Instagram Posts

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

Endpoint

GET /v1/instagram/posts

Price: $0.006 per page Free tier: 50 requests/month

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`query`	Yes	Hashtag to search (max 500 characters)
`pages`	No	Number of pages to fetch, 1-10 (default: 1)
`sort_by`	No	Sort order: `most_recent` or `relevance` (default: `most_recent`)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`posts`	array	Array of matching posts
`posts[].title`	string	Post title (format: `@username on Instagram`)
`posts[].url`	string	Direct link to the post
`posts[].date`	string	Publication date and time
`posts[].author`	string	Instagram username
`posts[].source`	string	`"Instagram"`
`posts[].snippet`	string	Post caption text
`pages`	integer	Number of pages fetched
`count`	integer	Total results returned

Example Request

cURL

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

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apidirect.io/v1/instagram/posts",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "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
}