Search profile posts in Instagram
Searches posts on Instagram given the Instagram profile handle and filter criteria
This Wrk Action divides. For more information on divides please visit our article explaining Divides.
Common use cases
- Advertisement Versioning
- Data Management
Application
Inputs (what you have)
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | TYPE | REQUIRED | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instagram profile handle | The username of the user on Instagram. | Text | Yes | thewrkcompany |
| Post source | Section of posts to search when finding posts that match the criteria | Predefined choice list | Yes | Feed |
| Maximum number of results | The maximum number of results to be searched | Predefined choice list | Yes | 10 |
| Search text | Each post will match any of the search text provided. Press the "Enter" key after each search text in added | Text | Yes | #ad |
| Search text language | The language the search text is in. | Predefined choice list | Yes | English |
| Start date | All posts created before and on this date will be excluded | Date | Yes | 2022-01-01 |
| End date | All posts created after and on this date will be excluded. | Date | Yes | 2023-01-01 |
| Post language | The language the post description is written in. | Predefined choice list | Yes | English |
Note: the value of inputs can either be a set value in the configuration of the Wrk Action within the Wrkflow, or a variable from the Data library section. These variables in the Data library section are the outputs of previous Wrk Actions in the Wrkflow.
Outputs (what you get)
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | TYPE | REQUIRED | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post link | Login credentials for the Google Drive account | URL | No | instagram.com/p/Cm5G2_0L6M |
| Post creator profile handle | The profile handle of the Instagram account which posted the content | Text | No | thewrkcompany |
| Post creation date time | Date and time that the post was created | Date and Time | No | 2023-02-06 13:23:55 |
| Like count | Total number of likes a post received | Integer | No | 100 |
| Video views | Total number of views a video post received | Integer | No | 150 |
| Comment count | Total number of comments a post received | Integer | No | 10 |
| Media tagged profiles | List of profiles that are tagged in the media content of a post | Text | No | forbes, thewrkcompany |
| Post description | The text contained in the description of the post | Text | No | As products scale, the companies that create them must scale with them |
| Post language | The language the text content of the post is written in | Text | No | English |
| Text tagged profiles | List of profiles that are tagged (@) in the text content of a post | Text | No | thewrkcompany, forbes |
| Hashtags | List of hashtags (#) used in the post text content | Text | No | Engineering, SoftwareEngineering, CompanyCulture, Growth, PLG, ProductDesign |
Outcomes
| NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Success | This status is selected when posts are retrieved for the given Instagram handle and filters |
| No Result | This status is selected in the event of the following scenarios: No profile could be located with the provided Instagram handle No posts were returned for the profile with the provided criteria |
| Unsuccessful | This status is selected in the event of the following scenarios: The external system is not accessible |
Requirements
- N/A