# BaseBuilder Social Instagram Downloader V2

> BaseBuilder Social Instagram Downloader V2 is a paid API for AI agents from bb-social-brown.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.093597/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Downloads Instagram media content (photos, videos, reels) by URL using the v2 endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://bb-social-brown.vercel.app/api/ig-downloader-v2
- Price: $0.093597/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-social-instagram-downloader-v2-b505e9aa
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_gzpCq-d0cHVC64S-sFLqD

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 basebuilder-social-instagram-downloader-v2-b505e9aa -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Download the Instagram reel at https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123xyz/ and give me a direct link to the video file.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract media from Instagram URLs, especially reels and videos. The v2 variant may offer improved reliability or additional media format support over a v1 equivalent. Prefer this over scraping solutions when a paid, stable API endpoint is needed.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or expired Instagram URL returns an error
- Private or restricted Instagram account content cannot be accessed
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking may cause failures
- Deleted posts return a not-found error
- Malformed URL input returns a validation error

## How this service works

BaseBuilder Social API hub - 20 paid endpoints

## Output

Returns a download link or media file data for the specified Instagram post, reel, or photo, potentially including metadata such as media type, thumbnail, and resolution options.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-social-instagram-downloader-v2-b505e9aa/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from bb-social-brown.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/bb-social-brown.vercel.app/llms.txt)