Instagram API by APISH

Get public Instagram data as clean, consistent JSON: comments on an Instagram post, stories inside an Instagram highlight, instagram location, one Instagram post, instagram post or reel (media URLs, counts, music, tags), instagram embed card and more. 21 endpoints, one response shape, numbers parsed, absolute URLs.

How to use

1. Pick an Endpoint. Each option shows what it returns and its price in credits.
2. Enter its Parameters as JSON, for example {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeewiSPpCrm/"}. All parameters are listed below.
3. Run. Each call becomes one row in the dataset. Use Batch to run the same endpoint for many inputs and Pages per input to follow pagination.

Pricing

Pay per event: you pay per APISH credit the call used. The price of each endpoint is in the table below. Calls that fail on our side (server errors, timeouts, blocks) are free.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Returns	Required parameters	Credits
/instagram/v1/comments	Comments on an Instagram post	url	1
/instagram/v1/highlight	Stories inside an Instagram highlight	id	1
/instagram/v1/location	Instagram location	id	1
/instagram/v1/post	One Instagram post	url	1
/instagram/v1/post/details	Instagram post or reel (media URLs, counts, music, tags)	url	1
/instagram/v1/post/embed	Instagram embed card	url	1
/instagram/v1/post/tagged-users	Accounts tagged in an Instagram post	url	1
/instagram/v1/post/transcript	Instagram reel transcript	url	1
/instagram/v1/reels/audio	Reels using a sound	id	1
/instagram/v1/reels/trending	Trending Instagram reels	—	1
/instagram/v1/search	Search Instagram posts and reels	q	1
/instagram/v1/search/hashtag	Top Instagram posts for a hashtag	q	1
/instagram/v1/search/profiles	Search Instagram accounts	q	1
/instagram/v1/search/reels	Search Instagram reels	q	1
/instagram/v1/trending	Trending topics on Instagram	—	1
/instagram/v1/user	Instagram profile	username	1
/instagram/v1/user/basic	Instagram profile (light)	username	1
/instagram/v1/user/highlights	Instagram story highlights	username	1
/instagram/v1/user/post-count	Instagram post and reel counts	username	1
/instagram/v1/user/posts	Instagram user posts	username	1
/instagram/v1/user/reels	Instagram user reels (plays, likes, comments)	username	1

Output

Each dataset row has endpoint, params, status, credits_used and the endpoint's data. Add "raw": 1 to the parameters to also get the site's original record, or "fields": "a,b.c" to return only the fields you need.

Endpoint details

Comments on an Instagram post

Endpoint /instagram/v1/comments · 1 credit per successful call.

Pagination: pass the cursor from next_cursor on the previous response; next_cursor is null on the last page.

Parameters:

• url (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeewiSPpCrm/"}

Stories inside an Instagram highlight

Endpoint /instagram/v1/highlight · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• id (required): Highlight ID or URL.

Example parameters: {"id":"18195781759377100"}

Instagram location

Endpoint /instagram/v1/location · 1 credit per successful call.

An Instagram location page as shown logged out: name, category, coordinates, address, city, zip, phone, price range, the number of posts tagged there, and its top posts (about 15, with caption, media, likes and comments). Logged out, Instagram refuses further pages, so next_cursor is always null.

Parameters:

• id (required): Location id, or a instagram.com/explore/locations/
• url: Location page URL (instead of id).

Example parameters: {"id":"212988663"}

One Instagram post

Endpoint /instagram/v1/post · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• url (required): Post URL or shortcode.

Example parameters: {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeewiSPpCrm/"}

Instagram post or reel (media URLs, counts, music, tags)

Endpoint /instagram/v1/post/details · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• url (required)

Example parameters: {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeTUk4sDSp-/"}

Instagram embed card

Endpoint /instagram/v1/post/embed · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• url (required)

Example parameters: {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeAYvsnn4la/"}

Accounts tagged in an Instagram post

Endpoint /instagram/v1/post/tagged-users · 1 credit per successful call.

People tagged in the post: one entry per person in tagged_users, and every tag with its position and carousel slide in tags.

Parameters:

• url (required)

Example parameters: {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DeM-xDCA2W5/"}

Instagram reel transcript

Endpoint /instagram/v1/post/transcript · 1 credit per successful call.

Speech-to-text on the reel audio.

Parameters:

• url (required)

Example parameters: {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeTUk4sDSp-/"}

Reels using a sound

Endpoint /instagram/v1/reels/audio · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• id (required): Audio ID (music.audio_id from post details) or /reels/audio/ URL.
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"id":"281823195823646"}

Trending Instagram reels

Endpoint /instagram/v1/reels/trending · 1 credit per successful call.

Search Instagram posts and reels

Endpoint /instagram/v1/search · 1 credit per successful call.

Instagram's public keyword pages; includes related searches.

Parameters:

• q (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"q":"space"}

Top Instagram posts for a hashtag

Endpoint /instagram/v1/search/hashtag · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• q (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"q":"space"}

Search Instagram accounts

Endpoint /instagram/v1/search/profiles · 1 credit per successful call.

Accounts behind the top results for the keyword.

Parameters:

• q (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"q":"cooking"}

Search Instagram reels

Endpoint /instagram/v1/search/reels · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• q (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"q":"cooking"}

Trending topics on Instagram

Endpoint /instagram/v1/trending · 1 credit per successful call.

Instagram profile

Endpoint /instagram/v1/user · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• username (required)

Example parameters: {"username":"nasa"}

Instagram profile (light)

Endpoint /instagram/v1/user/basic · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• username (required)

Example parameters: {"username":"nasa"}

Instagram story highlights

Endpoint /instagram/v1/user/highlights · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• username (required)

Example parameters: {"username":"nasa"}

Instagram post and reel counts

Endpoint /instagram/v1/user/post-count · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• username (required)

Example parameters: {"username":"nasa"}

Instagram user posts

Endpoint /instagram/v1/user/posts · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• username (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"username":"nasa"}

Instagram user reels (plays, likes, comments)

Endpoint /instagram/v1/user/reels · 1 credit per successful call.

Parameters:

• username (required)
• cursor: Value of next_cursor from the previous page.

Example parameters: {"username":"nasa"}

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