# Instagram Lead Scraper

> Scrape users who liked specific Instagram posts using Apify actor WxPRaG9gfg5KZ4gY1 (datadoping/instagram-likes-scraper). No cookies needed. Stores leads in instagram_leads table. Trigger when asked to scrape Instagram leads, find post likers, or build lead lists from Instagram.

- Skill: `kevinbadi/instagram-lead-scraper` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kevinbadi/instagram-lead-scraper`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kevinbadi/instagram-lead-scraper/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: kevinbadi (https://skillmd.com/u/kevinbadi)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kevinbadi/instagram-lead-scraper

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# Instagram Lead Scraper

Scrapes users who liked specific Instagram posts using the Apify `datadoping/instagram-likes-scraper` actor (`WxPRaG9gfg5KZ4gY1`). No Instagram login or cookies required.

## What It Does

1. Accepts one or more Instagram post URLs
2. Calls Apify actor `WxPRaG9gfg5KZ4gY1` with `{ posts: [...urls], max_count: 1000 }`
3. Fetches all results with pagination
4. Inserts leads into `instagram_leads` DB table (deduplicates by username)

## Actor

- **Apify Actor ID:** `WxPRaG9gfg5KZ4gY1`
- **No cookies needed**
- **Input:** `{ "posts": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/SHORTCODE/"], "max_count": 1000 }`
- **Output fields:** `username`, `full_name`, `id`, `profile_pic_url`, `is_verified`, `is_private`, `liked_post`, `post_url`, `total_likes`

## How to Run

```bash
# Scrape likers from one or more posts
node skills/instagram-lead-scraper/scripts/instagram-lead-scraper.js --posts "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/,https://www.instagram.com/p/DEF456/"

# With a campaign name
node skills/instagram-lead-scraper/scripts/instagram-lead-scraper.js --posts "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/" --campaign "competitor_likers"

# Dry run (no DB insert)
node skills/instagram-lead-scraper/scripts/instagram-lead-scraper.js --posts "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/" --dry-run
```

## Environment Variables

- `APIFY_API_KEY` — required
- `INSFORGE_CONNECTION_STRING` — required for DB insert

## Database

Inserts into `instagram_leads`:
- `username`, `full_name`, `profile_url`, `profile_picture_url`
- `instagram_id`, `is_verified`, `source_photo_url`
- `scraped_at`, `campaign_name`
- Unique constraint on `username` — duplicates silently skipped