# Instagram Followers Fetcher — fetcher.sh

> Instagram Followers Fetcher — fetcher.sh is a paid API for AI agents from instagram.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Retrieves the follower list for a given Instagram user ID without requiring OAuth or an Instagram account

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/%7Bid%7D/followers
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-followers-fetcher-fetcher-sh-9a5f6a60
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_N0fLzPrT68uHwpSZn9oGZ

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-followers-fetcher-fetcher-sh-9a5f6a60
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the follower list for Instagram user ID 12345678 so I can see who's following that account?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to retrieve Instagram follower data without setting up OAuth, an Instagram developer account, or a recurring subscription. Ideal for one-off lookups, agent-driven research tasks, or scenarios where pay-per-call pricing ($0.004/call) is more cost-effective than a monthly API plan. Best suited for agents that need programmatic follower data for influencer vetting, audience analysis, or social monitoring without managing Instagram API credentials.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent user ID returns 404 or empty result
- Private account followers may not be accessible, returning empty or restricted data
- Rate limiting or temporary Instagram scraping blocks may cause intermittent 429 or 503 errors
- Insufficient USDC balance or failed x402 payment results in 402 Payment Required
- Stale or cached data may not reflect the most recent follower changes

## How this service works

Instagram (ig) data and scraping API: Profiles, posts, reels, stories, followers, hashtags, locations, and comment threads. 16 REST endpoints from $0.004 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

Returns a list of follower accounts for the specified Instagram user, including usernames, profile metadata (display name, profile picture URL, verification status, follower/following counts) for each follower. Paginated results are likely returned for accounts with large follower counts.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-followers-fetcher-fetcher-sh-9a5f6a60/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from instagram.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/instagram.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)