How do I get Instagram story highlights with an API?

Send a GET request to /v1/instagram/user/highlights with either the handle (username) or user_id parameter. SocialCrawl returns a JSON array of the user's highlight collections including each collection's title, cover image, and item count.

What is an Instagram story highlight?

A highlight is a collection of past stories the user has pinned permanently to their profile. Unlike regular stories, highlights do not expire after 24 hours, so they remain available to scrape at any time.

Can I see the individual stories inside a highlight?

This endpoint returns the highlight collections themselves. To fetch the actual story items inside a specific highlight, take the highlight ID from this response and call the highlight-detail endpoint with that ID.

Can I pass handle or user_id?

Either works. Pass user_id if you already have it from a prior profile call — it skips the username-to-ID lookup and returns faster. Otherwise pass handle with the username and SocialCrawl will resolve it.

How much does the Instagram Highlights API cost?

One request costs 1 credit on the standard tier. New accounts receive 100 free credits with no card on file, so you can list highlights for about 100 users before deciding whether to top up.

100 free credits — no credit card required

Highlights Data API

Name: Instagram Highlights API
Brand: SocialCrawl
Availability: InStock

Scrape Instagram Highlights data with one API call. Returns a list of story highlight collections for an Instagram user including highlight titles, cover images, and item counts.

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Instagram API

What can you do with the Highlights API?

The Highlights endpoint gives you structured Instagram data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/instagram/highlights

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
user_id	No	Instagram user id. Use for faster response times.
handle	No	Instagram username without the @ symbol

API Details

How does the Instagram Highlights API work?

Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON. Every response follows our unified schema with computed fields.

Method

GET

Response

JSON

Why SocialCrawl

Why use SocialCrawl for Instagram Highlights data?

We handle the complexity of Instagram data extraction so you can focus on building. Unified schema, AI enrichment, and zero platform logic in your code.

One schema for every platform — write your integration once
Computed fields on every response: engagement rate, reach, category, language
No scraping infrastructure to build, no proxies to manage, no rate limits to fight
Real-time data from Instagram — no caching, no delays

Developer First

How do you scrape social media data in seconds?

The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 28 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 28 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

Computed fields, not just scraped

Every response includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.

No code required

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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"
    }
  }
}

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