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Instagram Posts

GET /v1/instagram/posts

Search Instagram posts by hashtag. Returns post URL, author username, publication date, and caption snippet for each result. Supports fetching multiple pages of results in a single API call.

Cost

$0.006 per page

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

query *

Hashtag to search (max 500 characters)

pages

Number of pages to fetch, 1-10 (default: 1)

sort_by

Sort order: most_recent or relevance (default: most_recent)

Example Request

curl "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/instagram/posts?query=technology&pages=2" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/instagram/posts",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "technology",
        "pages": 2
    }
)
print(response.json())

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "title": "@instagramuser on Instagram",
      "url": "https://instagram.com/p/...",
      "date": "2024-01-15 14:30:00",
      "author": "instagramuser",
      "source": "Instagram",
      "snippet": "Post caption here..."
    }
  ],
  "pages": 2,
  "count": 24
}

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