# AnyAPI Instagram Stories Scraper

> AnyAPI Instagram Stories Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from api.getanyapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.102/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches Instagram Stories data for a given user via a pay-per-request scraping API

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/instagram.stories
- Price: $0.102/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/anyapi-instagram-stories-scraper-c26d9f1b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kSkCZVdJ2TE21cP8WGfdc

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability anyapi-instagram-stories-scraper-c26d9f1b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the current Instagram Stories for the account @natgeo so I can see what they've posted today.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically access Instagram Stories for any public account without managing Instagram API credentials, OAuth flows, or monthly subscriptions. Ideal for one-off story checks, influencer monitoring, or agent-driven social media analysis where pay-per-use pricing ($0.399/call) is acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted account returns no stories or an access error
- Invalid or non-existent username returns a 404 or empty result
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking causes a scrape failure
- Expired or unavailable stories return empty array
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) returns a 402 error
- Malformed request body returns a 400 validation error

## How this service works

1,200+ scraping and data APIs behind one key. Pay per request in real dollars. No subscriptions, nothing monthly, nothing to cancel.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the active Instagram Stories for the specified user, including story media URLs, types (image/video), timestamps, and associated metadata such as mentions, stickers, and engagement data.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/anyapi-instagram-stories-scraper-c26d9f1b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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