Dataify Instagram Reels

Submit Dataify Instagram Reel Information Builder tasks for three Instagram Reel collection modes. Use when the user wants the Instagram Reel information col...

Submit Instagram Reel information collection jobs through Dataify Builder. This skill is a guided wrapper for three collection modes:

Mode	Collector ID	Use For
Detail URL	ins_reel_by-url	Collecting one or more Instagram Reels by Reel detail URL.
List URL	ins_allreel_by-url	Collecting Reels from an Instagram list/profile URL with count and date filters.
Website URL	ins_reel_by-listurl	Collecting Reels from an Instagram website/list URL with count and date filters.

After a successful submission, give the user the task_id, the returned or inferred status, and tell them to visit Dataify to view results.

API TOKEN Handling

Use DATAIFY_API_TOKEN as the long-term saved token name.

• If the user provides a token in the request, use it for this run.
• If no token is provided, first check whether DATAIFY_API_TOKEN is already saved locally in the environment.
• If DATAIFY_API_TOKEN is saved locally, use it without asking the user to re-enter the token.
• If no token is available locally, tell the user they need to provide a Dataify API TOKEN.
• If the user does not have an API TOKEN, tell them they can register or log in at Dataify to get one.
• If the user already has an API TOKEN, tell them it is available in the top-right area of Dataify.
• After the user provides an API TOKEN and no local DATAIFY_API_TOKEN is saved, ask whether they want to save it locally as DATAIFY_API_TOKEN for future use.
• If the user wants to save it, give the appropriate command for their shell and ask them to run it; do not silently persist tokens without confirmation.
• Do not call the Builder endpoint without a token.
• Always call it API TOKEN in user-facing instructions. Prefer the environment variable name DATAIFY_API_TOKEN for saved local use.

PowerShell examples for saving the token for the current session:

powershell

$env:DATAIFY_API_TOKEN = "YOUR_DATAIFY_API_TOKEN"

For a persistent user-level variable on Windows:

powershell

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("DATAIFY_API_TOKEN", "YOUR_DATAIFY_API_TOKEN", "User")

Core Workflow

1. First ask the user to choose a collection mode: detail-url, allreel-url, or listurl.
2. After the user chooses a mode, show only that mode's parameter table and defaults.
3. Ask whether the user wants to change any value before running the task.
4. Ask whether the user wants to collect multiple Instagram Reel groups for the selected mode.
5. Normalize the final values into a list of parameter objects for the selected mode only.
6. Resolve the Dataify token from explicit input or saved DATAIFY_API_TOKEN.
7. If no token is available, ask the user to enter their API TOKEN and ask whether to save it as DATAIFY_API_TOKEN.
8. Validate the selected mode, Instagram URLs, numeric values, dates, and file name.
9. Submit the Builder request with the selected mode's spider_id.
10. Read data.task_id from the Builder response and read data.status or status when present.
11. Stop after Builder succeeds.
12. Tell the user to visit Dataify to view or manage results.

Mode Selection

When the user invokes this skill, first show this Markdown table and ask them to choose one mode:

Label	Value
Collect Reel information by detail URL	detail-url
Collect Reel information by list URL	allreel-url
Collect Reel information by website URL	listurl

Ask: "Which collection mode do you want to use: detail-url, allreel-url, or listurl?"

Do not submit a Builder request until the mode is clear.

Detail URL Mode Parameters

Use this section only when the user chooses detail-url.

Field	Required	Default	Location	Notes
url	Yes	https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/	spider_parameters	Instagram Reel detail URL.
file_name	No	{{TasksID}}	Builder form field	Use the default when the user does not change it.

Then ask: "Do you want to change any of these values before I submit the task?"

Also ask: "Do you want to collect multiple Instagram Reel detail URL groups? If yes, provide multiple url values."

Detail URL mode handling:

• url is required. If the user does not provide it, use the default https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/ only after showing it in the parameter confirmation table.
• Trim leading and trailing whitespace from url.
• url cannot be empty.
• url must start with https://www.instagram.com/.
• Submit spider_id=ins_reel_by-url.
• Submit spider_parameters as a JSON string containing one or more objects like:

json

[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/"}]

List URL Mode Parameters

Use this section only when the user chooses allreel-url.

Field	Required	Default	Location	Notes
url	Yes	https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish	spider_parameters	Instagram list/profile URL.
num_of_posts	No	10	spider_parameters	Maximum number of Reels to collect. Must be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
posts_to_not_include	No	DP861NijuwE	spider_parameters	Reel post IDs or PK values to exclude. Use English commas for multiple values.
start_date	No	01-28-2025	spider_parameters	Start date in mm-dd-yyyy format. Must be on or before end_date.
end_date	No	01-28-2026	spider_parameters	End date in mm-dd-yyyy format. Must be on or after start_date.
file_name	No	{{TasksID}}	Builder form field	Use the default when the user does not change it.

Then ask: "Do you want to change any of these values before I submit the task?"

Also ask: "Do you want to collect multiple Instagram Reel list URL groups? If yes, provide multiple groups with url, num_of_posts, posts_to_not_include, start_date, and end_date."

List URL mode handling:

• url is required. If the user does not provide it, use the default https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish only after showing it in the parameter confirmation table.
• url must start with https://www.instagram.com/.
• num_of_posts must be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
• start_date and end_date must use mm-dd-yyyy format.
• start_date must be on or before end_date.
• Submit spider_id=ins_allreel_by-url.
• Submit spider_parameters as a JSON string containing one or more objects like:

json

[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish","num_of_posts":"10","posts_to_not_include":"DP861NijuwE","start_date":"01-28-2025","end_date":"01-28-2026"}]

Website URL Mode Parameters

Use this section only when the user chooses listurl.

Field	Required	Default	Location	Notes
url	Yes	https://www.instagram.com/espn	spider_parameters	Instagram website/list URL.
num_of_posts	No	10	spider_parameters	Maximum number of Reels to collect. Must be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
posts_to_not_include	No	DP861NijuwE	spider_parameters	Reel post IDs or PK values to exclude. Use English commas for multiple values.
start_date	No	01-28-2025	spider_parameters	Start date in mm-dd-yyyy format. Must be on or before end_date.
end_date	No	01-28-2026	spider_parameters	End date in mm-dd-yyyy format. Must be on or after start_date.
file_name	No	{{TasksID}}	Builder form field	Use the default when the user does not change it.

Then ask: "Do you want to change any of these values before I submit the task?"

Also ask: "Do you want to collect multiple Instagram Reel website URL groups? If yes, provide multiple groups with url, num_of_posts, posts_to_not_include, start_date, and end_date."

Website URL mode handling:

• url is required. If the user does not provide it, use the default https://www.instagram.com/espn only after showing it in the parameter confirmation table.
• url must start with https://www.instagram.com/.
• num_of_posts must be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
• start_date and end_date must use mm-dd-yyyy format.
• start_date must be on or before end_date.
• Submit spider_id=ins_reel_by-listurl.
• Submit spider_parameters as a JSON string containing one or more objects like:

json

[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/espn","num_of_posts":"10","posts_to_not_include":"DP861NijuwE","start_date":"01-28-2025","end_date":"01-28-2026"}]

Shared File Name Handling

• file_name defaults to {{TasksID}}.
• If the user changes file_name, submit the user-provided value.
• file_name cannot be empty.
• Send file_name as a Builder form field.

Dataify Builder Request

Use form fields rather than hand-built URL-encoded strings.

• URL: https://scraperapi.dataify.com/builder?platform=1
• Method: POST
• Authorization header: Bearer DATAIFY_API_TOKEN
• Content type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
• Fixed fields:
  • spider_name=instagram.com
  • spider_errors=true
• Mode-specific field:
  • Detail URL mode: spider_id=ins_reel_by-url
  • List URL mode: spider_id=ins_allreel_by-url
  • Website URL mode: spider_id=ins_reel_by-listurl
• Default field:
  • file_name={{TasksID}}
• Dynamic field:
  • spider_parameters must be a JSON string array.

Script

For stable execution, prefer scripts/submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py with Python 3.6 or newer instead of rewriting the Builder flow.

Detail URL mode:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --mode detail-url --url "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/"

List URL mode:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --mode allreel-url --url "https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish" --num-of-posts "10" --posts-to-not-include "DP861NijuwE" --start-date "01-28-2025" --end-date "01-28-2026"

Website URL mode:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --mode listurl --url "https://www.instagram.com/espn" --num-of-posts "10" --posts-to-not-include "DP861NijuwE" --start-date "01-28-2025" --end-date "01-28-2026"

To override the saved environment token or file name:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --api-token "YOUR_DATAIFY_API_TOKEN" --mode detail-url --url "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/" --file-name "{{TasksID}}"

To submit multiple detail URL groups:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --mode detail-url --params-json '[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5Rdyj_q7YN/"}]'

To submit multiple list URL groups:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --mode allreel-url --params-json '[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish","num_of_posts":"10","posts_to_not_include":"DP861NijuwE","start_date":"01-28-2025","end_date":"01-28-2026"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/billieeilish","num_of_posts":"10","posts_to_not_include":"DP861NijuwE","start_date":"01-28-2025","end_date":"01-28-2026"}]'

To submit multiple website URL groups:

powershell

python3 ".\scripts\submit_dataify_instagram_reels.py" --mode listurl --params-json '[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/espn","num_of_posts":"10","posts_to_not_include":"DP861NijuwE","start_date":"01-28-2025","end_date":"01-28-2026"},{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/espn","num_of_posts":"10","posts_to_not_include":"DP861NijuwE","start_date":"01-28-2025","end_date":"01-28-2026"}]'

The script prints a JSON summary with mode, spider_id, task_id, status, parameters, file_name, dashboard_url, and message.

Troubleshooting

Missing Dataify API TOKEN means no explicit token was passed and DATAIFY_API_TOKEN is not saved locally. Tell the user they need to provide their Dataify API TOKEN, ask whether they want to save it as DATAIFY_API_TOKEN, or tell them they can register or log in at Dataify to get one. If they already have a token, tell them it is in the top-right area of Dataify.

Unsupported mode means the mode must be detail-url, allreel-url, or listurl.

url cannot be empty means the Instagram URL is missing.

url must start with https://www.instagram.com/ means the URL is outside the allowed Instagram domain.

num_of_posts must be an integer greater than or equal to 0 means the Reel count is invalid.

start_date must use mm-dd-yyyy format means the start date format is invalid.

end_date must use mm-dd-yyyy format means the end date format is invalid.

start_date must be on or before end_date means the date range is invalid.

File name cannot be empty means no usable file_name was provided.

Necessary parameters is empty! usually means the Builder request was not submitted as form fields, spider_parameters was not a JSON string array, or the selected mode's object is missing required fields.

Missing task_id usually means the authorization header, token, spider_name, selected spider_id, or spider_parameters is wrong.

Guardrails

• Do not mix Detail URL, List URL, and Website URL mode parameters in the same Builder request.
• Do not submit a Builder request until the mode is clear.
• Do not put file_name inside spider_parameters.
• Do not use an Instagram URL from outside https://www.instagram.com/.
• Use only API TOKEN and DATAIFY_API_TOKEN when referring to authentication.
• Do not hard-code local Python paths.
• Do not invent result fields.
• Always direct the user to Dataify after successful task creation.