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Instagram Highlight Detail API
Scrape Instagram Highlight Detail data with one API call. Returns the items within a specific Instagram story highlight including media URLs, thumbnails, durations, and capture timestamps. Highlights are archived story frames, so they carry no public caption and no public like, comment, or view count. Instagram shows story engagement only to the account owner, and it is never fabricated here.
Last updated August 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns the individual stories saved inside one highlight, with their media URLs, timestamps, and interaction counts.
Use it after highlights: pass the id it returned to see the contents of a single collection.
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What can you do with the Highlight Detail API?
The Highlight Detail endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/highlight/detail"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/highlight/detail",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/highlight/detail",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | No | Instagram highlight ID: the numeric id, with or without the `highlight:` prefix. Get it from `/v1/instagram/user/highlights`. |
Example Response
What does the Instagram Highlight Detail API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"endpoint": "/v1/tiktok/profile/videos",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "7658005300657638669",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7658005300657638669",
"content": {
"text": "dc @lara.joanna ",
"media_urls": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-eu.com/4a08329b68e24d90b840a05c9244ba65/6a498c37/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/ocXRU4saOAVGYeJRAAygAjFIzOGsgRf4peSeXk/?a=1233&bti=MzU8OGYpNHYpNzo5ZjEuLjpkLTptNDQwOg%3D%3D&&bt=1135&ft=ERfCkaZWD00Q12Nvr-HxzIxRA7lGF3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=OTg8NGkzZTQ8PDo1NmQ2O0BpanEzd205cmRlPDMzZzczNEAvNWM0NDFfNi8xMjExNF5eYSNmMGwyMmQ0LzBhLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20260703224143F66ABC3BD3A97DB0685C&btag=e000b0000",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/owxEmiGPia440JkI3PgALU3bB7aBAlzdBEsKB~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:400:q70.heic?dr=9232&refresh_token=bf18ce44&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=8AANrRWOCWfS6xtQ9JJiHB77vxo%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=933b5bde&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=132edbea&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=PUBLISH&sc=cover",
"duration_seconds": 16.903
},
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"display_name": "charli d’amelio",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/ee31de49ddf64b45c5b2e3c55fbd0ea4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.heic?dr=9608&idc=no1a&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=e0b099bd&s=PUBLISH&sc=avatar&shcp=132edbea&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=9SsuimlpGdsdlerisiaqvDVLV3c%3D",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 3417578,
"likes": 501973,
"comments": 2618,
"shares": 6304,
"saves": 22989
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-07-02T18:51:58.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "7656080164593437471",
"published_at_epoch": 1783018318
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.14949,
"language": null,
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": 4101094
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "7657606229484670221",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7657606229484670221",
"content": {
"text": "@Alexa Davis ",
"media_urls": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-eu.com/07ada727f60ed77f8504c4c9aee6f992/6a498c31/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/oAmE41FRfIDnKlQAZjDgfcEsqFENRqYDSBGUSB/?a=1233&bti=MzU8OGYpNHYpNzo5ZjEuLjpkLTptNDQwOg%3D%3D&&bt=857&ft=ERfCkaZWD00Q12Nvr-HxzIxRA7lGF3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=NWU8OTg2aTw6ODlpNDU1PEBpanlrNmw5cmxuPDMzZzczNEBfLTEtMy8tXzYxLzYvYTNfYSNlbGVvMmRrYC9hLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20260703224143F66ABC3BD3A97DB0685C&btag=e000b0000",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/ooZRDflKEE2SIFSfsAqgFBcFEORUAY4jBDl2Yc~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:400:q70.heic?dr=9232&refresh_token=0ee7ce0e&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=DiqCJ1sMgLvKp5k1aK2lKgBm7CU%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=933b5bde&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=132edbea&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=PUBLISH&sc=cover",
"duration_seconds": 10.123
},
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"display_name": "charli d’amelio",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/ee31de49ddf64b45c5b2e3c55fbd0ea4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.heic?dr=9608&idc=no1a&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=e0b099bd&s=PUBLISH&sc=avatar&shcp=132edbea&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=9SsuimlpGdsdlerisiaqvDVLV3c%3D",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 7205601,
"likes": 739100,
"comments": 1943,
"shares": 6268,
"saves": 28516
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-07-01T17:03:22.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "7656080164593437471",
"published_at_epoch": 1782925402
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.103713,
"language": null,
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": 8646721
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "7657287641641143565",
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@charlidamelio/video/7657287641641143565",
"content": {
"text": null,
"media_urls": "https://v19.tiktokcdn-eu.com/24d5a0ceaf069ce4435f27d4a1fb7fa5/6a498c2d/video/tos/alisg/tos-alisg-ve-37c799-sg/o4IuEqzEKBC3UgRghYEA5FEDZJDB2RL2JfePpS/?a=1233&bti=M0BzMzU8OGYpNzo5Zi5wIzEuLjpkNDQwOg%3D%3D&&bt=939&ft=ERfCkaZWD00Q12Nvr-HxzIxRA7lGF3_45SY&mime_type=video_mp4&rc=O2Q8M2k1Nzo7ODkzPGQ2NkBpM3VrZmo5cm01PDMzZzczNEBiYC0yLjU0XjQxNTMxX2FhYSNjZy5mMmRzYC9hLS1kMS9zcw%3D%3D&vvpl=1&l=20260703224143F66ABC3BD3A97DB0685C&btag=e000b0000",
"thumbnail_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-useast5-p-0068-tx/oEEehFBRSDqxRYEZJgMgAQpzEf2PJiDEJNI7CB~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:300:400:q70.heic?dr=9232&refresh_token=7ef5f605&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=10x4mFTkwGHZf2I3P%2FcRrZr6vTo%3D&t=bacd0480&ps=933b5bde&shp=d05b14bd&shcp=132edbea&idc=no1a&biz_tag=tt_video&s=PUBLISH&sc=cover",
"duration_seconds": 6.467
},
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"display_name": "charli d’amelio",
"avatar_url": "https://p16-common-sign.tiktokcdn-eu.com/tos-maliva-avt-0068/ee31de49ddf64b45c5b2e3c55fbd0ea4~tplv-tiktokx-cropcenter-q:1080:1080:q70.heic?dr=9608&idc=no1a&ps=87d6e48a&refresh_token=e0b099bd&s=PUBLISH&sc=avatar&shcp=132edbea&shp=d05b14bd&t=223449c4&x-expires=1783202400&x-signature=9SsuimlpGdsdlerisiaqvDVLV3c%3D",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 5941789,
"likes": 941067,
"comments": 3165,
"shares": 17173,
"saves": 18760
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-06-30T20:27:04.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "7530783142774065975",
"published_at_epoch": 1782851224
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.161804,
"language": null,
"content_category": null,
"estimated_reach": 7130147
}
}
],
"next_cursor": "1782516110000",
"total": 10,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"request_id": "req-8Kq2ZmR4vT9xLb3P",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": "sc.eyJ2IjoyLCJjIjoiMTc4MjUxNjExMDAwMCIsInAiOiJtYXhfY3Vyc29yIn0",
"has_more": true,
"page_size": 10
}
}Example captured from the TikTok API. Every SocialCrawl endpoint returns this same unified schema, so your Instagram Highlight Detail response has the same fields.
API Details
How does the Instagram Highlight Detail API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
Developer First
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Computed fields, not just scraped
When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language. Ready to use.
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()[ .JSON ]
{
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}FAQ
Have a question? We got answers
Find answers to frequently asked questions about SocialCrawl's API, pricing, and capabilities.
Contact usHow do I get the stories inside an Instagram highlight?
Send a GET request to /v1/instagram/highlight/detail with the id parameter set to a highlight collection ID. SocialCrawl returns a JSON array of every story item in that highlight with media URLs, type, duration, and timestamp.
Where do I get the highlight ID from?
Call the highlights endpoint first. /v1/instagram/highlights returns a list of highlight collections for a user, and each entry includes its highlight ID. Use that ID here to fetch the stories inside.
What fields does the Highlight Detail API return?
Each story item includes a unique ID, media type (image or video), original media URL, thumbnail URL, duration (for videos), posted timestamp, and any music or sticker metadata Instagram exposes for that item.
Can I download the media from highlight stories?
Yes. The response includes direct media URLs you can fetch with a regular HTTP client. Most stories stay available for as long as the user keeps the highlight pinned to their profile.
How much does the Highlight Detail API cost?
One request costs 1 credit on the standard tier and returns every item in the highlight. With 100 free credits on signup you can pull around 100 highlight collections before deciding whether to upgrade.
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