# Instagram API Scraper

> Instagram API Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-11-02).

Scrapes Instagram profile and content data via a POST endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app/api/ig-api-scraper?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-11-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-api-scraper-66e74d60
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_iqQkQ3aTXmDk4XynoWOU5

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 instagram-api-scraper-66e74d60 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the Instagram profile for @cristiano and pull back their follower count, bio, and latest post URLs?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve Instagram profile or post data without the official Instagram API — particularly useful for public profile lookups, influencer analytics, content audits, or competitive research where official API access is unavailable or restricted.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted account returns limited or no data
- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username returns error
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping blocks may cause failures
- Missing or malformed input body may result in a 400 error
- Service may return stale or cached data if Instagram changes its structure

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns structured Instagram profile and content data including username, bio, follower/following counts, post URLs, media content, likes, comments, and engagement statistics scraped from the target Instagram account.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-api-scraper-66e74d60/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app/llms.txt)