# BlackBobs.ai Instagram Scraper Analytics

> BlackBobs.ai Instagram Scraper Analytics is a paid API for AI agents from blackbobs-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.188009/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-19).

Scrapes and returns analytics data from Instagram profiles or posts via a pay-per-call API

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blackbobs-ai.vercel.app/api/ig-scraper-analytics?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.188009/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-scraper-analytics-98f29ee0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_h_eRTrA-eBw7O49UDOWZ_

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-scraper-analytics-98f29ee0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Instagram analytics for the account @natgeo — I want to see follower count, engagement metrics, and recent post performance?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic access to Instagram profile or post analytics without OAuth authentication, particularly for competitor analysis, influencer vetting, or social media research at a pay-per-call price point without a monthly subscription commitment.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram accounts may return empty or limited data
- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username/URL results in an error response
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking of scraper may cause failures
- Malformed input object returns schema validation error
- Service downtime on the BlackBobs.ai platform leads to non-200 responses

## 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 post analytics data such as follower counts, following counts, post counts, engagement metrics, likes, comments, and other available profile statistics scraped from Instagram.

## 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-scraper-analytics-98f29ee0/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)