> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lobstr.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 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

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Your API authentication token. Value: `Token YOUR_API_KEY`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Content-Type" type="string" required>
  Request body format. Value: `application/json`
</ParamField>

## Scraper Parameters

Set these parameters in the `params` object:

| Parameter                          | Type    | Default   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **max\_results**                   | integer | unlimited | Total posts the crawler will collect per profile                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **max\_unique\_results\_per\_run** | integer | unlimited | Maximum number of unique posts retrieved across all tasks in the entire run                                                                                                                                                       |
| **fetch\_since**                   | string  | unlimited | Stop scraping when items older than this threshold are reached (based on `published_at`). Use a relative duration (24h, 7d, 2w) or an absolute date (YYYY-MM-DD)                                                                  |
| **fetch\_since\_timezone**         | string  | null      | Timezone for interpreting an absolute `fetch_since` date (e.g. `Europe/Paris`). Only applies when `fetch_since` is an absolute date — ignored for relative values like `24h` or `7d`. See [supported timezones](/docs/timezones). |
| **skip\_pinned\_posts**            | boolean | false     | If enabled, pinned posts will be excluded from the results                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **enrich\_comments**               | boolean | true      | Collect up to 15 latest comments per post (1 extra request per post). Disable for much faster scraping                                                                                                                            |

## Squid Settings

Configure general squid settings:

| Setting                     | Type    | Description                                      |
| --------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **name**                    | string  | Display name for your squid configuration        |
| **concurrency**             | integer | Number of parallel scraping threads (default: 1) |
| **export\_unique\_results** | boolean | Export only unique results (deduplicated)        |
| **to\_complete**            | boolean | Run until all tasks complete                     |
| **no\_line\_breaks**        | boolean | Remove line breaks from results                  |

<Tip>
  Use `fetch_since` to only collect recent posts - great for monitoring accounts for new content.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Leave limits empty or null for unlimited collection.
</Note>

<Tip>
  Enable `skip_pinned_posts` when you only want organic timeline posts without promotional pinned content.
</Tip>

## Code Examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.lobstr.io/v1/squids/YOUR_SQUID_HASH" \
    -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "export_unique_results": true,
      "params": {
        "max_results": 50,
        "max_unique_results_per_run": 1000,
        "fetch_since": "7d",
        "skip_pinned_posts": false
      }
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"
  BASE_URL = "https://api.lobstr.io/v1"
  headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {API_KEY}"}

  squid_id = "YOUR_SQUID_HASH"

  # Update squid settings
  response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/squids/{squid_id}",
      headers=headers,
      json={
          "export_unique_results": True,
          "params": {
              "max_results": 50,
              "max_unique_results_per_run": 1000,
              "fetch_since": "7d",
              "skip_pinned_posts": False
          }
      }
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(f"Max results: {data['params']['max_results']}")
  print(f"Fetch since: {data['params']['fetch_since']}")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

```json 201 theme={null}
{
  "export_unique_results": true,
  "params": {
    "max_results": 50,
    "max_unique_results_per_run": 1000,
    "fetch_since": "7d",
    "skip_pinned_posts": false
  }
}
```