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Instagram Scraper skill
Runs by itself, weekly profile check.

Fresh public Instagram numbers, logged.

Install the Instagram Scraper skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/skillify-sh/instagram-scraper.md

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  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Instagram Scraper

by skillify-sh · 8K installs

The skill

Instagram scraper pulls public Instagram data such as profiles, posts, reels, comments, hashtags and mentions through Apify, without an Instagram login.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Fresh public Instagram numbers, logged.

↻ Runs by itselfweekly profile check

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

weekly profile check. Runs in Claude Code routine or cron.

  • ↻ weekly profile check
  • 0 8 * * 1

02

It checks its work

preflight and result check. If a check fails, it stops.

  • ✓preflight prints AUTH_OK
  • ✓run status is SUCCEEDED, not FAILED or ABORTED
  • ✓result count is above zero or the account is reported as private or empty
  • ✓resultsLimit is set on every call

03

It remembers

profile numbers history. The next run reads it first: last run's follower and post counts per account.

loops/instagram-profile-watch-loop/history.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after one call per account on the list, and never repeats a call after a 401 or 402.

  1. 01

    Run the preflight

    Check for APIFY_TOKEN or a logged-in Apify CLI before any data call.

  2. 02

    Pick the mode

    Use resultsType details for profile numbers and posts only when recent posts are needed.

  3. 03

    Fetch the data

    Call the actor with curl or apify call and a small resultsLimit.

  4. 04

    Read the quirks

    Report a likesCount of -1 as hidden and an empty array as private or quiet.

  5. 05

    Log the change

    Compare counts with the last run and append them to the history file.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Instagram Scraper skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ checking follower or post counts
  • ✓ tracking a competitor's posts
  • ✓ finding posts under a hashtag

Skip it when

  • – you need private account data
  • – you cannot use an Apify account

Questions

Instagram Scraper skill, answered.

Does it need my Instagram login?

No. It reads public data through Apify and never asks for an Instagram login.

Will it ask me for my Apify token?

No. The skill refuses tokens in chat and uses the CLI login or an environment variable instead.

How do I install the Instagram Scraper skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from skillify-sh/skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add skillify-sh/skills --skill instagram-scraper.

Is the Instagram Scraper skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Instagram Scraper. Now as a habit.

Install the Instagram Scraper skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/skillify-sh/instagram-scraper.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by skillify-sh, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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