# BlackBobs.ai Instagram Fast Lookup

> BlackBobs.ai Instagram Fast Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from blackbobs-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.158264/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches Instagram profile or content data quickly via the BlackBobs.ai API hub

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blackbobs-ai.vercel.app/api/ig-fast
- Price: $0.158264/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blackbobs-ai-instagram-fast-lookup-d9e0ea6c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_K6cUI_TRfHTkKTb1fJzZ2

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-fast-lookup-d9e0ea6c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you quickly pull the Instagram profile data for the account @natgeo — I need their follower count, bio, and recent post info?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fast, pay-per-call Instagram profile or content lookups without managing your own Instagram data infrastructure, especially in agentic workflows on Base chain using x402 micropayments.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username returns empty or error result
- Private Instagram accounts may return restricted data
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 Payment Required
- Malformed request body returns validation error
- Instagram API changes may cause data unavailability

## 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 Instagram profile or content data such as follower counts, bio information, post data, and other public profile fields available via the fast lookup endpoint.

## 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-fast-lookup-d9e0ea6c/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)