# Blockbuster.ai Instagram Scraper

> Blockbuster.ai Instagram Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.09/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scrapes public Instagram profile and post data by username or URL query

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/api/instagram-scraper
- Price: $0.09/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-scraper-7e689336
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_e83WrecVxMzyj63vrUJIf

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-scraper-7e689336 -d '<json body>'
```

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

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve public Instagram profile or post data without direct Instagram API credentials, particularly for competitive analysis, influencer research, or social media monitoring at low per-call cost via x402 micropayments.

## Known failure modes

- Private or non-existent Instagram account returns empty or error data
- Invalid username or URL format causes query to fail
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping measures may result in partial or failed data
- success: false returned with no meaningful data if the account is inaccessible
- Micropayment charge occurs regardless of scrape success

## 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 data object containing scraped Instagram profile information such as username, bio, follower/following counts, post count, and post-level metadata, along with a success boolean indicating whether the scrape succeeded.

## 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-scraper-7e689336/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)