Agent skill · Content & Marketing

instagram-hashtag-posts

Scrapes Instagram posts by hashtag, returning media items with captions, like/comment counts, media URLs and user info from the hashtag explore feed. Use when user mentions Instagram hashtag scraping, get posts by hashtag, IG hashtag feed, scrape Instagram by tag, hashtag posts Instagram, search Instagram hashtag, pull posts from hashtag, Instagram topic posts, trending hashtag content, Instagram tag posts.

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Install
npx skills add browser-act/skills --skill instagram-hashtag-posts --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 3
SKILL.md size: 6 KB
Bundled scripts: yes
Path: solutions/social-listening/instagram-hashtag-posts/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 5,160
Language: Python
Read our review of the source →

Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.

From the SKILL.md

# Instagram — Hashtag Posts > hashtag → list of posts (media, caption, counts, user info) ## Language All process output to user (progress updates, process notifications) follows the user's language. ## Objective Fetch posts tagged with a specific hashtag by navigating to Instagram's keyword search page and capturing the GraphQL API response. ## Prerequisites - Browser is open on any Instagram page: `https://www.instagram.com/` - Logged into Instagram (user avatar or username visible in top-right corner) ## Pre-execution Checks ### 1. Tool Readiness If browser-act has been confirmed available in the current session → skip this step. Invoke `browser-act` via Skill tool to load usage. If installation or configuration issues arise, follow its guidance to resolve then retry. ### 2. Login Verification If login status for Instagram has been confirmed in the current session → skip this step. Otherwise: open `https://www.instagram.com/` and observe the page login status: - Logout/sign-out entry, user avatar, or username exists → logged in, continue execution - Login/register entry exists with no logout entry → not logged in, inform the user that login is needed first, assist the user in co

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. Language
  2. Objective
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Pre-execution Checks
  5. 1. Tool Readiness
  6. 2. Login Verification
  7. Capability Components
  8. API: get hashtag posts (direct fetch from hashtag page)
  9. Pagination
  10. Success Criteria
  11. Known Limitations
  12. Execution Efficiency
  13. Experience Notes
Ships with 2 files
  • scripts/fetch-hashtag-posts.py
  • scripts/parse-hashtag-response.py
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About this skill
What does the instagram-hashtag-posts skill do?

Scrapes Instagram posts by hashtag, returning media items with captions, like/comment counts, media URLs and user info from the hashtag explore feed. Use when user mentions Instagram hashtag scraping, get posts by hashtag, IG hashtag feed, scrape Instagram by tag, hashtag posts Instagram, search Instagram hashtag, pull posts from hashtag, Instagram topic posts, trending hashtag content, Instagram tag posts.

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add browser-act/skills --skill instagram-hashtag-posts --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.

Where does this skill come from?

From browser-act/skills, a repository with 5,160 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.

Is a popular skill a good skill?

Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.

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