API Direct

Instagram Posts

GET /v1/instagram/posts

Search Instagram posts by keyword. Returns post content, engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares, views), author metadata, and publication date. Supports fetching multiple pages of results in a single API call.

Cost

$0.006 per page

Free tier

50 requests/month

Parameters

query *

Search keyword (max 500 characters)

pages

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

get_sentiment

Set to true to add AI emotion analysis (+$0.001/page)

Example Request

curl "https://apidirect.io/v1/instagram/posts?query=technology&pages=2" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

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

Example Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "title": "@mrbeast on Instagram",
      "url": "https://instagram.com/p/DSDh2qaEVmQ",
      "date": "2025-12-09 20:16:58",
      "author": "mrbeast",
      "source": "Instagram",
      "domain": "instagram.com",
      "snippet": "How Many People Does it Take to Pull a Plane w/ @saudi_airlines",
      "likes": 530176,
      "comments": 5608,
      "shares": 9536,
      "reposts": 4353,
      "views": 29667777,
      "is_video": true,
      "media_type": "clips",
      "author_verified": true,
      "author_name": "MrBeast",
      "hashtags": [],
      "mentions": ["saudi_airlines"],
      "media_id": "3512345678901234567",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/cover.jpg",
      "video_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/clip.mp4",
      "video_duration": 41.2,
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1920,
      "carousel_media_count": 0,
      "is_paid_partnership": false,
      "location": null,
      "tagged_users": [
        {"username": "saudi_airlines", "full_name": "Saudia", "user_id": "12345678"}
      ],
      "coauthors": [],
      "carousel_media": [],
      "audio": {
        "type": "original",
        "title": "Original audio",
        "artist": "mrbeast",
        "audio_id": "1234567890123456",
        "duration_ms": 41200
      },
      "sentiment": {
        "emotions": {
          "joy": 40,
          "trust": 55,
          "fear": 0,
          "surprise": 10,
          "sadness": 0,
          "disgust": 0,
          "anger": 0,
          "anticipation": 30
        },
        "dominant_emotion": "trust",
        "emotional_intensity": 5,
        "polarity": "positive"
      }
    }
  ],
  "pages": 2,
  "count": 20
}

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