# Instagram Post Downloader

> Instagram Post Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.169999/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Downloads media (photos/videos) from a given Instagram post URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app/api/ig-post-dl?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.169999/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-post-downloader-342b80ea
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ogjbnCvV13ZQqDAzbNZ3f

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-post-downloader-342b80ea -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download the media from this Instagram post for me? Here's the link: https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or retrieve media from a specific public Instagram post URL. Prefer this over manual screen capture or browser extensions when automating content archival, analysis pipelines, or media reposting workflows. It is best suited for single-post media extraction rather than bulk account scraping.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or expired Instagram post URL returns an error
- Private or restricted account posts cannot be accessed
- Rate limiting or Instagram blocking may cause fetch failures
- Deleted posts return a not-found error
- Malformed query input returns a validation error

## 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 download URLs or raw media data for the images or videos in the specified Instagram post, along with post metadata such as caption, likes, and media type.

## 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-post-downloader-342b80ea/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)