# Instagram Content Downloader & Scraper (Reels, IGTV, Posts, Stories)

> Instagram Content Downloader & Scraper (Reels, IGTV, Posts, Stories) is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.17/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Downloads and scrapes Instagram content including Reels, IGTV videos, posts, and Stories by URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/instagram-downloader-scraper-reels-igtv-posts-stories
- Price: $0.17/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-content-downloader-scraper-reels-igtv-posts-stories-d42111d3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yzUkcZWaI6WpQggZTBano

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-content-downloader-scraper-reels-igtv-posts-stories-d42111d3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download the video from this Instagram Reel for me? Here's the URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123XYZ/

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract media and metadata from Instagram URLs — including Reels, IGTV, feed posts, and Stories — without requiring official Instagram API credentials. Best for content archiving, competitor research, or media retrieval workflows where a direct download link is needed.

## Known failure modes

- Private or age-restricted Instagram account returns access error
- Invalid or expired Instagram URL returns empty or error result
- Instagram rate-limiting or anti-scraping measures cause request failure
- Story URLs may fail if the story has already expired
- Deleted posts return no data

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a result object containing direct download URLs or media data for the requested Instagram content (Reel, post, Story, or IGTV), along with available metadata such as caption, author, and engagement stats where scraped.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-content-downloader-scraper-reels-igtv-posts-stories-d42111d3/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-endpoints.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-endpoints.vercel.app/llms.txt)