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Instagram Profile Reels API
Scrape Instagram Profile Reels data with one API call. Returns a list of reels posted by an Instagram user. Each reel includes view count, like count, comment count, and thumbnail. Every row carries `post.ext.media_type` (`video`) and the remix counter Instagram shows at `post.ext.remix_count`, the number of reels made from this one. A reel that uses licensed music carries `post.ext.music_id`, the id /v1/instagram/audio/reels takes, and `post.ext.music` (`{ id, track_title, artist, is_original }`) on the plain call; send `include=audio` to add the same two leaves on reels that use an original sound, for 1 extra credit per reel filled. Send `include=stats` for the full stat line on every reel of the page, for 1 extra credit a page: `engagement.shares`, `engagement.saves` and `post.ext.repost_count` beside views, likes, comments and the remix counter, `post.ext.music_id` for every reel whatever its sound, and `post.ext.audio_cluster_id`, Instagram's audio cluster for the reel (the id Instagram uses to group different uploads of the same sound; the plain call does not carry it). `exclude_pinned=true` leaves out the reels pinned to the top of the reels tab, and `recent_days=N` keeps only reels from the last N days and stops the pagination once a page reaches older reels. Collaborative reels (Instagram's native "Collab" feature) carry the full co-author list under `post.ext.coauthors` as `{ id, username, full_name, is_verified, profile_pic_url }`; `post.author` stays the producing account, which on a collab is not always the handle you queried. An empty array means Instagram reports the reel 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-reel share counts where a second source exposes them (coverage varies by account), use /v1/instagram/profile/reels/full. With trim=true you get a lighter record: the engagement, the author, the caption, the timestamp and the reel URL are all still returned, but `post.content.media_urls` is null because the trimmed record carries no video file, `post.content.duration_seconds` is null, `post.ext.coauthors` is omitted and `post.flags.pinned` is null. The cover image is returned as `post.content.thumbnail_url` either way. Leave trim unset when you need the video URL or the duration. Instagram is currently serving two record shapes on this endpoint and one of them omits the caption, so `post.content.text` can be null on a page where the reel plainly has one; re-request to get a page from the fuller shape, or read the caption from /v1/instagram/post.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns a user's reels with view, like and comment counts and a thumbnail; share counts are not included here. Collab reels list every co-author under ext.coauthors.
Use it for reels only rather than the whole post feed; use profile/reels/full when you also need per-reel share counts.
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What can you do with the Profile Reels API?
The Profile Reels 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/reels?since=2026-09-01&handle=mrbeast&label=sponsored&trim=true"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/instagram/profile/reels",
params={
'since': '2026-09-01',
'handle': 'mrbeast',
'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/reels?since=2026-09-01&handle=mrbeast&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 |
|---|---|---|
| since | No | Only reels published on or after this date: YYYY-MM-DD (midnight UTC) or an ISO 8601 timestamp. Older reels 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 reels 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 reel you already hold. The page stops just before it: that reel and everything after it are left off, `next_cursor` is not returned, and `pagination.stopped_at` is `known_id`. A pinned reel 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. |
| user_id | No | Instagram user id. Use this for faster response times. |
| handle | No | Instagram username without the @ symbol |
| max_id | No | Max id to get more reels. Get 'max_id' from previous response. |
| trim | No | Set to true to request the lighter upstream record: a smaller, faster page that keeps the engagement, the author, the caption, the timestamp and the reel URL. What it drops is `post.content.media_urls` (the video file), `post.content.duration_seconds`, `post.ext.coauthors` and `post.flags.pinned`. The cover image is returned as `post.content.thumbnail_url` either way. Leave it unset when you need the video URL or the duration. |
| 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, which is every row with trim=true, 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 | `stats` returns the full stat line on every reel for 1 extra credit a page: `engagement.shares`, `engagement.saves` and `post.ext.repost_count` beside views, likes, comments, the remix counter, `post.ext.music_id` for original sounds and licensed music alike, and `post.ext.audio_cluster_id`, Instagram's audio cluster for the reel. It is served by a second source, so a cursor from a request without it cannot continue a walk with it; start from page 1. `audio` adds `post.ext.music_id` and `post.ext.music` to reels still missing them from a second lookup: 1 extra credit per reel filled, refunded when the sound could not be read. Both tokens can be combined (`include=audio,stats`). |
| 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 Reels 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/reels",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"post": {
"id": "3996190725544752691",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1UkrKzjYz/",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/user_2352da/v/t2/f2/m86/AQP6I_83AhxGqjjW33i3Zmw5lw6esEtCPtKEKmnd1u6ragE6VABS43EG7dJDHr1DiiQOJ1AUQy7XRtVth3QnhKK6Bt5-71ch2Rzn8o4.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=0xk71hHn5asQ7kNvwHj3j7Q&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6MTExOTM0NTYzNzU0OTg1MSwiYXNzZXRfYWdlX2RheXMiOjMsInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwMDk5LCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjoxNCwidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&vs=78125e9b1113878e&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC81QTQ0Mzc0Mjk4OTY0NUI0QkVCNjQzRTZBNDEyMzBBM192aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYUWlnX3hwdl9wbGFjZW1lbnRfcGVybWFuZW50X3YyL0IwNDk0ODMxQzQ2QjJEMUNFMjBFNUEyOUUyNjZCMzg2X2F1ZGlvX2Rhc2hpbml0Lm1wNBUCAsgBEgAoABgAGwKIB3VzZV9vaWwBMRJwcm9ncmVzc2l2ZV9yZWNpcGUBMRUAACa2nNvxvoL9AxUCKAJDMywXQCzdsi0OVgQYEmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MREAdf4HZeadAQA&_nc_gid=9b5mvUV27ZGBchP2A0sMxg&_nc_ss=7a3ba&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQN72Ronw5B7R4PwXHHKPIRmfI0YlMyBGRmQ19RWLe_Q4A&oe=6AC151B0",
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com/user_4c9448/t51.82787-15/825323711_18439493704178345_1834553489188448132_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_p480x480_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ig_cache_key=Mzk5NjE5MDcyNTU0NDc1MjY5MTE4NDM5NDkzNzAxMTc4MzQ1.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjEzMjAuc2RyLnZpZGVvX2RlZmF1bHRfY292ZXJfZnJhbWUuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=b41NlUUHnqwQ7kNvwFYbe_d&_nc_oc=AdqbAt-aIDazSjybKnnxHRKw_03ptJ5mXhbu1g8TXiwuNK8mwvEtfNyN96uRAeIdzrk&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=9b5mvUV27ZGBchP2A0sMxg&_nc_ss=7a3ba&oh=00_AQOaNj6sKGs93EoV6wVGt09TbK3FB9f36JHfEmO2UpEQXA&oe=6AC52213",
"duration_seconds": 14.441
},
"author": {
"username": "user_899a89",
"display_name": "user_49ee61",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatars/user_1a9b29.png",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 40254034,
"likes": 1834597,
"comments": 18911,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
"spoiler": null,
"pinned": false,
"deleted": false
},
"published_at": "2026-09-28T13:45:31.000Z",
"ext": {
"music_id": "2626182550756681",
"author_id": "user_6908f1",
"media_type": "video",
"remix_count": 7,
"published_at_epoch": 1790603131,
"coauthors": [
{
"id": "user_9c655b",
"username": "mrbeast",
"full_name": "user_6a0622",
"is_verified": true,
"profile_pic_url": "https://example.com/user_ce8fdd"
}
],
"music": {
"id": "2626182550756681",
"track_title": "Pour It Up (feat. Rihanna)",
"artist": "Mike WiLL Made-It",
"is_original": false
}
}
},
"computed": {
"engagement_rate": 0.046045,
"language": null,
"content_category": "other",
"estimated_reach": 48304841,
"vs_creator": {
"ratio": 2.12,
"metric": "views",
"reason": null
},
"labels": {
"sponsored": {
"p": 0.32,
"disclosed": false,
"undisclosed": false,
"brand": null
},
"intent": {
"label": "promoting",
"confidence": 0.52,
"buyer": false,
"seller": 0.14,
"fits_offer": null,
"urgency": 0.07
},
"niche": {
"label": "gaming",
"confidence": 0.77,
"taxonomy": "sc-niche-v1"
}
}
}
},
{
"post": {
"id": "3993360039878572887",
"url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdrQ8xtM7tX/",
"content": {
"text": "Sample comment text (redacted).",
"media_urls": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/user_2352da/v/t2/f2/m86/AQOgdfnwu9TmEpHBlgHbWrXkc3FTIAxq02RSCj-1M-aYcTlwEr9V4iKCnGNqguycaaZVOo7YaqkRBLrwZLMmkdm0O8ZpzF6qmlNUlQE.mp4?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=GP4YWM9RDgcQ7kNvwE79VYz&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0xJUFMuQzMuNzIwLmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MSIsInhwdl9hc3NldF9pZCI6MTA5NzcxNDU3Mjc0MDY5MSwiYXNzZXRfYWdlX2RheXMiOjcsInZpX3VzZWNhc2VfaWQiOjEwMDk5LCJkdXJhdGlvbl9zIjo1NywidXJsZ2VuX3NvdXJjZSI6Ind3dyJ9&ccb=17-1&vs=baae1040fd739e22&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC9CMDQ5RjVCRkQxMzdDQzBGODkyNjI0RkNCMTE3NThCQ192aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYUWlnX3hwdl9wbGFjZW1lbnRfcGVybWFuZW50X3YyLzdBNDkwMUM0NUM5NUE1NUI2Rjk2QzMyRUJEMEEwNDgwX2F1ZGlvX2Rhc2hpbml0Lm1wNBUCAsgBEgAoABgAGwKIB3VzZV9vaWwBMRJwcm9ncmVzc2l2ZV9yZWNpcGUBMRUAACamoeLyspfzAxUCKAJDMywXQEziDEm6XjUYEmRhc2hfYmFzZWxpbmVfMV92MREAdf4HZeadAQA&_nc_gid=9b5mvUV27ZGBchP2A0sMxg&_nc_ss=7a3ba&_nc_zt=28&oh=00_AQMvnbj30BS9PJaTygnjQiDdvqYL71VwufJ4iB68-25dHg&oe=6AC1355B",
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/user_4c9448/t51.71878-15/820093558_1418016730278395_1100905836033529355_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15_p480x480_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ig_cache_key=Mzk5MzM2MDAzOTg3ODU3Mjg4Nw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNMSVBTLnhwaWRzLjY0MC5zZHIudmlkZW9fZGVmYXVsdF9jb3Zlcl9mcmFtZS5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=H7U_AbVNjpQQ7kNvwF8YZfk&_nc_oc=AdpbpHhi6qSmpOhl88Fe8nfLDxkISn5QxVBXgPpDIvBKEqKv5BKRRrR81YG02ZU1SCs&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=9b5mvUV27ZGBchP2A0sMxg&_nc_ss=7a3ba&oh=00_AQP26zs0Jgj5STelO5JVMPjIKoowOWEiWhcHVthjGgtTHA&oe=6AC51FD5",
"duration_seconds": 57.769
},
"author": {
"username": "mrbeast",
"display_name": "user_6a0622",
"avatar_url": "https://example.com/avatars/user_749988.png",
"verified": true
},
"engagement": {
"views": 13590073,
"likes": 216456,
"comments": 15892,
"shares": null,
"saves": null
},
"flags": {
"nsfw": null,
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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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"_warnings": [
"post.engagement.likes: the Facebook cross-post share was excluded on 2 of 11 rows, so likes and comments are Instagram's own counts, matching what instagram.com shows. The excluded share is on post.ext.facebook_likes and post.ext.facebook_comments."
]
},
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"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T07:28:10.915Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
API Details
How does the Instagram Profile Reels 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
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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 list a user's Instagram reels with an API?
Send a GET request to /v1/instagram/profile/reels with either the handle parameter (username) or the user_id parameter. SocialCrawl returns a JSON array of the user's reels with view count, like count, comment count, and thumbnail URL.
Is it faster to pass handle or user_id?
user_id is faster. When you pass handle, SocialCrawl first resolves the username to the numeric ID, then fetches reels. If you already have the user_id from a prior profile call, pass it directly to skip that extra lookup.
What data does the Instagram Reels API return?
Each reel entry includes the reel ID, shortcode, thumbnail URL, video URL, duration, view count, play count, like count, comment count, caption, audio info, and post timestamp.
How do I paginate through a user's reels?
Pass the max_id returned from the previous response as the max_id parameter on your next request. The endpoint returns reels in reverse-chronological order and lets you walk back through the user's full reel catalog.
How much does the Instagram Reels API cost?
One page of reels costs 1 credit on the standard tier. With 100 free credits on signup and no credit card required, you can pull around 100 pages of reels while evaluating the endpoint.
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