Instagram data, ready when you are.

Profiles, posts, comments, followers, hashtags and similar accounts from Instagram.

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What you can get.

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Profiles
Name, headline, company, skills and work history.
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Posts by a person
A person's latest posts, with likes and comments.
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Similar
Accounts related to one account, for finding more like it.
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Hashtag
Posts TAGGED with a hashtag. Instagram's public listening surface. 'top' is the ranked timeline; 'newest' is chronological.
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Search
Instagram's own account search. Find handles by name or keyword.
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Comments
Top comments on up to ten Instagram POSTS, by /p/ or /reel/ URL (or a bare shortcode). Author is free text. Commenters are not corpus members.
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Followers
The followers OR the following list of up to ten public accounts. The discovered accounts become thin corpus rows and a directed follow edge.
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What the data looks like.

username	fullName	biography	category	isVerified	isBusiness	followers	following	mediaCount	engagementRate	location	igUserId	avatarUrl	externalUrl	isPrivate	lastPostedAt	details
brewlab.coffee	Brewlab Coffee	Small-batch roasters · Austin, TX	Coffee shop	false	true	48,210	312	864	0.031	Austin, Texas	456125832	https://img.instagram.com/brewlab-coffee.jpg	https://www.instagram.com/brewlab-coffee-1000	false	2026-10-05	{}
mira.moves	Mira \| Pilates	Pilates for busy people · new class every Monday	Fitness trainer	true	true	182,400	540	1,210	0.046	Mumbai, India	908365941	https://img.instagram.com/mira-pilates.jpg	https://www.instagram.com/mira-pilates-1001	false	2026-10-11	{}
northfold.studio	Northfold Studio	Brand and product design	Design studio	false	true	9,120	201	302	0.022	London	2725119329	https://img.instagram.com/northfold-studio.jpg	https://www.instagram.com/northfold-studio-1002	false	2026-10-03	{}

17 fields, scroll sideways for all. Example rows: made-up names, real field names. Live calls return real data.

For developers

API reference.

One endpoint, POST /v1/instagram. Open an operation to see its fields.

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Profilesprofiles

Profile cards for up to ten accounts. Profile-only by default. A call that also wants each account's recent posts says `include.posts` and gets profiles AND posts in one call, one answer.

Field	Type	Meaning
subjects *	list of string · 1-10 items	Usernames or profile URLs.
fields	list of enum	'contact' adds the business email/phone fields to the answer; the fetch is the same either way, so this shapes the RESPONSE, not the bill.profile · contact
include	object
include.posts	object
include.posts.limit	integer · 1-48	Recent posts to fetch per account, newest first; 1-48.
include.posts.tab	enum	Which tab to read: the grid ("posts") or Reels ("reels").posts · reels
include.posts.since	string · YYYY-MM-DD	Only posts on or after this day (YYYY-MM-DD). Omit for the newest.

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
username	string
igUserId	string
fullName	string
biography	string
avatarUrl	string
profileUrl	string
externalUrl	string
bioLinks	list of object
category	string
isVerified	boolean
isPrivate	boolean
isBusiness	boolean
followers	integer
following	integer
mediaCount	integer
highlightReelCount	integer
engagementRate	number
contactEmail	string
contactPhone	string
location	string
businessStreet	string
businessZip	string
businessCityId	string
businessLatitude	number
businessLongitude	number
facebookPage	object
lastPostedAt	string
recentPosts	list of object
relatedAccounts	list of object
details	object

Every field is present on every row: a value the source had nothing for is null, an empty list is []. details is always the last field: everything else the source sent for that row, under our own field names. Its keys depend on the source that answered, so read them defensively; it is {} when there is nothing more.

example request · profiles

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"profiles","subjects":["natgeo","nike"]}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "username": "brewlab.coffee",
    "fullName": "Brewlab Coffee",
    "biography": "Small-batch roasters · Austin, TX",
    "category": "Coffee shop",
    "isVerified": false,
    "isBusiness": true,
    "followers": 48210,
    "following": 312,
    "mediaCount": 864,
    "engagementRate": 0.031,
    "location": "Austin, Texas",
    "igUserId": "456125832",
    "avatarUrl": "https://img.instagram.com/brewlab-coffee.jpg",
    "externalUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/brewlab-coffee-1000",
    "isPrivate": false,
    "lastPostedAt": "2026-10-05",
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "username": "mira.moves",
    "fullName": "Mira | Pilates",
    "biography": "Pilates for busy people · new class every Monday",
    "category": "Fitness trainer",
    "isVerified": true,
    "isBusiness": true,
    "followers": 182400,
    "following": 540,
    "mediaCount": 1210,
    "engagementRate": 0.046,
    "location": "Mumbai, India",
    "igUserId": "908365941",
    "avatarUrl": "https://img.instagram.com/mira-pilates.jpg",
    "externalUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/mira-pilates-1001",
    "isPrivate": false,
    "lastPostedAt": "2026-10-11",
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

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Posts by a personposts

One account's recent posts, newest first. The grid or the Reels tab. With the author's profile card in the same answer.

Field	Type	Meaning
subject *	string · ≤400 chars	One username or profile URL.
limit	integer · 1-48
tab	enum	'reels' pulls the Reels tab instead of the grid. Non-default tabs and date floors always fetch fresh (they never touch the grid's cache markers) and are served fresh from a source that has them.posts · reels
since	string · YYYY-MM-DD

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
shortCode	string
igMediaId	string
caption	string
kind	string
productType	string
postedAt	string
permalink	string
mediaUrl	string
videoUrl	string
images	list of string
media	list of object
width	integer
height	integer
likes	integer
comments	integer
views	integer
plays	integer
saves	integer
shares	integer
videoDuration	number
language	string
likesHidden	boolean
isPinned	boolean
isPaidPartnership	boolean
hashtags	list of string
mentions	list of string
owner	object
taggedUsers	list of object
coauthors	list of object
sponsors	list of object
locationName	string
locationId	string
music	object
firstComment	string
recentComments	list of object
details	object

example request · posts

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"posts","subject":"natgeo","limit":12}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "owner": {
      "username": "brewlab.coffee"
    },
    "caption": "New single origin from Chikmagalur ☕ #specialtycoffee",
    "kind": "image",
    "postedAt": "2026-10-15T08:00:00Z",
    "likes": 2140,
    "comments": 88,
    "hashtags": [
      "specialtycoffee"
    ],
    "views": null,
    "videoDuration": null,
    "igMediaId": "1315471224",
    "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/new-single-origin-from-chikmagalur-speci-1000",
    "mediaUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/new-single-origin-from-chikmagalur-speci-1000",
    "isPinned": false,
    "isPaidPartnership": false,
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "owner": {
      "username": "brewlab.coffee"
    },
    "caption": "How we dial in espresso every morning",
    "kind": "reel",
    "postedAt": "2026-10-12T07:30:00Z",
    "likes": 5310,
    "comments": 142,
    "hashtags": [
      "espresso",
      "baristalife"
    ],
    "views": 88400,
    "videoDuration": 41,
    "igMediaId": "1973392646",
    "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/how-we-dial-in-espresso-every-morning-1001",
    "mediaUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/how-we-dial-in-espresso-every-morning-1001",
    "isPinned": false,
    "isPaidPartnership": false,
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

Try posts by a person in the playground Examples and pricing for posts by a person

Similarsimilar

Accounts related to one account, for finding more like it.

Field	Type	Meaning
subject *	string · ≤400 chars	One username or profile URL.
limit	integer · 1-50

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
username	string
fullName	string
igUserId	string
isVerified	boolean
isPrivate	boolean
avatarUrl	string
profileUrl	string
followers	integer
profile	object
details	object

example request · similar

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"similar","subject":"natgeo","limit":20}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "username": "roastery.co",
    "fullName": "Roastery Co.",
    "followers": 61200,
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "username": "dailygrind.cafe",
    "fullName": "Daily Grind",
    "followers": 23400,
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

Hashtaghashtag

Posts TAGGED with a hashtag. Instagram's public listening surface. 'top' is the ranked timeline; 'newest' is chronological.

Field	Type	Meaning
hashtag *	string · ≤150 chars
sort	enum	top · newest
limit	integer · 1-50

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
shortCode	string
igMediaId	string
caption	string
kind	string
productType	string
postedAt	string
permalink	string
mediaUrl	string
videoUrl	string
images	list of string
media	list of object
width	integer
height	integer
likes	integer
comments	integer
views	integer
plays	integer
saves	integer
shares	integer
videoDuration	number
language	string
likesHidden	boolean
isPinned	boolean
isPaidPartnership	boolean
hashtags	list of string
mentions	list of string
owner	object
taggedUsers	list of object
coauthors	list of object
sponsors	list of object
locationName	string
locationId	string
music	object
firstComment	string
recentComments	list of object
details	object

example request · hashtag

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"hashtag","hashtag":"streetphotography","sort":"top","limit":20}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "owner": {
      "username": "mira.moves"
    },
    "caption": "10-minute core flow, save it for later #pilates",
    "kind": "reel",
    "postedAt": "2026-10-13T06:00:00Z",
    "likes": 18250,
    "comments": 412,
    "views": 241000,
    "videoDuration": 58,
    "hashtags": [
      "pilates",
      "corestrength"
    ],
    "igMediaId": "2465709650",
    "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/10-minute-core-flow-save-it-for-later-pi-1000",
    "mediaUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/10-minute-core-flow-save-it-for-later-pi-1000",
    "isPinned": false,
    "isPaidPartnership": false,
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "owner": {
      "username": "studio.flow"
    },
    "caption": "Reformer basics for week one #pilates",
    "kind": "reel",
    "postedAt": "2026-10-12T17:20:00Z",
    "likes": 6400,
    "comments": 120,
    "views": 91200,
    "videoDuration": 33,
    "hashtags": [
      "pilates",
      "reformer"
    ],
    "igMediaId": "1592716932",
    "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/reformer-basics-for-week-one-pilates-1001",
    "mediaUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reformer-basics-for-week-one-pilates-1001",
    "isPinned": false,
    "isPaidPartnership": false,
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

Try hashtag in the playground Examples and pricing for hashtag

Searchsearch

Instagram's own account search. Find handles by name or keyword.

Field	Type	Meaning
query *	string · ≤300 chars
limit	integer · 1-25

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
username	string
fullName	string
igUserId	string
isVerified	boolean
isPrivate	boolean
avatarUrl	string
profileUrl	string
followers	integer
profile	object
details	object

example request · search

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"search","query":"coffee roasters","limit":10}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "username": "mira.moves",
    "fullName": "Mira | Pilates",
    "followers": 182400,
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "username": "corewithkai",
    "fullName": "Kai Tan",
    "followers": 96300,
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

Try search in the playground Examples and pricing for search

Commentscomments

Top comments on up to ten Instagram POSTS, by /p/ or /reel/ URL (or a bare shortcode). Author is free text. Commenters are not corpus members.

Field	Type	Meaning
subjects *	list of string · 1-10 items	Post URLs (/p/ or /reel/) or bare shortcodes.
limit	integer · 1-100

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
igCommentId	string
author	string
body	string
score	integer
commentedAt	string
commenter	object
replyCount	integer
commentUrl	string
postUrl	string
details	object

example request · comments

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"comments","subjects":["https://www.instagram.com/p/<shortcode>/"],"limit":50}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "author": "ravi.k",
    "body": "Tried this today, so good!",
    "score": 42,
    "commentedAt": "2026-10-15T09:10:00Z",
    "igCommentId": "1406279790",
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "author": "lena_m",
    "body": "Which beans do you use?",
    "score": 18,
    "commentedAt": "2026-10-15T09:44:00Z",
    "igCommentId": "3977780793",
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

Try comments in the playground Examples and pricing for comments

Followersfollowers

The followers OR the following list of up to ten public accounts. The discovered accounts become thin corpus rows and a directed follow edge.

Field	Type	Meaning
subjects *	list of string · 1-10 items	Usernames or profile URLs.
direction	enum	followers · following
limit	integer · 1-100

Response fields, each row of data

Field	Type
username	string
fullName	string
igUserId	string
isVerified	boolean
isPrivate	boolean
avatarUrl	string
profileUrl	string
followers	integer
profile	object
details	object

example request · followers

curl -X POST https://apiforagents.dev/v1/instagram \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFA_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"op":"followers","subjects":["natgeo"],"direction":"following","limit":50}'

Example response rows

data · made-up names, real field names

[
  {
    "username": "ravi.k",
    "fullName": "Ravi Kumar",
    "followers": 412,
    "details": {}
  },
  {
    "username": "lena_m",
    "fullName": "Lena M.",
    "followers": 2100,
    "details": {}
  }
]

An example to show the shape. The rows show the most used fields; a live row carries every field in the table above.

Try followers in the playground Examples and pricing for followers

Historyhistoryfree

The stored time series. Free, reads only what captures already wrote.

Field	Type	Meaning
subjects *	list of string · 1-10 items	Usernames or profile URLs.
metric	enum	followers · following · media_count · engagement_rate
days	integer · 1-730

Instagram data, ready when you are.

What you can get.

Profiles

Posts by a person

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Hashtag

Search

Comments

Followers

What the data looks like.

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