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Instagram API

Instagram Scraper API for Profiles, Posts and Reels

Read profiles, posts, Reels and comments. Put a creator’s work and audience response together in one place.

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WHAT YOU CAN BUILD / 08 ENDPOINTS

Put Instagram data to work.

Find your use case, then explore the request and response.

Get an Instagram profile

GET/v1/instagram/profile

Build a creator shortlist using profile biographies, audience counts, links, verification and business categories.

Get an Instagram basic profile

GET/v1/instagram/basic-profile

Build compact creator cards from the identity and profile details in the basic profile response.

Get an Instagram profile post count

GET/v1/instagram/profile/post-count

Build a publishing-volume comparison by retrieving the post count for each Instagram account in your shortlist.

List Instagram user posts

GET/v1/instagram/user/posts

Build a creator content library from a profile’s posts, captions, media and engagement information.

List Instagram user reels

GET/v1/instagram/user/reels

Build a short-video research board from a creator’s Reels, captions and engagement.

Get an Instagram post or reel

GET/v1/instagram/post

Build a post or Reel comparison card from its URL, caption, media, likes, comments and Reel play count.

List Instagram post comments

GET/v1/instagram/post/comments

Build a customer-question tracker from the comments on product posts and campaign content.

List Instagram user highlights

GET/v1/instagram/user/highlights

Build a profile research overview using a creator’s published Instagram story highlights.

HOW IT WORKS

From API key to Instagram data in four steps.

Run a sample below without a key.

  1. 01

    Get your API key

    Create a free account and copy your key. You start with 100 free credits; no card needed.

  2. 02

    Choose an endpoint

    Pick one of the 8 Instagram endpoints and add its input, such as a public handle.

  3. 03

    Send one request

    Call it with your key in the x-api-key header. ScrapeAtlas reads the public Instagram data and retries when a read fails.

  4. 04

    Use the JSON

    Get structured JSON with a coverage status. Only successful requests use a credit.

TRY IT HERE / LIVE SAMPLE

Try a sample request.

Try the Instagram API right here. This sample uses the Get an Instagram profile endpoint and returns live JSON. No API key needed.

  1. 01
    Choose a sample value

    Start with nasa, or change the handle field to your own value.

  2. 02
    Select Run sample

    Execute the sample code and see the response in the JSON response tab.

  3. 03
    Build on the result

    Open the full playground to try more parameters and copy code for your app.

Open this endpoint in the playground Request and response fields
LIVE SAMPLE / Get an Instagram profileNo API key needed

Preparing the sample…

// Run this sample here — no API key needed.
const value = "nasa";
const url = new URL("/website/demo/instagram",
  "https://api.scrapeatlas.com");
url.searchParams.set("value", value);

const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
GET/v1/instagram/profile

A live example from our playground. Change the value above, then select Run sample.

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Instagram API

Frequently Asked Questions

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Instagram API and scraping

What public data can I retrieve with the Instagram API?

Retrieve profiles, post counts, profile posts, Reels, individual posts, comments and story highlight albums. Responses expose structured identity, media and engagement fields for creator and content research.

How do I use an Instagram scraper for posts and Reels?

Use User Posts for photos, videos and carousels shared to the profile grid, or User Reels for Reel records. Pass the returned next_max_id or max_id to request another page, and use Post Details to enrich a selected post URL.

Can the Instagram API retrieve story highlight albums?

Yes. User Highlights lists highlight album identifiers, titles, cover thumbnails and owners. Use the album metadata alongside Profile to add a creator’s published highlight collections to a profile research card.

Instagram: creator profiles and published posts

Can I scrape Instagram profile bios and follower counts?

Yes. Profile accepts a handle or numeric user ID and returns identity, biography, links, follower and following counts, verification, business category and profile images. Basic Profile provides a user-ID lookup, and Profile Post Count retrieves the displayed publication count.

Which Instagram post fields can I use in a content research tool?

Post Details returns captions, media URLs, authors, timestamps, likes, comments, Reel play counts, carousel items, audio, location and co-authors. Post Comments retrieves written audience feedback with authors, timestamps, likes and reply counts.

How do I retrieve Instagram post comments and reply counts?

Use Post Comments with a public post or Reel to retrieve comment text, authors, timestamps, like counts and reply counts. These fields support a feedback research view linked to the original post.

API access and integration

How do I get a ScrapeAtlas API key and authenticate requests?

Create a ScrapeAtlas account and generate an API key in the dashboard. Send the key in the x-api-key request header when calling https://api.scrapeatlas.com. The API playground lets you enter an endpoint’s parameters and inspect its JSON response.

Can I call the scraping API from Python, JavaScript or the CLI?

Yes. Send authenticated HTTP requests from Python, JavaScript or another language that supports HTTP. The endpoint reference includes request examples and response fields. Use the ScrapeAtlas CLI for terminal workflows and pass the returned pagination values when requesting additional result pages.

Can I connect an AI assistant to the ScrapeAtlas MCP server?

Yes. Connect an MCP-compatible assistant to the ScrapeAtlas MCP server to discover and call the public platform tools with your ScrapeAtlas account. The agent reference also gives coding assistants a readable guide to the endpoints and their request schemas.

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