# Blockbuster.ai Instagram Downloader

> Blockbuster.ai Instagram Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Downloads media content (photos, videos, reels) from Instagram posts given a URL or identifier

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/api/instagram-downloader
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-instagram-downloader-09220699
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_X_OVOjcRFTi9BBB_Xu5-5

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 blockbuster-ai-instagram-downloader-09220699 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Download the video from this Instagram reel for me: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123XYZ — I want a direct download link I can use.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically extract downloadable media from Instagram posts, reels, or stories via a simple POST call with micropayment on Base chain. Prefer this over manual browser downloads or other scraping tools when you need automated, pay-per-use Instagram media extraction without managing OAuth credentials.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or expired Instagram URL returns error
- Private or restricted Instagram account content cannot be accessed
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping measures cause failure
- Malformed query parameter returns 400-level error
- Post has been deleted or is unavailable
- API backend timeout on large video files

## How this service works

115+ premium paid endpoints: Social Media, AI/ML, E-commerce, Finance, Data Intelligence, Media, Tools. x402 micropayments on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a success boolean and a data object containing direct download URLs or links to the media (video/image) from the specified Instagram post, reel, or story, along with any available post metadata.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Input parameter for the API call"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-instagram-downloader-09220699/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/llms.txt)