What is an Instagram Scraping API? #1
Description
Question
What is an Instagram Scraping API?
Answer
An Instagram Scraping API is a server that exposes REST endpoints to retrieve public Instagram data (profiles, posts, reels, comments, hashtags). Internally it automates a browser (Playwright/Puppeteer) or uses HTTP clients (requests/httpx) with session cookies, randomized headers, and controlled delays to mimic human behavior. Responses are normalized as JSON with pagination, rate limiting, and error semantics. Production deployments include proxy rotation, CAPTCHA solving integrations, retry/backoff logic, and data exporters (JSONL/CSV/webhooks).