Vertical Viral
Instagram research tools for creators

Find the Instagram Reels that took off.

Paste an Instagram username or link. See which reels beat the account's usual views, collect comments and emails, or download any post. No Instagram password needed.

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What you get

See what works on Instagram at a glance.

Viral Momentum

Every reel is compared with the account's usual views. Reels with 2× or more stand out as outliers, so you see what took off.

6.0×usual views

Engagement Gravity

Likes and comments per 100 views, in plain words from Low to Very high, so you know which reels people actually cared about.

High engagement5.2%

Hidden Gems

Reels with fewer than 20k views but 5% engagement or more: ideas from small accounts that are worth borrowing.

Hidden gem12K views · 7.1%
Chrome extensions

The numbers, right on Instagram.

No copying, no switching tabs.

instagram.com/demo.bakery/reels/
6.0×usual viewsHigh engagement· 5.2%
0.6×usual viewsVery high engagement· 9.4%Hidden gem
1.4×usual viewsAverage engagement· 3.1%
2.3×usual viewsHigh engagement· 4.6%

Usual views

21K

Outliers 2×+

3

Scans left today

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Add to ChromeFree

Works in Chrome on a computer

More extensions: Profile Scraper·Comment Scraper·Downloader

What people say

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Their results, in their words.

How creators, marketers and agencies use Vertical Viral every day.

+$12,400 MRR in 45 days

“Vertical Viral acts like an invisible radar. We use their DaaS API for our clients' social media competitor research. Finding breakout hooks days before they peak feels illegal. It’s basically a cheat code for agencies.”

Marcus R.
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Marcus R.Agency Founder
+45K Followers in 2 weeks

“I stopped guessing hashtags and started using the Chrome Extension's algorithm radar. The 'Rare Diamond' indicator is terrifyingly accurate for Instagram Reels. My DMs are blowing up with brand deals.”

Elena V.
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Elena V.Verified Creator
100K+ API Scans/Mo

“I don't even bother with the official Instagram API anymore; the limits are too strict. Vertical Viral’s Server-to-Server webhook integration is flawless. We ping the engine, and the JSON payload delivers the Magnetism Score instantly.”

David K.
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David K.Lead Developer
380% ROAS Increase

“Product research used to take weeks. Now, the outlier detection spots winning product formulas in our specific niche. By mimicking the exact hook structures that get the 'Cyan Badge', our ad costs absolutely plummeted.”

Sarah J.
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Sarah J.E-com Director
15 Hours Saved/Week

“Zero clunky dashboards to check. The overlay just tells me what's going viral while I doomscroll. Exporting the Instagram Reels analytics to a CSV for my client reports takes exactly one click. Unbelievable UX.”

Michael T.
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Michael T.Content Strategist
3x Viral Hit Rate

“The baseline average calculation is pure genius. It surfaced a micro-trend in the real estate niche that had zero competition but a massive Magnetism Score. My client rode that exact wave for a month.”

Jessica L.
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Jessica L.Growth Hacker
50 Profiles Analyzed/Day

“The Pro Lifetime plan is the best $149 I've ever spent. I max out my daily manual scans evaluating influencer sponsorships. If a creator doesn't have green or cyan engagement badges on their recent videos, I don't hire them.”

Amanda C.
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Amanda C.Social Media Manager
Zero Infrastructure Headaches

“Purchasing API credits and setting up the webhook took me maybe 5 minutes. Every time we need deep scraping metrics on a creator, we fire a request and let Vertical Viral's stealth proxies do the heavy lifting.”

James W.
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James W.Automation Engineer
2.4M Views on 1 Reel

“My last video hit 2.4M views with an account that had less than 10k followers. I just replicated the visual pacing of a 'Diamond' rated outlier I found through the extension. It's the unfair advantage I needed.”

Clara B.
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Clara B.Video Editor
$0 Wasted Ad Spend

“Generic social media tools only show total views, which is useless. Vertical Viral shows me who actually has cult-like, active engagement. We dodge creators with fake followers effortlessly now.”

Thomas H.
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Thomas H.Marketing Lead
100% Shadowban Safe

“I was highly skeptical about account safety, but the fact that it never asks for my password and just reads the DOM locally is brilliant engineering. Pure invisible UI at its finest.”

Oliver M.
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Oliver M.Tech Reviewer
+$3,000 in API Credits

“We integrated Vertical Viral's data scraping API directly into our own SaaS product. The data is pristine, and the pay-as-you-go credit system means we never worry about expiring monthly limits.”

Richard G.
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Richard G.SaaS Founder
4 New Retainers

“I use the CSV export feature to build pitch decks. When I walk into a meeting and show potential clients mathematically proven content gaps in their industry, they sign the contract immediately.”

Sophia N.
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Sophia N.Freelance Strategist
Instant ROI

“For $29 a month, having an AI constantly hunting for outlier metadata in the background is a steal. It literally paid for itself on day two when it caught a rising trend before anyone else did.”

Kevin D.
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Kevin D.Solo Founder
12% Engagement Rate

“I finally understand the difference between generic reach and actual community magnetism. My average engagement rate jumped from 1.5% to 12% just by analyzing what the Top Ratio badge rewards.”

Laura P.
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Laura P.Community Manager
Flawless Predictions

“The math behind the Baseline Average is incredibly sound. It pinpoints virality instead of relying on a social media manager's 'gut feeling'. 98% prediction accuracy is no joke.”

Victor S.
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Victor S.Data Analyst
+8,000 Subs in 1 Month

“Travel content is ridiculously saturated. Vertical Viral helped me find a weird sub-niche (budget night trains) that was triggering 'Outlier' flags everywhere. It completely changed my channel's trajectory.”

Emma W.
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Emma W.Travel Creator
5x Click-Through Rate

“I analyze affiliate videos to reverse-engineer their Call-to-Actions. Seeing which specific reels generate exponential growth lets me copy the exact formulas that convert viewers into buyers.”

Daniel R.
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Daniel R.Affiliate Expert
Local Monopoly

“I scanned all the competing restaurants in my city. I noticed everyone doing food close-ups got red badges, while behind-the-scenes chef videos got cyan badges. I switched my content and doubled my weekend foot traffic.”

Carlos M.
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Carlos M.Restaurant Owner
Real-time Crisis Management

“We monitor the engagement velocity of brand announcements. If the momentum dips below the baseline average, we know instantly. It's a vital pulse check for modern PR.”

Rachel F.
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Rachel F.PR Exec
Sold out Coaching Program

“Fitness is full of copycats. Using Vertical Viral, I found a specific workout format that was achieving cult-like engagement in Europe and adapted it for my audience. Sold out my program in 3 days.”

Alex T.
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Alex T.Fitness Coach
$50k Revenue Day

“TikTok and IG Reels product research used to be a massive gamble. Now I just scan feeds for products with Diamond engagement badges. If the viewers are obsessing over it, I launch a store for it.”

Brian Y.
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Brian Y.E-com Founder
Topped Apple Charts

“We clip our podcast into shorts and scan the results. Vertical Viral tells us exactly which 10-second clip kept people hooked the longest based on the baseline deviation. Pure gold.”

Chloe S.
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Chloe S.Podcast Host
Due Diligence Perfected

“Before we fund a consumer brand, we use the API to scrape their entire social presence. If their engagement is artificially inflated with bots, the Magnetism Score exposes it instantly. Saves us millions.”

Simon L.
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Simon L.Venture Capitalist

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One scan is one profile or one post. Opening a profile's reels, getting a profile's details, collecting a post's comments or downloading a post each uses one scan, on this website and in our Chrome extensions alike.