instagram-api

tarafından fetcher-sh

fetcher.sh üzerinde bir Instagram API alternatifi — x402 aracılığıyla USDC olarak çağrı başına ödeme veya Bearer anahtarıyla ön ödemeli krediler, giriş yok ve oturum çerezleri yok. Kullanıcı bir Instagram profilini @handle ile çözmek, anahtar kelimeyle kullanıcı aramak, bir profilin gönderilerini, reels'lerini, hikayelerini, etiketlenen gönderilerini, takipçilerini veya takip ettiklerini çekmek, shortcode ile tek bir gönderiyi aramak, bir gönderinin yorumlarını okumak, bir hashtag veya yalnızca reels hashtag akışı altındaki gönderileri getirmek, bir konumdan gönderileri çekmek veya bir... kullanarak gönderileri çekmek istediğinde kullanın.

npx skills add https://github.com/fetcher-sh/fetcher-skills --skill instagram-api

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:

# 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:

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 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