# BlackBobs.ai Instagram API Scraper

> BlackBobs.ai Instagram API Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from blackbobs-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.107705/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-19).

Scrapes and retrieves public data from Instagram profiles, posts, or related content via a proxy API endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blackbobs-ai.vercel.app/api/ig-api-scraper?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.107705/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-19
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blackbobs-ai-instagram-api-scraper-be059117
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-D5pnZJXi_8hl0X-IhS-9

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 blackbobs-ai-instagram-api-scraper-be059117 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the public Instagram profile for @natgeo and pull back their bio, follower count, and recent post details?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically access public Instagram profile or post data without using the official Instagram Graph API, especially for quick lookups of public accounts, influencer research, or competitive social media analysis. It is particularly useful when you don't have an approved Meta developer account or need to bypass official API restrictions. Pay-per-call pricing via x402 makes it cost-effective for sporadic or low-volume scraping tasks.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram account returns no data or access denied error
- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username/URL returns empty or error result
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking of scraper returns failure or timeout
- Malformed input (missing username or URL) returns generic error
- Instagram page structure changes may cause scraper to return incomplete data

## How this service works

194 production-ready API endpoints. AI, Search, Social, Finance, Crypto. Pay-per-call with x402 on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a result object containing scraped Instagram data such as profile information (username, bio, follower/following counts, post count), post metadata, and engagement metrics for the requested Instagram account or content URL.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blackbobs-ai-instagram-api-scraper-be059117/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from blackbobs-ai.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/blackbobs-ai.vercel.app/llms.txt)