Instagram
Instagram search API
Search Instagram posts and reels. Call the Instagram search API and get JSON back in one request. 1 credit per call. Failed calls cost nothing.
POST
Search Instagram posts and reels
Searches Instagram posts and reels.
Request
query is required.
Response
If successful, the response body contains the standard envelope.data.results[] contains the matching posts and reels, each with its caption, author and views.
The following example is a real response, truncated: each list shows one item and long strings are cut.
For every field, see the response schema on this page.
Each result contains the fields of the search card: caption, author and view count. Likes, comments and media are returned by Instagram post.
Optional parameters
Billing
Each successful request consumes 1 credit, regardless of the number of items returned. Requests that fail, or that return no items, are not billed.Pagination
Results are paginated. To retrieve the next page, pass the value ofdata.cursor as cursor in a subsequent request. A response that omits cursor is the last page.
Related methods
- Instagram comments: Accepts
postUrl. Returns a post’s comments, or the replies to one comment. - Instagram post: Accepts
postUrl. Returns a post or reel, with its top comments. - Instagram profile: Accepts
userUrl. Returns a profile’s bio, stats and a page of its posts and reels. - Instagram profile reels: Accepts
userUrl. Returns a profile’s reels, with play counts.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
application/json