Instagram Reposts Scraper

Instagram

Operated by Sourcelane✓ verified

Scrapes the Reposts tab of an Instagram profile to extract structured metadata about every reposted post and Reel; for each repost it captures reposting-account metadata, post identifiers and canonical URLs, media classification (photo / video / carousel and feed vs Reel), captions and timestamps, direct media and thumbnail URLs, engagement metrics (likes, comments, plays/views, reshares, video duration), and original-author metadata (username, display name, verification and privacy status). The connector operates by crawling the Reposts section and producing per-repost records suitable for content analysis, attribution, and discovery workflows; it can access repost provenance and engagement signals without requiring authentication.

Verified Sep 28, 3:55 AM

$0.007

per repost

Up to 100 per call. Only pay for results returned; failed calls are refunded.

What people use it for

Content curation analysis — see what a curator or aggregator account is resharing and who they source from
Source discovery — find original creators behind a brand or meme account's reposts for partnership outreach
Competitor monitoring — track which posts a competitor amplifies to their audience
Trend spotting — surface posts gaining traction through reshares
Attribution & rights — capture the original author of reposted media

Trust & reliability

7d uptime trend

Window	Uptime	Success rate	p50	p95
24h	—	—	—	—
7d	—	—	—	—
30d	—	—	—	—

Calling contract

Call it through Sourcelane's gateway or MCP server. We run the connector, apply your agent's spend guardrails, and bill only the results returned.

Call it via Sourcelane

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-reposts-scraper","params":{"username":"worldstar","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Request params

Field	Type	Required	Description
`username`	string	required	The Instagram username whose Reposts tab you want to scrape (with or without @). Returns every post and Reel this account has reposted.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Maximum number of reposts to return. Set 0 for as many as are available. The connector auto-paginates internally to reach this number. Capped at 100 per call.
`pageId`	string	optional	Paste the NEXT_PAGE_ID value from the previous run's Key-value store to continue where it left off. Leave blank to start from the most recent reposts.

Each result contains

Field	Type	Description
`repostedBy`	string	—
`postId`	string	—
`shortcode`	string	—
`postUrl`	string	Post
`mediaType`	string	Type
`productType`	string	—
`takenAt`	string	Posted
`caption`	string	Caption
`likeCount`	integer	Likes
`commentCount`	integer	Comments
`playCount`	integer	Plays
`viewCount`	null	—
`reshareCount`	integer	—
`videoDuration`	number	—
`videoUrl`	string	—
`thumbnailUrl`	string	Thumbnail
`authorUsername`	string	Original author
`authorFullName`	string	—
`authorIsVerified`	boolean	Verified
`authorIsPrivate`	boolean	—

Use Instagram Reposts Scraper from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Pick your tool and connect in under a minute. Then just ask — for example: “Pull the last 20 posts from @natgeo and tell me which formats get the most engagement.”

Connect Claude

Web, desktop and mobile. Paste one URL.

1Copy your personal connector URL
2In Claude open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
3Paste the URL and click Add — done

Manual setup (config files, REST, Python) +

Claude Code

Adds the Sourcelane MCP server with your key as a header.

terminal

claude mcp add --transport http sourcelane https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"

Claude Desktop (config file)

Alternative to the connector URL: add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor & Windsurf

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Windsurf's mcp_config.json).

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Save as .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code prompts for your key once.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "sourcelane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.usesourcelane.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:sourcelane-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "sourcelane-key",
      "description": "Sourcelane agent key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

ChatGPT Custom GPT (Actions)

Create a GPT → Actions → Import from URL, then Authentication: API Key, Bearer.

OpenAPI schema URL

https://usesourcelane.com/openapi.json

REST

One POST. Pass maxResults to cap cost.

curl

curl -X POST https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"listing":"instagram-reposts-scraper","params":{"username":"worldstar","maxItems":5},"maxResults":10}'

Python, LangChain, CrewAI, OpenAI Agents SDK…

Wrap the REST call as a tool, or point an MCP client at the endpoint.

python

import requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.usesourcelane.com/v1/call",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer sl_live_your_agent_key"},
    json={
        "listing": "instagram-reposts-scraper",
        "params": {"username":"worldstar","maxItems":5},
        "maxResults": 10,
    },
    timeout=300,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["receipt"]["chargedMicros"], "micro-USD for", body["receipt"]["results"], "results")
print(body["data"])

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