The Best Instagram API on RapidAPI (2026)
Real-time Instagram scraper API: any public profile, post or reel as clean JSON in one GET. Posts, reels, comments, followers, likers, stories, search & influencer data — no HTML parsing.
Profiles & stats
Followers, following, media count, bio, external link, verified / business / private flags, join date, country and former usernames.
Posts & reels
Up to 1,000 per profile: URL, type, timestamp, full caption, like / comment / view counts, image and video URLs, carousels, location and pinned flag.
Comments
Up to 1,000 per post or reel with full nested reply threads, like counts, timestamps and each commenter's username, id, verified flag and avatar.
Followers & following
Sample an account's followers and the accounts it follows.
Post likers
The accounts that liked any public post or reel.
Media & downloads
Direct CDN URLs for a post's photos and videos.
Similar accounts
Instagram's own “similar accounts” suggestions for any profile.
Stories
A profile's active stories, without marking them seen.
Tagged posts
Every public post that tags an account (UGC discovery).
Search
Keyword search across posts and reels, newest-first reels search, and place / location search.
Influencer database
Filter and page millions of creators by niche, country and follower tier.
Email finder
A creator's publicly-indexed contact email from their profile URL.
Real-time, and built for developers
Every call scrapes Instagram live at request time, so the data is real-time rather than a cached or stale dataset. Because the scraper reads the same JSON payloads the Instagram web app loads for itself instead of parsing HTML, the response shape survives Instagram's constant front-end changes. You get typed, documented JSON with machine-readable error codes and ready-made code snippets in Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Java, Ruby, C# and cURL — suitable for single lookups or bulk extraction from a job queue.
Ideal for Instagram analytics, social media monitoring, influencer marketing and discovery, competitor and brand analysis, engagement rate calculation, comment and sentiment analysis, reels and content performance tracking, hashtag research, UGC collection, lead generation, market research and reporting dashboards.
Public data only: no private accounts and no DMs. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Meta or Instagram.
Simple, request-based pricing
Billed monthly on RapidAPI. Start free, upgrade any time.
- + $0.001 per extra request
- + $0.001 per 1MB bandwidth
- Hard limit
- + $0.001 per 1MB bandwidth
Spotlight guides — copy for the RapidAPI Spotlights tab
Every guide's title, description and link, ready to paste into your listing's Spotlights. 15 guides.
| Title | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Get All Reels From an Instagram Profile (Full List, No Login) | Download every reel a public account has posted - URL, caption, date, views, likes and comments - in one request, up to 1,000 at a time, and save the lot to CSV. | /spotlights/get-all-instagram-reels |
| Track Instagram Reel Views Over Time: Build a Reels Views Tracker | Instagram shows a reel's lifetime play count and no history. Snapshot a creator's reels on a schedule, store each reading, and you get the thing Instagram won't give you: views per hour, and a breakout reel flagged while it's still climbing. | /spotlights/instagram-reels-analytics |
| Find Every Instagram Post That Tags Your Brand (UGC Discovery API) | Collect the user-generated content creators have tagged a brand in, then pull the full-resolution photos and videos for the posts you want - the backbone of UGC campaigns, ambassador tracking and repost workflows. | /spotlights/instagram-ugc-tagged-posts |
| Vet an Instagram Influencer Before You Pay: Age, Country, Engagement & Lookalikes | Combine 'About this account' (join date, country, former usernames), recent posts, and Instagram's own similar-accounts list into a quick authenticity and fit check for any creator. | /spotlights/instagram-influencer-vetting |
| Monitor Competitor Products on Instagram: Track Posts, Reels & Tags via API | Search Instagram posts and reels by product or brand name, pull the posts that tag a competitor, and turn them into a daily mention report - competitor and product monitoring in one Python script. | /spotlights/instagram-competitor-product-monitoring |
| Find Nano-Influencers by Niche & Country via API (NoxInfluencer Alternative) | Filter 1.8M+ Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators by follower range, country and niche to build a nano-influencer shortlist in one API call, then vet each one and find a contact email - a developer-friendly alternative to influencer discovery dashboards like NoxInfluencer. | /spotlights/find-instagram-nano-influencers |
| Get All Comments From an Instagram Post, Replies Included | Pull every comment and reply thread from any public post or reel - up to 1,000 top-level comments in one request - and export them to CSV for a giveaway draw, sentiment analysis or an LLM. | /spotlights/export-instagram-comments-for-analysis |
| Export All Posts from an Instagram Profile to CSV: Captions, Likes, Views & Dates | Download up to 1,000 posts and reels from any public Instagram account - captions, dates, like, comment and view counts, media URLs - into a CSV, then chart posting frequency and engagement over time. | /spotlights/export-all-instagram-posts |
| Instagram Data in Claude Code: Install the Skill, or Build an MCP Server | Give Claude Code live Instagram data in two commands. What a skill actually is, when an MCP server is worth the extra work instead, and the plugin that wires the whole API up for you. | /spotlights/instagram-api-claude-code |
| Instagram Graph API vs a Scraper API: Which One Do You Actually Need? | An honest comparison of Meta's official Instagram Graph API and a third-party scraper API - what each can read, what they cost in setup time, and how to decide which fits the thing you're building. | /spotlights/instagram-graph-api-vs-scraper-api |
| Find Instagram Creator Emails via API: Build an Influencer Outreach List | Look up a public contact email for any Instagram creator, enrich a whole shortlist in one script, and export a ready-to-send outreach CSV - without opening a single profile by hand. | /spotlights/find-instagram-creator-emails |
| How to Calculate Instagram Engagement Rate (Formula + Free Tool) | The real engagement-rate formula, what counts as a good rate by follower size, and how to compute it for any public account from its recent posts - by hand, with a free calculator, or in a few lines against the API. | /spotlights/instagram-engagement-rate |
| How to Download Instagram Reels & Videos (Direct URLs) | Get the direct video file behind any public reel or post - one at a time or every reel on a profile - with a free in-browser tool or a single API call that returns the CDN URL. | /spotlights/download-instagram-reels-video |
| How to Find the Best Instagram Hashtags for Your Niche | Skip the stale lists. Pull the hashtags creators are actually using on reels for your topic right now, ranked by frequency - free in the browser or via the reels search API. | /spotlights/best-instagram-hashtags |
| Best Instagram API in 2026: Graph API vs Scraper APIs (HikerAPI, Apify, ScrapeCreators) | Choosing the best Instagram API in 2026: the official Instagram Graph API (Meta) and its 2026 features versus scraper APIs like HikerAPI, Apify, ScrapeCreators and this one. A plain comparison of data access, auth and cost so you pick the right one. | /spotlights/best-instagram-api-2026 |
FAQ
What is the Instagram Scraper API?
A real-time, unofficial Instagram API that turns any public profile, post or reel into clean JSON with a single GET request - posts, reels, comments, followers, likers, stories, search and an influencer database, all in one subscription.
How do I get an API key?
Subscribe on RapidAPI. Billing, keys and rate limits are handled there, and every endpoint ships with ready-made snippets in Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Java, Ruby, C# and cURL.
Is the data real-time?
Yes. Every call scrapes Instagram live at request time, so it's never a cached or stale dataset. It reads the same JSON the Instagram web app loads, so the response shape survives Instagram's front-end changes.