Highlights Details

GET /v1/instagram/user/highlight/detail

Fetches the full contents of a specific Instagram story highlight album by its ID. Returns the highlight's cover image, title, user info, and an items array containing each story with its media type, image or video URLs, dimensions, timestamp, and sticker/interactive element data. Useful for archiving or analyzing individual highlight reels.

Authentication

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
id	string	no	The ID of the highlight to get details for	18067016518767507

Example Request

curl

curl 'https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/user/highlight/detail' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY'

Node / TypeScript

const params = new URLSearchParams({  });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapecreators.com/v1/instagram/user/highlight/detail?${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/user/highlight/detail',
    headers={'x-api-key': os.environ['SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY']},
    params={},
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

CLI

scrapecreators instagram user-highlight-detail --help

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "id": "highlight:18067016518767507",
  "latest_reel_media": 1745272279,
  "seen": null,
  "can_reply": false,
  "can_gif_quick_reply": true,
  "can_reshare": true,
  "reel_type": "highlight_reel",
  "ad_expiry_timestamp_in_millis": null,
  "is_cta_sticker_available": null,
  "app_sticker_info": null,
  "should_treat_link_sticker_as_cta": null,
  "pool_refresh_ttl_in_sec": null,
  "can_react_with_avatar": false,
  "cover_media": {
    "cropped_image_version": {
      "width": 150,
      "height": 150,
      "url": "https://scontent-dub4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/479737232_1405856350793820_7928432152706230890_n.jpg?stp=c0.202.640.640a_dst-jpg_e15_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QGmly2VJEPPnYd3yasHydMcSwfCazUKlRXiU5HUJ-zQVPrC9Xb-ho-EFRAjvcUgWnY&_nc_ohc=yQlHN7CDZ7IQ7kNvwFIJktj&_nc_gid=-RHeydtWtdTLhayCKiI3oQ&edm=ANmP7GQBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfKKWP06eveppAsTaksGtYoLYb_lesIro1a34w-gEGgJ8A&oe=682184F5&_nc_sid=982cc7",
      "scans_profile": ""
    },
    "crop_rect": [
      0
    ],
    "media_id": "3574665805209826888_21393171",
    "full_image_version": null,
    "upload_id": null
  },
  "user": {
    "pk": "21393171",
    "pk_id": "21393171",
    "full_name": "Jane Williamson",
    "is_private": false,
    "strong_id__": "21393171",
    "id": "21393171",
    "username": "jane",
    "is_verified": true,
    "profile_pic_id": "3583980709961915639_21393171",
    "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-dub4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/482782944_496357423346018_5818268903424754264_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_oc=Q6cZ2QGmly2VJEPPnYd3yasHydMcSwfCazUKlRXiU5HUJ-zQVPrC9Xb-ho-EFRAjvcUgWnY&_nc_ohc=mi86alqirjwQ7kNvwFr3H5A&_nc_gid=-RHeydtWtdTLhayCKiI3oQ&edm=ANmP7GQBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AfIKcWUsUpfsBZW0eePl0Z6La3wJHY0FPIj7QRpbwooklA&oe=68218068&_nc_sid=982cc7",
    "interop_messaging_user_fbid": 119713162748634,
    "transparency_product_enabled": false
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "pk": "3565907942018983442",
      "id": "3565907942018983442_21393171",
      "is_visual_reply_commenter_notice_enabled": true,
      "like_and_view_counts_disabled": false,
      "is_post_live_clips_media": false,
      "is_reshare_of_text_post_app_media_in_ig": false,
      "is_reel_media": true,
      "fbid": "17968033766718273",
      "device_timestamp": 1739309362129426,
      "caption_is_edited": false,
      "strong_id__": "3565907942018983442_21393171",
      "is_quicksnap_recap": false,
      "deleted_reason": 0,
      "mezql_token": "",
      "imported_taken_at": 1739305646,
      "should_request_ads": false,
      "is_terminal_video_segment": false,
      "integrity_review_decision": "pending",
      "client_cache_key": "MzU2NTkwNzk0MjAxODk4MzQ0Mg==.3",
      "comment_threading_enabled": true,
      "is_unified_video": false,
      "commerciality_status": "not_commercial",
      "caption_position": 0,
      "has_privately_liked": false,
      "filt
... (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.