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Instagram Profile Posts API
Scrape Instagram Profile Posts data with one API call. Returns the public posts on an Instagram profile, newest first. Paging the cursor continues through that grid until it ends. Each post includes the written caption, the post URL, the media type, the post date, the like count and the comment count. Instagram is currently returning two record widths on this surface, and the narrow one carries no like count, no comment count, no post date and no author display name. When a whole page comes back narrow, the page is served from a second source that carries all four, at the same price, and its `next_cursor` continues on that source. If no second source answers, the narrow page is returned rather than an error, so those leaves can still be null on a page. Every row still carries its id, URL and caption. Every row also carries `post.ext.media_type` (`image`, `video` or `carousel`), a carousel carries its slide count at `post.ext.carousel_count`, and `post.flags.pinned` marks the posts the owner pinned to the top of the grid. `exclude_pinned=true` leaves those pinned posts out, and `recent_days=N` keeps only posts from the last N days and stops the pagination once a page reaches older posts, so walking a feed back to a date window needs no manual stop. Send `include=audio` to add the sound each video uses: `post.ext.music_id`, the id /v1/instagram/audio/reels takes, and `post.ext.music` (`{ id, track_title, artist, is_original }`), for 1 extra credit per video filled. When you need the engagement for a specific post, pass its URL to /v1/instagram/post/stats; for a whole feed with share counts merged in, use /v1/instagram/profile/posts/full. Collaborative posts (Instagram's native "Collab" feature) are fully resolved: `post.ext.coauthors` lists every co-author account as `{ id, username, full_name, is_verified, profile_pic_url }`. Read it whenever you list a profile: a collab post has a single producer and appears in every co-author's grid, so `post.author` is whichever account created the post and is not always the handle you queried. The complete set of accounts on a post is `post.author.username` plus every `username` in `post.ext.coauthors`. An empty array means Instagram reports the post as not a collab; on a narrow record the key is absent rather than empty, which means the question was not answered for that row, so treat absent and `[]` as different. Note: engagement.shares is null on this endpoint (the upstream carries no per-post share count); to additionally merge in per-post share counts where a second source exposes them (coverage varies by account), use /v1/instagram/profile/posts/full. With trim=true the upstream record is the narrow one, so the page is normally served from the second source described at the top and carries every field above. A trimmed page served as it is omits `post.ext.coauthors` and leaves `post.flags.pinned` null, because the trimmed record carries neither signal.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns the public posts on a profile, newest first, with the written caption, like and comment counts, media URL, media type, and timestamp. Paging the cursor continues through that grid until it ends. Share counts are not included. Collab posts list every co-author under ext.coauthors.
Use it for a plain feed pull; profile/posts/full adds per-post share counts. On a collab post the author is whoever created it, so read ext.coauthors for everyone on it.
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What can you do with the Profile Posts API?
The Profile Posts 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/profile/posts?handle=instagram&since=2026-09-01&label=sponsored&trim=true"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/posts",
params={
'handle': 'instagram',
'since': '2026-09-01',
'label': 'sponsored',
'trim': 'true',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/posts?handle=instagram&since=2026-09-01&label=sponsored&trim=true",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters worth sending
label=sponsoredMarks each post that is paid or sponsored, at no extra credits; intent and niche are free too.since=2026-09-01Returns only posts after this date, so a daily poll pays only for the pages with new posts.trim=trueSame price, lighter payload: drops the bulky raw fields.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| handle | Yes | Instagram username without the @ symbol |
| since | No | Only posts published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Older posts are left off the page, and the page that reaches one ends the walk: `next_cursor` is not returned and `pagination.stopped_at` is `since`. Pinned posts sit out of date order and never end the walk. The page still costs what a page costs, so a daily poll pays for the pages it walks and no more. |
| stop_at_id | No | The id (`post.id`) or URL (`post.url`) of the newest post you already hold. The page stops just before it: that post and everything after it are left off, `next_cursor` is not returned, and `pagination.stopped_at` is `known_id`. A pinned post never counts as the stop point. If it is not on this page the page is returned in full with its cursor, so keep walking. `pagination.stopped_at` is `end` when the list ran out first and `null` while there is more to walk. |
| next_max_id | No | Cursor to get next page of results. |
| trim | No | Set to true to request the lighter upstream record. That record is the narrow width described above, so the page is normally served from the second source with every field. A trimmed page served as it is omits `post.ext.coauthors` and leaves `post.flags.pinned` null. The price is the same either way. |
| exclude_pinned | No | Set to true to leave out the posts the owner pinned to the top of the profile. A row whose pin state is unknown, such as a narrow or trimmed row, is kept. |
| recent_days | No | Keep only posts published in the last N days (1 to 3650). Older posts are removed from the page, pinned ones included, and once a page reaches posts older than the window `next_cursor` is not returned, so a walk back to a date window stops on its own. The page still costs what a page costs. |
| include | No | Set to `audio` (one token only) to add `post.ext.music_id` and `post.ext.music` to video rows from a second lookup: 1 extra credit per video filled, refunded when the sound could not be read. Photos and carousels are never looked up. Adds a few seconds; read `data.hydration` for the credits held and kept and the time. (audio) |
| label | No | Optional CSV of SocialCrawl labels to add to every post. Without this param every page already carries sponsored, intent and niche, free; label= adds the labels you name to them (the defaults keep running). sponsored, intent and niche are free when asked for too; mention, quality, intent with offer=, and injection add 1 credit per started 25 newly judged posts. judgments=off (or label=none) turns the default labels off. sponsored: is the post a paid or gifted promotion (p, 0 to 1), did it carry a disclosure marker such as #ad or 광고 (disclosed), is it likely paid with no marker (undisclosed), and which of the accounts it mentions does it promote (brand, or null). These are signals to review, never a finding. mention (needs brand=): is the post about that brand rather than something that shares its name (about_brand, 0 to 1), how it feels about the brand on five levels (sentiment_level 0 to 4 and sentiment_score 0 to 1, null when the post is not about the brand), is it sarcastic, which aspect it talks about (taste_or_quality, price_or_value, availability_or_delivery, health_or_safety, advertising_or_campaign, customer_service, none), and did the author buy or use it (first_hand). intent: what the author is mainly doing (label: asking_for_recommendation, comparing_options, switching_away, complaining, promoting, news_or_discussion, other, or null when unsure, with confidence), whether they read as a potential buyer rather than a seller (buyer, seller), how pressing the need is (urgency, 0 to 3), and, when you pass offer=, whether your offer would plausibly help them (fits_offer). niche: which of the 33 niches of the published taxonomy sc-niche-v1 the caption belongs to, or personal_no_niche, or other (label, confidence, taxonomy), with label null when the caption is too thin to tell or the pick is unsure. It reads the caption only, not the video. quality: how much checkable detail the caption carries (fact_density 0 to 3), whether it mainly asks for likes, replies, shares, follows or tags (engagement_bait, 0 to 1), whether it is written to provoke anger as a way to get engagement (rage_bait, 0 to 1; about the writing, never the side taken), whether it only repeats someone else's news or view (secondhand, 0 to 1), and what the post is mainly doing (post_aim: inform, opinion, sell, entertain, provoke, other). exclude=engagement_bait drops posts whose engagement_bait is 0.8 or higher. injection flags text that addresses an AI system and tries to direct it (flagged, p); it never drops or rewrites a row. A post that could not be judged carries labels: null. Posts already labelled for anyone are free, and so is a cached page. data.labels reports what was judged and billed. |
| exclude | No | Optional CSV (engagement_bait), only with label=quality. Drops posts whose engagement_bait probability is 0.8 or higher and lists their ids in data.labels.dropped_ids. A post that could not be judged is never dropped. |
| brand | No | Required by label=mention, ignored otherwise. The brand or product the posts are judged against, up to 300 characters, for example brand=Buldak. Without it label=mention is skipped with the warning label_mention_needs_brand and is not billed. |
| brand_description | No | Optional, with label=mention. One plain sentence saying what the brand is, for example brand_description=Samyang's spicy instant noodle brand. Use it when the name is also an ordinary word or another company's name. |
| offer | No | Optional, with label=intent. One or two plain sentences saying what you sell, up to 300 characters, for example offer=A web design agency that builds websites for small businesses. Adds fits_offer to every post; without it fits_offer is null. |
| judgments | No | Optional, on (the default) or off. By default every row gains free SocialCrawl judgments (computed.labels, and computed.relevance on search endpoints), reported in data.labels (mode default) and data.relevance (origin default), each with a status (complete, partial or skipped) and pending: the rows still being judged when the page was sent, which carry null now and are filled on your next call or cached read. Default judgments never add credits, never change an existing field, and never drop or reorder a row. off returns the page exactly as before, with none of those keys. label=none does the same. (on | off) |
| dry_run | No | Optional. When 1, return a cost preview for this labelled or relevance-filtered request without fetching the page or judging any row. data.estimate reports rows_expected, rows_cached, label_credits_min, label_credits_max and base_credits. 0 credits charged. (1) |
| label_evidence | No | Optional, only with label=. When 1, every labelled row also carries computed.labels_evidence.<preset> = { quote, sentence_index }: the sentence in the row that most clearly shows the label, copied verbatim. Absent or null when no single sentence shows it. (1) |
| fit | No | Optional. When goal, keep the rows and fields needed for the goal you pass in goal= (plus any that are uncertain, and the first and last), and replace the rest with a stub. data.held_back lists the held ids and a recall id that re-reads the full page from cache at no extra charge. Without this param the page is unchanged. (goal) |
| goal | No | Required by fit=goal. What you are trying to do, in your own words, up to 300 characters. |
| fit_tokens | No | Optional, only with fit=goal. Soft cap on how much of the page to keep, in tokens. Uncertain blocks and the first and last block are kept even if they exceed it. |
| until | No | Only rows published on or before this date: YYYY-MM-DD (that whole UTC day is included) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Newer rows are left off each page and the walk does not stop, so older pages follow. A row with no date is kept. `published_before`, `end_date` and `to_date` are accepted and applied as `until`. |
Example Response
What does the Instagram Profile Posts 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": "instagram",
"endpoint": "/v1/instagram/profile/posts",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "3998430248382584993",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/p/Dd9RyBWBVih/",
"content": {
"text": "DIY fish squishy 🐟\n\n@yano4kaa.a made this squishy using stuff she already had at home like paper, tape and a balloon.\n\n“You don’t need a lot of specialized materials to be creative. I love showing people that even simple, everyday things can be turned into something fun and unique.”\n\nVideo by @yano4kaa.a\n\nMusic by @stuckinreboot",
"media_urls": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/user_2352da/v/t2/f2/m86/AQPSpP2QuNVX3DLKJj_iVnYb1-7O4TvN-6jnTrP6GilIPrOETMuukhTDS4u1TIP4bPclqcmkRt5xRhf_riabqCVglEj4OOOd7urAGH4.mp4?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=KOrZ8GyXaWAQ7kNvwF0Qd_1&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6MjU1MzkwMTk1ODM2NDg1MywiYXNzZXRfYWdlX2RheXMiOjAsInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwMDk5LCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjoxNiwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&vs=c75ac1ac96fb374e&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC8xNkRGOEU0RDYwODg0OTE3OEJERDEyREJBMUI5MDJCRV92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYUWlnX3hwdl9wbGFjZW1lbnRfcGVybWFuZW50X3YyL0VGMkI3RUJGRkJDMzQyNjZCRjg4ODhCMEU1MzBFMzU4X2F1ZGlvX2Rhc2hpbml0Lm1wNBUCAsgBEgAoABgAGwKIB3VzZV9vaWwBMRJwcm9ncmVzc2l2ZV9yZWNpcGUBMRUAACbq-qew1LCJCRUCKAJDMywXQDC7peNT988YEmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MREAdf4HZeadAQA&_nc_gid=G3uMBN09BK9EqSVNHLn79w&_nc_ss=7a3ba&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQM73m7l70TnxGhZdIHtm0tElD_rkP0hp0IxwdvsbUR_KA&oe=6AC132A4",
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"duration_seconds": 16.74
},
"author": {
"username": "instagram",
"display_name": "Instagram",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/redacted",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 72071593,
"likes": 328198,
"comments": 4498,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-10-01T15:59:45.000Z",
"ext": {
"author_id": "user_040e32",
"media_type": "video",
"published_at_epoch": 1790870385,
"coauthors": []
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.004616,
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle",
"estimated_reach": 86485912,
"vs_creator": {
"ratio": null,
"metric": "views",
"reason": "too_young"
},
"labels": {
"sponsored": {
"p": 0.03,
"disclosed": false,
"undisclosed": false,
"brand": null
},
"intent": {
"label": null,
"confidence": 0.45,
"buyer": false,
"seller": 0.18,
"fits_offer": null,
"urgency": 0.01
},
"niche": {
"label": "diy_crafts",
"confidence": 1,
"taxonomy": "sc-niche-v1"
}
}
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "3997798548002238943",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/p/Dd7CJkhPvHf/",
"content": {
"text": "Four dancers, one crew 🔥💃\n\n@hook_dancekorea mixes Korean traditional culture, K-pop and hip-hop into their own style.\n\n“We capture a lot of the free-spirited vibes that naturally emerge during our practice sessions. Since our members have diverse hobbies outside of dance, we bring a rich variety of styles into our work.”\n\nVideo by @hook_dancekorea\n\nMusic by @xuminghao_o and @vernonline\n\nChoreography by @teamsame_official",
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"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/user_4c9448/t51.82787-15/830434625_18798675220001321_2218595363940657891_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_p480x480_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ig_cache_key=Mzk5Nzc5ODU0ODAwMjIzODk0MzE4Nzk4Njc1MjE3MDAxMzIx.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjEwODAuc2RyLnZpZGVvX2RlZmF1bHRfY292ZXJfZnJhbWUuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=9ZwQwwKfriMQ7kNvwE2MbNk&_nc_oc=AdpRD9nYhmsx6I_RwJ6iCkbSsrmevou8dSGfJt6kndpdDdSsxqyQ4fyhcV3BfTfz5ws&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=G3uMBN09BK9EqSVNHLn79w&_nc_ss=7a3ba&oh=00_AQMSFhlbr0Zy1lDOVyVxq_iRp2QCSOsJTzeVKE2llECQ2A&oe=6AC546AD",
"duration_seconds": 19.248
},
"author": {
"username": "instagram",
"display_name": "Instagram",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/redacted",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 74760320,
"likes": 609412,
"comments": 6808,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-30T19:04:54.000Z",
"ext": {
"author_id": "user_040e32",
"media_type": "video",
"published_at_epoch": 1790795094,
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}
}
}
}
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},
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},
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"sponsored",
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],
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},
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},
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"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T07:22:40.039Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
API Details
How does the Instagram Profile Posts 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
How do you scrape social media data in seconds?
The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 68 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.
One schema, every platform
Query 68 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.
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 list a user's Instagram posts with an API?
Send a GET request to /v1/instagram/profile/posts with the handle parameter. SocialCrawl returns a JSON array of the user's most recent posts, each with caption, like count, comment count, media URL, media type, and timestamp.
How do I paginate through Instagram posts?
The response includes a next_max_id cursor. Pass that value back as the next_max_id query parameter on your next request to fetch the next page. Keep paginating until the cursor is empty.
Does the Instagram Posts API return photos and videos?
Yes. Each post entry includes a media_type field (image, video, or carousel) and a media URL. Carousel posts include an array of child media URLs so you can iterate over every slide in a single post.
How much does the Instagram Posts API cost per request?
Each call costs 1 credit on the standard tier and returns one page of posts. New accounts get 100 free credits with no credit card, so you can fetch roughly 100 pages of posts before paying.
How recent are the posts returned?
Posts are returned in reverse-chronological order starting with the most recent. The first page gives you the newest posts; pagination lets you walk back through the user's full public post history as far as Instagram exposes it.
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