Extract Text from Instagram Posts (Single & Carousel) using HikerAPI & OCR.Space

Overview
This workflow extracts text from Instagram images by combining HikerAPI and OCR.Space. You can use it to collect text data from single posts or carousels, analyze visual content, or repurpose insights without manual copying. The process is fully automated inside N8N and helps marketers, researchers, and teams gather Instagram text quickly.

How it works
Takes an Instagram post URL, either a single post or a carousel
Retrieves media data using the HikerAPI Get Media endpoint
Detects the post type, whether single feed, carousel, or reel
For single posts, sends the image to OCR.Space for text extraction
For carousels, loops through each slide and extracts text from every image
Merges all parsed results into one raw text output

Use cases
Collecting text data from Instagram images for research
Extracting visual insights for marketing analysis
Repurposing creator content without manual transcription
Helping marketers, agencies, and researchers identify message patterns in visual posts

Prerequisites
HikerAPI account with access to the Instagram media endpoint
OCR.Space API key for image text extraction
A valid Instagram post URL
N8N instance capable of running HTTP requests and looping through items

Set up steps
Prepare your API keys for HikerAPI and OCR.Space
Insert both API keys into their respective HTTP Request nodes
Paste the Instagram post URL into the IGPost URL node
Run the workflow to generate raw text extracted from Instagram images
Check the sticky notes inside the workflow for additional guidance

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