# fetcher.sh Instagram Hashtag Reels

> fetcher.sh Instagram Hashtag Reels is a paid API for AI agents from fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches reels (short videos) posted under a specific Instagram hashtag by name

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fetcher.sh/api/instagram/hashtag/%7Bname%7D/reels
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fetcher-sh-instagram-hashtag-reels-c0d2db99
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Lj54v0DiA-IIu3gsQLpAl

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 fetcher-sh-instagram-hashtag-reels-c0d2db99
```

Example prompt: Can you pull all the reels currently showing up under the Instagram hashtag 'sustainablefashion' so I can see what content is trending there?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve Instagram reel content for a specific hashtag without OAuth credentials, an Instagram developer account, or API approval. Ideal for AI agents doing social listening, content research, brand monitoring, or trend analysis at $0.004 per call — far cheaper than maintaining Instagram API access. Prefer over manual scraping or browser automation when you need structured data fast.

## Known failure modes

- Hashtag not found or has no reels — returns empty list or 404-style error
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping measures causing partial or failed data retrieval
- Private or restricted hashtags returning no content
- Hashtag name with special characters or spaces not properly URL-encoded causing a bad request
- Payment failure in USDC resulting in 402 response and no data returned

## How this service works

fetcher.sh is an x402 web-data and scraping API: 111 endpoints for Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Google, App Store, and Yelp — paid per call in USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana, or with prepaid credits. Built for AI agents: no accounts, no OAuth, no subscriptions.

## Output

Returns a list of Instagram reels associated with the given hashtag, likely including video URLs or thumbnails, like/view/comment counts, creator usernames, post captions, timestamps, and reel IDs — enabling downstream analysis of trending content, engagement patterns, and creator activity within the hashtag.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fetcher-sh-instagram-hashtag-reels-c0d2db99/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/fetcher.sh/llms.txt)