Instagram

Instagram profile overview, post history, a single post, a profile's reels with their play counts, and a location's first feed page, as its logged-out web protocol answers.

Call these actions with your String API key; see Authentication. Every call answers with the envelope described in Responses & errors, whose data holds the rows below.

Site: instagram
Version: 1.0.0
Reads from: instagram.com

Action	Description	Listed price
`profile`	Read an Instagram profile: its name and biography, follower, following and post counts, verified and private flags, bio link and picture.	Billed per request at your plan's rates
`post`	Read one Instagram post or reel: its shortcode, publish time, author, caption text, like count, location, media urls, tagged accounts and alt text.	Billed per request at your plan's rates
`reels`	Read an Instagram profile's reels, newest first with each one's play count, shortcode, time, author, caption, like count, image and alt text.	Billed per request at your plan's rates

`profile`

Read an Instagram profile: its name and biography, follower, following and post counts, verified and private flags, bio link and picture.

POST https://request.usestring.ai/v1/integrations/instagram/profile

Input

Unknown fields are rejected.

Field	Type	Description
`handle`	string	Required. The profile handle, such as nasa, or its instagram.com URL. At least 1 character.

Output

data is an array of rows, one per result. Each row has:

Field	Type	Description
`handle`	string	—
`username`	string	As the page answers it, lowercase.
`fullName`	string \| null	—
`biography`	string \| null	—
`followerCount`	integer \| null	—
`followingCount`	integer \| null	—
`postCount`	integer \| null	The total posts counter, as the page words it.
`externalLink`	string \| null	—
`profilePicUrl`	string \| null	—
`isVerified`	boolean \| null	—
`isPrivate`	boolean \| null	—

Example

curl https://request.usestring.ai/v1/integrations/instagram/profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRING_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "handle": "nasa"
  }'

data starts with these rows:

[
  {
    "handle": "nasa",
    "username": "nasa",
    "fullName": "NASA",
    "biography": "Making the seemingly impossible, possible. ✨",
    "followerCount": 104370625,
    "followingCount": 90,
    "postCount": 4981,
    "externalLink": null,
    "profilePicUrl": "https://scontent-mia3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/29090066_159271188110124_1152068159029641216_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=5z5oMO3RoxYQ7kNvwE0rcKO&_nc_oc=Adp0dE-19sqmLqP7Upg9dNiyPvblnb0XBcjSmdu6hcxYLUK4iP7x5lXZFjhwI7Ra5RE&_nc_zt=24&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ss=79689&oh=00_AQNiJd4sjq6l3N3JtIPVdHmQBzQQPxP9aTkp6uUDNqWe2g&oe=6AE6F169",
    "isVerified": true,
    "isPrivate": false
  }
]

Requests and billing

Requests: 1 Web Access request per entry in items.
Billing: passthrough. Each request the action makes bills at its own rate on your plan; there is no separate charge for the action. See Pricing.

`post`

Read one Instagram post or reel: its shortcode, publish time, author, caption text, like count, location, media urls, tagged accounts and alt text.

POST https://request.usestring.ai/v1/integrations/instagram/post

Input

Unknown fields are rejected.

Field	Type	Description
`post`	string	Required. The post: its shortcode, or its instagram.com/p/, /reel/ or /reels/ URL. At least 1 character.

Output

data is an array of rows, one per result. Each row has:

Field	Type	Description
`code`	string	The post's shortcode, as its URL carries.
`takenAt`	string \| null	When the post was published, RFC 3339 in UTC.
`username`	string \| null	The author's handle.
`caption`	string \| null	—
`likeCount`	integer \| null	—
`location`	string \| null	The location the post is tagged with, when it names one.
`imageUrl`	string \| null	The media's published image.
`mediaCount`	integer	1 for a single photo or video, or the carousel's children.
`tagged`	string[] \| null	The accounts tagged in the media, plus the coauthors, without repeats. May be absent.
`alt`	string \| null	The media's accessibility alt text, which often carries the text in the image.
`isPaidPartnership`	boolean \| null	Whether the post carries a paid-partnership label.
`playCount`	integer \| null	A reel's plays; the reels surface publishes what the post-level surfaces answer null. May be absent.

Example

curl https://request.usestring.ai/v1/integrations/instagram/post \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRING_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "post": "De7XCa_TJ4h"
  }'

data starts with these rows:

[
  {
    "code": "De7XCa_TJ4h",
    "takenAt": "2026-10-25T18:35:11Z",
    "username": "nasaadmin",
    "caption": "This is how @nasa does game day. Roll Tide! 🚀🏈",
    "likeCount": 45303,
    "location": "Bryant-Denny Stadium",
    "imageUrl": "https://scontent-mia5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/858088880_1909652077075572_3321833479248057878_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ig_cache_key=NDAxNTkwNDgxNDIxODkxMTI2NTE5MDk2NTIwNzM3NDIyMzk%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjEyMTUuc2RyLnZpZGVvX2RlZmF1bHRfY292ZXJfZnJhbWUuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=3eTSUFhT_YkQ7kNvwE2h7HV&_nc_oc=AdqseJsCbV71a2uDmNjb0BokDdMesehW-e08A8qayZl50p2FIDPmEiIntq_sFewN2cc&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-mia5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=CyWiV57iZEhkMSY0WyBFMA&_nc_ss=79a8c&oh=00_AQO0w3Jw1w0EMgms-Z4HIF8T2wfVI8XG4xGFGLo2Rj_OXg&oe=6AE6E22D",
    "mediaCount": 1,
    "tagged": ["ua_athletics", "alabamafbl", "nasa", "univofalabama", "secrollins"],
    "alt": "Video by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on October 25, 2026. May be an image of stadium and text.",
    "isPaidPartnership": null
  }
]

Requests and billing

Requests: 1 Web Access request per entry in items, plus up to 1 setup request per call.
Billing: passthrough. Each request the action makes bills at its own rate on your plan; there is no separate charge for the action. See Pricing.

`reels`

Read an Instagram profile's reels, newest first with each one's play count, shortcode, time, author, caption, like count, image and alt text.

POST https://request.usestring.ai/v1/integrations/instagram/reels

Input

Unknown fields are rejected.

Field	Type	Description
`handle`	string	Required. The profile handle, such as nasa, or its instagram.com URL. At least 1 character.
`pages`	integer	The most pages of reels to read, 1 to 10, 12 a page, newest first. Defaults to 2. From 1 to 10.

Output

data is an array of rows, one per result. Each row has:

Field	Type	Description
`code`	string	—
`likeCount`	integer \| null	—
`playCount`	integer \| null	The reel's plays, which this surface publishes and the post-level ones answer null.

Example

curl https://request.usestring.ai/v1/integrations/instagram/reels \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRING_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "handle": "nasa",
    "pages": 2
  }'

data starts with these rows:

[
  {
    "code": "De7XCa_TJ4h",
    "likeCount": 45309,
    "playCount": 3827536
  },
  {
    "code": "De2t82PPyx9",
    "likeCount": 58214,
    "playCount": 2757890
  },
  {
    "code": "Dez3pRXgW1d",
    "likeCount": 22853,
    "playCount": 2274456
  },
  {
    "code": "DeuH0dDFGcg",
    "likeCount": 58414,
    "playCount": 3889314
  },
  {
    "code": "DeTUk4sDSp-",
    "likeCount": 750577,
    "playCount": 11001274
  },
  {
    "code": "DeSM5CYPDfd",
    "likeCount": 60533,
    "playCount": 3697961
  },
  {
    "code": "DePHLhtON_i",
    "likeCount": 99857,
    "playCount": 3176173
  },
  {
    "code": "DeMIwYYPAMt",
    "likeCount": 87360,
    "playCount": 4681239
  },
  {
    "code": "DeIXf9SNQVO",
    "likeCount": 21781,
    "playCount": 2853776
  },
  {
    "code": "DeFBxH0RF00",
    "likeCount": 41434,
    "playCount": 3732311
  },
  {
    "code": "DeCPVhERA8e",
    "likeCount": 244871,
    "playCount": 6083782
  },
  {
    "code": "DeCNJEyOkpq",
    "likeCount": 47713,
    "playCount": 2714109
  },
  {
    "code": "DeAVuphM4C-",
    "likeCount": 63788,
    "playCount": 3460191
  },
  {
    "code": "Dd1gQBsCWE8",
    "likeCount": 121595,
    "playCount": 5860534
  },
  {
    "code": "DdhFkS7KGkZ",
    "likeCount": 49564,
    "playCount": 7468692
  },
  {
    "code": "DdRyQxKteC1",
    "likeCount": 252963,
    "playCount": 10164206
  },
  {
    "code": "DdPsDCWRT-u",
    "likeCount": 61133,
    "playCount": 5730582
  },
  {
    "code": "DdPDuIepVPf",
    "likeCount": 83830,
    "playCount": 4738206
  },
  {
    "code": "DdMdxJhtdxh",
    "likeCount": 115923,
    "playCount": 3713067
  },
  {
    "code": "DdEsW1ItqpI",
    "likeCount": 128803,
    "playCount": 5579192
  },
  {
    "code": "Dc4u1yKPj_s",
    "likeCount": 48158,
    "playCount": 3692177
  },
  {
    "code": "Dc37MPNSAZq",
    "likeCount": 196451,
    "playCount": 7503488
  },
  {
    "code": "Dcwk7e1yHaY",
    "likeCount": 62661,
    "playCount": 3469085
  },
  {
    "code": "Dcv8Q_Pk06P",
    "likeCount": 200483,
    "playCount": 6641056
  }
]

Requests and billing

Requests: 1 Web Access request per result page, plus up to 1 setup request per call.
Billing: passthrough. Each request the action makes bills at its own rate on your plan; there is no separate charge for the action. See Pricing.

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