# BaseBuilder Social Instagram Scraper API

> BaseBuilder Social Instagram Scraper API is a paid API for AI agents from bb-social-brown.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.093158/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scrapes Instagram profile data, posts, and related social media information via a POST endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://bb-social-brown.vercel.app/api/ig-scraper-api
- Price: $0.093158/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-social-instagram-scraper-api-70614e18
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_I5osZ1_ZHy7c5t5JsEYpk

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-scraper-api-70614e18 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the Instagram profile for the username 'natgeo' and give me their follower count, bio, number of posts, and a list of their most recent post URLs?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically extract Instagram profile or post data without using the official Instagram Graph API, especially when you need public profile stats, bio info, or post listings for usernames you don't own. Prefer this over browser automation or manual lookup when building social analytics tools, influencer research workflows, or competitive monitoring pipelines.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram account returns no data or access denied error
- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username returns 404 or empty result
- Instagram rate-limiting or anti-scraping measures cause request failure
- Payment not confirmed results in 402 Payment Required before data is returned
- Malformed POST body with missing required fields returns 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

BaseBuilder Social API hub - 20 paid endpoints

## Output

Returns scraped Instagram profile data including follower count, following count, bio text, post count, profile picture URL, recent posts metadata, and engagement metrics for the requested account or content.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-social-instagram-scraper-api-70614e18/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)