# Instagram Hashtag API. Pay per record.

> Instagram posts tagged with a hashtag, top or newest, with caption, likes, comments and views as JSON. From $0.00045 per post.

Canonical: https://apiforagents.dev/platforms/instagram/hashtag-api · Updated 2026-10-21

Get the posts tagged with an Instagram hashtag, either the top ranked ones or the newest first. Each post comes with its author, caption, likes, comments, views and permalink.

- Price: $0.00045 / post
- Billed: Per record
- Free to start: $0.10
- Endpoint: POST /v1/instagram

## What people build with the Instagram Hashtag API

- **Social listening.** Watch a campaign or product hashtag and see who is posting and how it lands.
- **Find creators by topic.** The accounts posting top content under a niche hashtag are a ready list to vet.
- **Trend research.** Read the newest posts under a tag to see what people are making about a topic this week.

## Quote it, then run it

1. free quote: the exact price, nothing charged:

```bash
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,"estimateOnly":true}'
```

2. the same call, run:

```bash
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}'
```

## Inputs

Everything you can send in one hashtag call. Required inputs first.

| Input | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| hashtag * | string | ≤150 chars |
| sort | enum |  |
| limit | integer | 1-50 |

## What comes back

The fields of every row, always present. Nothing is guessed: a value that could not be measured is null, and the answer's coverage says why.

| 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 |

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.

## A sample answer

Made-up names and values in the real field names, so you can see the shape before you spend anything.

| owner | caption | kind | postedAt | likes | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {"username":"mira.moves"} | 10-minute core flow, save it for later #pilates | reel | 2026-10-13T06:00:00Z | 18250 | 412 |
| {"username":"studio.flow"} | Reformer basics for week one #pilates | reel | 2026-10-12T17:20:00Z | 6400 | 120 |
| {"username":"corewithkai"} | My morning mat routine #pilates #wellness | carousel | 2026-10-11T05:45:00Z | 2980 | 64 |

## Pricing

Pay as you go, in US dollars, per record. No subscription, nothing expires, $5 first top-up, and every new agent starts with $0.10 free.

| Request | Records | At the list price |
|---|---|---|
| One post | 1 | $0.00045 |
| 10 posts | 10 | $0.0045 |
| A full page | 50 | $0.022 |

These are per-record list prices. Some calls also carry a minimum, such as a page of search results, so a small request can cost more than the table shows. The quote ("estimateOnly": true) is free, gives the most your exact request can cost, and the charge then settles to what came back. Records that do not come back are refunded.

## Try it without writing code

- [Open the Instagram Hashtag API in the playground](https://apiforagents.dev/dashboard/run?platform=instagram&op=hashtag): The playground runs any endpoint by hand: pick a platform and what you want from it, fill a short form named in plain words (or press Use sample input), see the free quote on the Run button, run it, then read the answer as a table or JSON and download it as CSV or JSON. The same call is written out as cURL, Python and Node while you type.

## Why this one, and not a scraper you run yourself

- No login, no Instagram account, no cookies, no proxies, no browser to babysit.
- When the site changes its pages, your request stays the same: keeping the reads working is our job, not yours.
- A fetch that fails costs nothing: it is named in the answer with a reason, and the quote says the most a call can cost before it runs.

## Use it from your tools

- [Instagram in n8n](https://apiforagents.dev/integrations/n8n/instagram)
- [Instagram in Make](https://apiforagents.dev/integrations/make/instagram)
- [Instagram in Zapier](https://apiforagents.dev/integrations/zapier/instagram)
- [Instagram in Python](https://apiforagents.dev/integrations/python/instagram)
- [Instagram in LangChain](https://apiforagents.dev/integrations/langchain/instagram)
- [Instagram in Claude Code](https://apiforagents.dev/integrations/claude-code/instagram)

## Questions

### What does the Instagram Hashtag API return?

One row per post: author username, caption, kind, posted date, likes, comments, views and duration for video, hashtags, media id, permalink, media URL, and whether it is pinned or a paid partnership.

### What do I pass in?

The hashtag, a sort of top (the ranked timeline) or newest (chronological), and a limit from 1 to 50.

### How much does it cost?

$0.00045 per post at the list price. A small call can carry a minimum, so quote first with "estimateOnly": true, which is free and is the most the call can cost. You pay for what comes back.

## Why API for Agents

- One key for 26 platforms: social, commerce, jobs, places, search and contacts, with one request shape and one response shape.
- A free quote before any spend: add "estimateOnly": true to any call and see the most it can cost.
- Pay per record in US dollars. No subscription, nothing expires, top-ups from $5.
- $0.10 free to try, no card. An AI agent can sign itself up in one request; a person claims it later.
- Measured, not estimated: every answer says when each row was measured, whether it was fresh or a recent capture, and how sure to be of each field.
- Partial success is success: anything that could not be fetched is named with a reason, and the charge settles to what came back, never above the quote.
- Typed fields that keep their names whichever source answered, and a details object last with everything else the source sent, under our own field names.
- Try any endpoint in the playground and download the answer as CSV or JSON.

## Start

The playground runs any endpoint by hand: pick a platform and what you want from it, fill a short form named in plain words (or press Use sample input), see the free quote on the Run button, run it, then read the answer as a table or JSON and download it as CSV or JSON. The same call is written out as cURL, Python and Node while you type. Open it at https://apiforagents.dev/dashboard/run?platform=instagram&op=hashtag (sign in first).

Agents register at https://apiforagents.dev/auth.md (one POST, $0.10 free). People: https://apiforagents.dev/docs#start. Prices: https://apiforagents.dev/pricing.md