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Highlights Data API

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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Try the Instagram Highlights API

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GET/v1/instagram/highlights
2 optional parameters

Instagram user id. Use for faster response times.

Instagram username without the @ symbol

Works with 21 platforms

·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
·TikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·UUtility
Instagram API

What can you do with the Highlights API?

The Highlights endpoint gives you structured, AI-enriched Instagram data in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.

Example Request

GET /v1/v1/instagram/user/highlights

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
user_idNoInstagram user id. Use for faster response times.
handleNoInstagram 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 AI-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.

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 21 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.

One schema, every platform

Query 21 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.

AI-enriched, not just scraped

Computed fields on every response: engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, language.

No code required

Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.socialcrawl.com/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": 124000 },
    "engagement": { "likes": 5200, "engagement_rate": 0.045 },
    "metadata": { "language": "en", "content_category": "food" }
  }
}
and many more
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