Post/Reel Info

GET /v1/instagram/post

Fetches detailed metadata for a single Instagram post or reel by shortcode or URL. Returns caption text, like count, comment count, video URL, video play count, video duration, display images, owner info, tagged users, and carousel sidecar children when applicable. Play counts are Instagram-only views and exclude cross-posted Facebook views.

Authentication

All requests require the x-api-key header. Get your key at scrapecreators.com.

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
url	string	yes	Instagram post or reel URL
region	string	no	2 letter country code to set the proxy in	US
trim	boolean	no	Set to true to get a trimmed response
download_media	boolean	no	Set to true to download the video/images and get back permanent Supabase URLs. Costs 10 credits if media is found, 1 credit otherwise.

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/post?url=<url>' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: '...' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/post?${params}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests
r = requests.get(
    'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/post',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={'url': '...'},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators instagram post --help

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "xdt_shortcode_media": {
      "id": "3657869083548472514",
      "shortcode": "DLDXI0fylTC",
      "__typename": "XDTGraphVideo",
      "thumbnail_src": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/509601086_18503874985017172_8563682873145552176_n.jpg?stp=c0.469.1206.1206a_dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_sh0.08_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QE_dnPQQ4wu9mDyMWXNHRAYOB8jcOQ_TxJE9VRReZUTgEUIXch0-khNb8H5VcwinCc&_nc_ohc=3V4jFXtydQsQ7kNvwHQ3Qp8&_nc_gid=aG9nPhpAiGuGUrkmWPrm6Q&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfOjs7er3gUbnHBBBBsi_iqeOOKHtqNfw1AFLrOYfXTVDQ&oe=685A2AED&_nc_sid=d885a2",
      "display_url": "https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/509601086_18503874985017172_8563682873145552176_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_p1080x1080_sh0.08_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QE_dnPQQ4wu9mDyMWXNHRAYOB8jcOQ_TxJE9VRReZUTgEUIXch0-khNb8H5VcwinCc&_nc_ohc=3V4jFXtydQsQ7kNvwHQ3Qp8&_nc_gid=aG9nPhpAiGuGUrkmWPrm6Q&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfO_siFFGU1ggTsVsukqx_uxf69WPySR5tDouIn7xN604A&oe=685A2AED&_nc_sid=d885a2",
      "video_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m86/AQPIiBLJBqG6YM9FzeabZmQkGTo94LpWkFoXGZJKZzy1TmBaeQneYOCvLLIE9oatPQwWEFvodXRGHTKQmyBOxJfo3UbjavdoyajuoZA.mp4?stp=dst-mp4&efg=eyJxZV9ncm91cHMiOiJbXCJpZ193ZWJfZGVsaXZlcnlfdnRzX290ZlwiXSIsInZlbmNvZGVfdGFnIjoidnRzX3ZvZF91cmxnZW4uY2xpcHMuYzIuNzIwLmJhc2VsaW5lIn0&_nc_cat=103&vs=1061284792789338_358197508&_nc_vs=HBksFQIYUmlnX3hwdl9yZWVsc19wZXJtYW5lbnRfc3JfcHJvZC84NTQxMUYyMDM1NDdDN0E4ODc4N0FDRUIyMUUyRDQ4OV92aWRlb19kYXNoaW5pdC5tcDQVAALIARIAFQIYOnBhc3N0aHJvdWdoX2V2ZXJzdG9yZS9HTk1hVGg1M1FKWnRBWG9FQUF3Y2JiN3gyZkVSYnFfRUFBQUYVAgLIARIAKAAYABsAFQAAJuzxz6DikvE%2FFQIoAkMzLBdAVSqfvnbItBgSZGFzaF9iYXNlbGluZV8xX3YxEQB1%2Fgdl5p0BAA%3D%3D&_nc_rid=b32127cffa&ccb=9-4&oh=00_AfMDvtWEdtNwN65iaFnkXOOEtR-W6ttellTLNCr3L_dovA&oe=68562DB4&_nc_sid=d885a2",
      "has_audio": true,
      "accessibility_caption": null,
      "video_view_count": 0,
      "video_play_count": 425901,
      "product_type": "clips",
      "video_duration": 84.666,
      "clips_music_attribution_info": {
        "artist_name": "jane",
        "song_name": "Original audio",
        "uses_original_audio": true,
        "should_mute_audio": false,
        "should_mute_audio_reason": "",
        "audio_id": "3011705342342322"
      },
      "is_video": true,
      "owner": {
        "id": "21393171",
        "username": "jane",
        "is_verified": true,
        "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/482782944_496357423346018_5818268903424754264_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QE_dnPQQ4wu9mDyMWXNHRAYOB8jcOQ_TxJE9VRReZUTgEUIXch0-khNb8H5VcwinCc&_nc_ohc=UOwY1iuLY14Q7kNvwGxpnGC&_nc_gid=aG9nPhpAiGuGUrkmWPrm6Q&edm=ANTKIIoBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfMoD70mIn__G3PAJReI4bkQpSODkCurTmjbCMJiB2vxvA&oe=685A30E8&_nc_sid=d885a2",
        "blocked_by_viewer": false,
       
... (truncated)

Credits

Most ScrapeCreators endpoints consume 1 credit per successful response. Some heavier endpoints (transcripts, AI-driven enrichment, ad detail lookups) may cost more. Check GET /v1/credit-balance for your remaining balance.

Errors

Status	Meaning	Action
200	Success.	Use the JSON payload.
400	Invalid or missing parameter.	Verify required parameters and value format.
401	Missing or invalid x-api-key.	Pass a valid API key in the header.
402	Out of credits.	Top up at scrapecreators.com or wait for plan reset.
404	Resource not found or private.	Confirm the handle, URL, or id and that the resource is public.
429	Rate limited.	Backoff and retry with exponential delay.
500	Server error or upstream platform failure.	Retry with backoff; report persistent errors to support.