POST/v1/squids/{squid_hash}

Update Settings

Configure the Instagram Posts Scraper settings

Configure your Instagram Posts Scraper squid settings. Control the maximum number of posts collected, filter by time range, and exclude pinned posts.

Headers

Key	Value	Required
Authorization	Token YOUR_API_KEY	Yes
Content-Type	application/json	Yes

Scraper Parameters

max_results

Type:

integer

Default:

unlimited

Description:

Total posts the crawler will collect per profile

max_unique_results_per_run

Type:

integer

Default:

unlimited

Description:

Maximum number of unique posts retrieved across all tasks in the entire run

hours_back

Type:

integer

Default:

unlimited

Description:

Only collect posts from the last N hours (e.g., 24 for posts from last 24 hours)

skip_pinned_posts

Type:

boolean

Default:

false

Description:

If enabled, pinned posts will be excluded from the results

Squid Settings

name

Type:

string

Description:

Display name for your squid configuration

concurrency

Type:

integer

Description:

Number of parallel scraping threads (default: 1)

export_unique_results

Type:

boolean

Description:

Export only unique results (deduplicated)

to_complete

Type:

boolean

Description:

Run until all tasks complete

no_line_breaks

Type:

boolean

Description:

Remove line breaks from results

Pro Tip

Use `hours_back` to only collect recent posts - great for monitoring accounts for new content.

Note

Leave limits empty or null for unlimited collection.

Pro Tip

Enable `skip_pinned_posts` when you only want organic timeline posts without promotional pinned content.