# CoreClaw, free: Instagram post API

> Collect public Instagram Posts and Reels data in bulk, including captions, engagement metrics, media links, and author information for account analysis, content research, and data analytics.

CoreClaw's Instagram post API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 posts. It returns all 6 key fields we check: Text, Media, Engagement, Analytics, Author, Audience.
We haven't run CoreClaw through [our Instagram post API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-post-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 183 plans for Instagram post APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.163 per 1,000 posts or less.
[Zapi's Rp399,000 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/zapi/rp399000-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 posts: $0.0018. Zapi charges for each page of results. We count 12 posts on each page to get the $0.0018 price.
[FetchLayer](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/fetchlayer/500-monthly/llms.txt), [ScrapeCreators](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/scrapecreators/47-pack/llms.txt) and [Captapi](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/9-monthly/llms.txt) are the best Instagram post API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/free
- [Instagram post API: 10 providers compared on price and data](https://datacircle.dev/best-instagram-post-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.coreclaw.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://openapi.coreclaw.com/api/v2/workers/coreclaw~instagram-posts-by-profiles-url/runs`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.coreclaw.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.coreclaw.com/api/workers/run/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- Sold by: CoreClaw (https://www.coreclaw.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-04

## In the answer

- Completeness: 100%
- Text: ✓
- Media: ✓
- Engagement: ✓
- Analytics: ✓
- Author: ✓
- Audience: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 posts: $0.00
- Per: result
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Start fee: $0.00
- Also pays for: from the same budget: 100 other calls

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Collect public Instagram Posts and Reels data in bulk, including captions, engagement metrics, media links, and author information for account analysis, content research, and data analytics.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Ownership of output data generated after running a script belongs to the user running that script. However, the user must ensure: The act of obtaining and using the data does not infringe upon the database rights or copyrights of the target website, The data is not used for any unfair competition behavior. [...] You shall not use the service to engage in any illegal, infringing, interfering, or destructive activities, including but not limited to: Uploading scripts containing viruses, Trojans, or malicious code, Attempting to circumvent the platform's security or review mechanisms, Interfering with or disrupting this service or the servers and networks connected to it, Engaging in any fraudulent transactions or money laundering activities, Infringing upon the intellectual property, trade secrets, privacy, reputation, or other legitimate rights of others. [...] You must independently ensure your data scraping and usage comply with target website terms, robots.txt, and applicable laws (including Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law, PIPL, GDPR, etc.), You are the independent Data User and Data Controller of the output data and bear all legal consequences arising therefrom.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 857 results
- Enough for: 857 results

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 2

## Speed

- Answer: in the call or by polling

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: input.parameters.custom.startURLs[].profile_url, input.parameters.custom.startURLs[].max_results, input.parameters.custom.startURLs[].post_type, input.parameters.custom.startURLs[].start_date, is_async, callback_url, limit, offset, version
- Method: POST
- Path: /api/v2/workers/coreclaw~instagram-posts-by-profiles-url/runs

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: a natural person, legal person, or other organization with full civil capacity (under 18, with a legal guardian)

## The 33 fields the plan's answer can hold

post URL, profile URL, author username, text, hashtags, comment count, created at, like count, image, video, location, latest comments, post ID, post code, post type, thumbnail, view count, play count, product type, coauthors, tagged users, author followers, author posts count, author profile picture, author verified, paid partnership, sponsors, author ID, carousel, music, video duration, alt text, carousel media count

## CoreClaw's plans (5)

- [CoreClaw, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [CoreClaw, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/top-up-from-5/llms.txt): $2.10 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [CoreClaw, $3 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/3-monthly/llms.txt): $2.10 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [CoreClaw, $29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/29-monthly/llms.txt): $1.82 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [CoreClaw, $199 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/199-monthly/llms.txt): $1.40 per 1,000, 100% complete

## CoreClaw's calls for this API (1)

- `POST /api/v2/workers/coreclaw~instagram-posts-by-profiles-url/runs`: [CoreClaw, free](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)

## CoreClaw's APIs (12)

- [CoreClaw: Amazon product API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/amazon-product-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: Amazon search API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/amazon-search-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: Facebook page API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/facebook-page-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: job postings API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: Instagram post API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: LinkedIn company data API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-company-profile-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: LinkedIn profile API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-profile-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: LinkedIn job details API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-details-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: TikTok profile API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/tiktok-profile-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: Walmart product API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/walmart-product-apis/coreclaw/free/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: Instagram profile API pricing, 5 plans, coreclaw~instagram-profile-scraper](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/coreclaw/free-post-api-v2-workers-coreclaw-instagram-profile-scraper-runs/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: Instagram profile API pricing, 5 plans, coreclaw~instagram-profile-scraper-by-profile-id](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-profile-apis/coreclaw/free-post-api-v2-workers-coreclaw-instagram-profile-scraper-by-profile-id-runs/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /api/v2/workers/coreclaw~linkedin-jobs-data-scraper/runs](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/coreclaw/free-post-api-v2-workers-coreclaw-linkedin-jobs-data-scraper-runs/llms.txt)
- [CoreClaw: LinkedIn job search API pricing, 5 plans, POST /api/v2/workers/coreclaw~linkedin-jobs-scraper/runs](https://datacircle.dev/linkedin-job-search-apis/coreclaw/free-post-api-v2-workers-coreclaw-linkedin-jobs-scraper-runs/llms.txt)

## CoreClaw: Instagram post API alternatives

- [EnsembleData, $200 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/ensembledata/200-monthly/llms.txt): $1.333 per 1,000, 67% complete, live
- [Captapi, $90 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/captapi/90-monthly/llms.txt): $1.35 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [SocialCrawl, £49 pack, Growth, GET /v1/instagram/profile/posts/full](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/socialcrawl/49-pack-growth-get-v1-instagram-profile-posts-full/llms.txt): $1.361 per 1,000, 83% complete, live
- [Bright Data, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/bright-data/top-up/llms.txt): $1.50 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [SocQ, top-up from $5](https://datacircle.dev/instagram-post-apis/socq/top-up-from-5/llms.txt): $1.70 per 1,000, 83% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-04.

- https://docs.coreclaw.com/api/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://docs.coreclaw.com/api/worker-runs/result/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://docs.coreclaw.com/api/workers/run/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://docs.coreclaw.com/user-guide/run-worker/concurrency-limits/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://docs.coreclaw.com/user-guide/run-worker/pricing-rules/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/coreclaw/instagram-posts-by-profiles-url?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/coreclaw/instagram-posts-by-profiles-url/input?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/coreclaw/instagram-posts-by-profiles-url/output?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/coreclaw/instagram-posts-by-profiles-url/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/coreclaw/linkedin-people-profile-scraper/input?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/coreclaw/linkedin-people-profile-scraper/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing
- https://www.coreclaw.com/trust-center/terms-of-service?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=instagram-post-api-pricing