SocialMetricsAI Blog : How to Scrape Instagram Data Legally in 2025 (Avoid Bans!)
A step-by-step guide to extracting posts, hashtags, and comments without violating Instagram’s TOS.
Instagram’s Scraping Rules
🚫 Forbidden: Bruteforce scraping, bypassing rate limits.
✅ Allowed: Public data via API or tools like SocialMetricsAI.
Legal Methods
- Use Instagram’s Official API
- Limited to basic profile data (no comments/scraping).
- SocialMetricsAI’s Proxy API
- Extracts public posts/comments without login.
- Example: Scrape all #SustainableFashion posts (1K/day).
How to Automate
# SocialMetricsAI’s no-code alternative:
1. Select "Instagram Hashtag Scraper"
2. Input #YourIndustry
3. Export to CSV
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