# See the Instagram Stories an Account Is Showing Now

**Use case:** 

Check which stories an account is showing right now — media links, mentions, hashtags, sticker types and expiry time. From $0.008 per account on paid plans. No start fee, no login. Ready to run.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "nasa"
  ],
  "includeStories": true,
  "includeHighlights": false,
  "maxProfiles": 10,
  "maxHighlightsPerProfile": 10,
  "maxRunSeconds": 600
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "charged": {
    "label": "Charged"
  },
  "kind": {
    "label": "Story or highlight"
  },
  "username": {
    "label": "Account"
  },
  "userFullName": {
    "label": "Account name"
  },
  "userIsVerified": {
    "label": "Verified"
  },
  "highlightTitle": {
    "label": "Highlight album"
  },
  "takenAt": {
    "label": "Posted at"
  },
  "expiresAt": {
    "label": "Story expires at"
  },
  "mediaType": {
    "label": "Media"
  },
  "isVideo": {
    "label": "Is video"
  },
  "videoDuration": {
    "label": "Video seconds"
  },
  "displayUrl": {
    "label": "Image / thumbnail URL"
  },
  "videoUrl": {
    "label": "Video URL"
  },
  "mediaUrlExpiresAt": {
    "label": "Media link expires at"
  },
  "mentions": {
    "label": "Mentions"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags"
  },
  "links": {
    "label": "Outbound links"
  },
  "stickerTypes": {
    "label": "Sticker types"
  },
  "isSponsored": {
    "label": "Paid partnership"
  },
  "locationName": {
    "label": "Location"
  },
  "shortCode": {
    "label": "Short code"
  },
  "mediaId": {
    "label": "Media id"
  },
  "highlightId": {
    "label": "Highlight id"
  },
  "highlightCreatedAt": {
    "label": "Album created"
  },
  "userId": {
    "label": "Account id"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Read at"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "statusReason": {
    "label": "Why"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Instagram Stories Scraper — Instagram Highlights, No Start Fee](https://apify.com/steadyfetch/instagram-stories-highlights-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/steadyfetch/instagram-stories-highlights-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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