
comments_dateExtract the date for each comment
comments_likes_countCollects the likes for each comments
video_urlURL of the video
plays_countNumbers of plays (reels only)