# Instagram Best Posts Lookup

> Instagram Best Posts Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.11/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Retrieves the best/top Instagram posts matching a given query string

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app/api/ig-best?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.11/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-best-posts-lookup-b4833e72
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YW0wuoyKuZ2I6UrouwHzx

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-best-posts-lookup-b4833e72 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search Instagram for the best posts about 'sustainable fashion' and show me the top results with their engagement details.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to discover high-performing or top-ranked Instagram posts for a specific keyword, hashtag, brand, or topic — especially for competitive research, content inspiration, or influencer discovery. Prefer this over generic social media search tools when Instagram-specific ranking and quality signals matter.

## Known failure modes

- Empty query string returns an error or empty result set
- Query returns no results for very niche or misspelled terms
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded if called too frequently
- Payment failure via x402 micropayment protocol blocks the request
- Internal scraping/API errors from upstream Instagram data source

## How this service works

126 paid social media API endpoints - TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, Finance, AI Tools &amp; more. Protected by x402 micropayments on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the top/best Instagram posts matching the query, likely including post metadata such as media URLs, captions, like counts, comment counts, author info, and engagement metrics.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-best-posts-lookup-b4833e72/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app/llms.txt)