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Instagram Hashtag Research Reports

Turn Instagram hashtags into bounded research reports with available post counts, top and recent sample engagement, co-occurring tags, post examples, and observed time coverage. Batch up to 20 hashtags. No Instagram login required.

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Instagram Hashtag Research Reports specifications

PlatformInstagram
Apify actordata-slayer/instagram-hashtag-research
Pricefrom $1.40 per 1,000 results, plus $0.001 per run start
InputshashtagssampleModepostsPerFeed
Output21 documented fields per row
Export formatsJSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML
Instagram login or cookiesNot required
IntegrationsApify REST API, JavaScript and Python clients, n8n, Make, Zapier
Last updatedSeptember 29, 2026 (version 1.0.3)

Run it from code

Replace the example input with your own. You need an Apify API token, which you can create in your Apify account settings.

POST /v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-hashtag-research/run-sync-get-dataset-items
request
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/data-slayer~instagram-hashtag-research/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "hashtags": [
      "specialtycoffee"
    ]
  }'
each result row21 fields
{
  "schemaVersion": string,
  "reportId": string,
  "status": string,
  "inputHashtag": string,
  "hashtag": string,
  "hashtagUrl": string,
  "availablePostCount": integer | null,
  "postCountStatus": string,
  "sampleMode": string,
  "postsPerFeedRequested": integer,
  "topSample": object | null,
  "recentSample": object | null,
  "uniquePostsAnalyzed": integer,
  "overlappingPosts": integer,
  // + 7 more fields
}

Input parameters

3 parameters you can set for each run.

parametertypedescription
hashtagsrequiredarray

Hashtags

Add 1–20 hashtags. A leading # is optional. Each unique hashtag produces one report.

sampleModestring

Samples to analyze

Analyze top posts, recent posts, or both bounded samples.

options: top_and_recent, top_only, recent_only

default: top_and_recent

postsPerFeedinteger

Posts per selected feed

Maximum unique posts analyzed from each selected feed. Available results can be lower.

default: 25

Output fields

Each result is one row with these 21 fields, taken from the scraper's dataset schema.

fieldtypedescription
schemaVersionstring
reportIdstring
statusstring
inputHashtagstring
hashtagstring
hashtagUrlstring
availablePostCountinteger | null
postCountStatusstring
sampleModestring
postsPerFeedRequestedinteger
topSampleobject | null
recentSampleobject | null
uniquePostsAnalyzedinteger
overlappingPostsinteger
continuationAvailableboolean
observedFromstring | null
observedTostring | null
cooccurringHashtagsarray
coverageNotesarray
errorsarray
observedAtstring

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing, billed through your Apify account. Where plan tiers are listed, paid Apify plans get a lower price per event.

eventpriceper 1,000, by Apify plan
Hashtag report

Creates one usable persisted research report for a hashtag.

$0.0023 each
Free
$2.30
Bronze
$2.00
Silver
$1.70
Gold
$1.40
Platinum
$1.40
Diamond
$1.40
Top sample

Adds one bounded top-feed sample to a persisted report.

$0.007 each
Free
$7.00
Bronze
$6.00
Silver
$5.00
Gold
$4.00
Platinum
$4.00
Diamond
$4.00
Recent sample

Adds one bounded recent-feed sample to a persisted report.

$0.007 each
Free
$7.00
Bronze
$6.00
Silver
$5.00
Gold
$4.00
Platinum
$4.00
Diamond
$4.00
Additional sample page

Adds one non-empty continuation page to a persisted report for deeper coverage.

$0.005 each
Free
$5.00
Bronze
$4.50
Silver
$4.00
Gold
$3.50
Platinum
$3.50
Diamond
$3.50
Actor Start

Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event).

$0.001 per run
Free
$1.00
Bronze
$1.00
Silver
$1.00
Gold
$1.00
Platinum
$1.00
Diamond
$1.00

Questions

How much does Instagram Hashtag Research Reports cost?

Instagram Hashtag Research Reports uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. The main charge is $0.0023 per hashtag report, which is $2.30 per 1,000. On higher Apify plans the price drops to $1.40 per 1,000. Each run also has a start fee of $0.001.

Do I need to log in to Instagram or share cookies?

No. Instagram Hashtag Research Reports works without your Instagram login or cookies. You only need an Apify account to run it.

Can I use Instagram Hashtag Research Reports through an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to the Apify API with your input and read the results as JSON, or use Apify's official clients for JavaScript and Python. The code examples on this page are ready to copy.

What data does Instagram Hashtag Research Reports return?

Each result is a structured row. Its dataset schema lists 21 fields, including schemaVersion, reportId, status, inputHashtag, and hashtag.

What formats can I export?

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. You can read it through the API as JSON, or download it as CSV, Excel, XML or HTML.

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