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- An Instagram API alternative on fetcher.sh — pay-per-call in USDC via x402, or prepaid credits with a Bearer key, no login and no session cookies.

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Instagram API

Instagram data on demand: profile lookup by @handle, posts, reels, stories, tagged posts, followers and followings, hashtag and location feeds, audio/music feeds, and post comments — one plain HTTP GET per call, paid as you go. No login, no session cookies, no headless browser, no Graph API business verification.

Base URL: https://instagram.fetcher.sh

Quick reference

Base URLhttps://instagram.fetcher.sh
AuthAuthorization: Bearer bby_live_... or x402 (USDC)
Price$0.004/call (flat)
Endpoints16, all GET
MCPhttps://instagram.fetcher.sh/mcp
Machine-readable/openapi.json · /llms.txt · /skill.md

Which endpoint do I need?

I want to...Call
Look up a profile by @handleGET /api/user/handle/{handle}
Search accounts by nameGET /api/user/search
Get a user's posts, reels, or storiesGET /api/user/{id}/posts / /reels / /stories
Get a user's followers or followingsGET /api/user/{id}/followers / /followings
Look up a post by its share-URL shortcodeGET /api/post/code/{code}
Get a post's commentsGET /api/post/{id}/comments
Find posts under a hashtagGET /api/hashtag/{name}/posts
Find posts tagged at a locationGET /api/location/{id}/posts

Full param details for every row: `references/endpoints.md`.

Authentication

Two ways to pay, same data — full mechanics in the `fetcher` skill:

bash
# 1. Prepaid credits (recommended — get a key at https://fetcher.sh/topup
#    or via POST /api/credits/topup, see the fetcher skill)
export FETCHER_API_KEY="bby_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/handle/nasa"

# 2. x402 pay-per-call — omit the header; a GET with no payment returns 402
#    with machine-readable payment requirements (USDC on Base, Polygon,
#    Arbitrum, Monad, or Solana). @x402/fetch signs and retries automatically.

Every response is { "status": number, "message": string, "data": ... }; the HTTP status mirrors status.

Endpoints (16 — all GET, $0.004/call)

EndpointWhat it returns
/api/user/handle/{handle}Full profile by @handle — follower counts, bio, numeric ID
/api/user/searchProfiles matching a keyword query
/api/userid/{handle}Just the numeric user ID for a @handle
/api/user/{id}Profile by numeric ID
/api/user/{id}/postsA user's posts
/api/user/{id}/posts/taggedPosts the user is tagged in
/api/user/{id}/reelsA user's reels
/api/user/{id}/storiesA user's active stories
/api/user/{id}/followersA user's followers
/api/user/{id}/followingsAccounts a user follows
/api/post/code/{code}A single post by its shortcode (from the post URL)
/api/post/{id}/commentsA post's comments
/api/hashtag/{name}/postsPosts under a hashtag
/api/hashtag/{name}/reelsReels under a hashtag
/api/location/{id}/postsPosts tagged at a location
/api/audio/{id}/postsPosts using a specific audio/music track

{id} / {handle} / {name} / {code} are path parameters. Optional cursor / page paginate; query (user search) is required where it appears.

Scenarios

Resolve a profile by handle — the endpoint most callers want first:

bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/handle/nasa"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/handle/natgeo"

Search for profiles by keyword, or resolve just the numeric ID for a handle:

bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "query=fitness influencer" -G \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/search"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/userid/nasa"

A profile's posts, reels, stories, and tagged posts (by numeric ID from the handle lookup above):

bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/528817151/posts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/528817151/reels"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/528817151/stories"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/528817151/posts/tagged"

Followers and followings:

bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/528817151/followers"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/528817151/followings"

A single post by shortcode (the part of the URL after `/p/`), and its comments:

bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/post/code/C0JD3tntcmy"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/post/3245142029192513970/comments"

Posts and reels under a hashtag, posts from a location, and posts using an audio track:

bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/travel/posts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/hashtag/travel/reels"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/location/213131048/posts"

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FETCHER_API_KEY" \
  "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/audio/271328201351336/posts"

MCP

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instagram": {
      "url": "https://instagram.fetcher.sh/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer bby_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Free: search_endpoints, describe_endpoint, check_balance. Paid: fetch_data (any endpoint above), topup_credits, plus the named shortcut instagram_user_handle. Drop the headers block to pay per call with x402 instead — see the `fetcher` skill for the full flow.

Errors

  • 400 — missing/invalid parameter (message names it)
  • 401 — unknown or rotated key
  • 402 — payment required (x402 challenge) or topup_required (credits

exhausted)

  • 404 — not a priced path
  • No rate limits; no refunds on upstream failures (settlement precedes

delivery)

Reference

param) · `references/scenarios.md` (one curl per endpoint) · `references/faq.md` · `references/comparison.md` (vs. the official Instagram Graph API and a browser scraper)

hashtag and location monitoring

  • Slash command: `/instagram-profile`
  • Full agent setup: <https://instagram.fetcher.sh/skill.md>
  • OpenAPI 3.1 contract: <https://instagram.fetcher.sh/openapi.json>
  • Condensed catalog: <https://instagram.fetcher.sh/llms.txt>
  • Payment, credits, and MCP deep dive: `fetcher` skill
  • Site: <https://instagram.fetcher.sh>
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