Issue with Instagram Reels Playcount Scraper – Restricted Page Errors
Hi team,
I’m using the Instagram Reels Playcount Scraper actor to extract play counts from a list of public Instagram reel URLs. Many of the reels are returning an error: "restricted_page", even though they are accessible in a regular browser without login.
Examples of such URLs:
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLjZ8YdtlFg/
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLjY37oNmP6/
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLjdQLys0bd/
These reels are publicly visible, and do not have any location, age, or login restrictions. Could you please check if there’s a bug or some proxy/user-agent issue causing this? Or let me know how to avoid this error.
Also, please confirm if there's any recent change in Instagram behavior that might affect scraping.
Thanks,
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Hey @Razz
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