使い方
- インストールコマンドをコピーし、自分の環境へ導入する前にソースを確認します。
- 必要なツール、認証情報、対応環境を原文で確認します。
- 入力と成果物を指定し、出力を資料と照合します。
npx skills add https://github.com/fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill instagram-api開始前の確認
- 導入にはモデル契約、API枠、ファイルへのアクセス許可は含まれません。
- スター数や導入数は活動の指標であり、独立した品質・安全性試験ではありません。
見出し、例、コード、表、リンク、参照画像を含む原文を表示しています。
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 URL | https://instagram.fetcher.sh |
| Auth | Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... or x402 (USDC) |
| Price | $0.004/call (flat) |
| Endpoints | 16, all GET |
| MCP | https://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 @handle | GET /api/user/handle/{handle} |
| Search accounts by name | GET /api/user/search |
| Get a user's posts, reels, or stories | GET /api/user/{id}/posts / /reels / /stories |
| Get a user's followers or followings | GET /api/user/{id}/followers / /followings |
| Look up a post by its share-URL shortcode | GET /api/post/code/{code} |
| Get a post's comments | GET /api/post/{id}/comments |
| Find posts under a hashtag | GET /api/hashtag/{name}/posts |
| Find posts tagged at a location | GET /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:
# 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)
| Endpoint | What it returns |
|---|---|
/api/user/handle/{handle} | Full profile by @handle — follower counts, bio, numeric ID |
/api/user/search | Profiles 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}/posts | A user's posts |
/api/user/{id}/posts/tagged | Posts the user is tagged in |
/api/user/{id}/reels | A user's reels |
/api/user/{id}/stories | A user's active stories |
/api/user/{id}/followers | A user's followers |
/api/user/{id}/followings | Accounts a user follows |
/api/post/code/{code} | A single post by its shortcode (from the post URL) |
/api/post/{id}/comments | A post's comments |
/api/hashtag/{name}/posts | Posts under a hashtag |
/api/hashtag/{name}/reels | Reels under a hashtag |
/api/location/{id}/posts | Posts tagged at a location |
/api/audio/{id}/posts | Posts 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:
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:
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):
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:
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:
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:
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
{
"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 key402— payment required (x402 challenge) ortopup_required(credits
exhausted)
404— not a priced path- No rate limits; no refunds on upstream failures (settlement precedes
delivery)
Reference
- Deep dives: `references/endpoints.md` (every
param) · `references/scenarios.md` (one curl per endpoint) · `references/faq.md` · `references/comparison.md` (vs. the official Instagram Graph API and a browser scraper)
- Task guides: profile lookup ·
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>
