# AnyAPI Instagram Stories Thin Scraper

> AnyAPI Instagram Stories Thin Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from api.getanyapi.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01625/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches a lightweight (thin) list of Instagram Stories for a given user or account via a pay-per-request scraping API

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/instagram.stories_thin
- Price: $0.01625/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-thin-scraper-7caf6155
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_X1KXC4o7wYMrJkoqpZ7hk

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-thin-scraper-7caf6155 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the current Instagram stories from the account '@nike' and tell me what they've posted today?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, lightweight snapshot of an Instagram account's current stories without a full Instagram API integration or subscription service. It is ideal for agents that need to periodically check story presence or basic metadata (not full video/image downloads) on a per-call cost basis. Prefer this over heavier story endpoints when you only need thin metadata like story IDs, timestamps, and media URLs rather than full resolution media or engagement statistics.

## Known failure modes

- Account not found or username misspelled — returns empty result or 404-equivalent
- Account is private — stories may not be accessible without authentication
- No active stories — returns empty stories array
- Rate limiting or anti-bot detection by Instagram — may return error or empty data
- Invalid API key or insufficient USDC balance — returns authentication or payment error
- Temporary Instagram availability issues — scraper timeout or partial data

## 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 lightweight JSON list of Instagram Stories for the requested account, including story item identifiers, media URLs, timestamps, and basic metadata such as story type and expiration time. The 'thin' variant returns summarized story data rather than full rich media details.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

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