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Instagram Post Lookup by URL, Shortcode, or Media ID
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Instagram Post Lookup by URL, Shortcode, or Media ID is a paid API for AI agents from x402.apidirect.io, paid per call via x402, $0.007/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).
Fetches metadata and content for a single Instagram post, reel, or IGTV video given its URL, shortcode, or numeric media ID, with optional AI sentiment analysis.
Price / call$0.007
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Look up a single Instagram post, reel, or IGTV video by URL, shortcode, or numeric media ID.
Output
Returns structured data about the Instagram post including caption, media type (post/reel/IGTV), engagement metrics (likes, comments count), author info, timestamp, and media URLs. If sentiment is requested, also returns an emotions object with scores (joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation each 0-100), a dominant_emotion, emotional_intensity (0-10), and polarity (positive, negative, or neutral).
Example use cases
Track competitor brand post details
“Grab all the details from this Instagram reel — https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxYQJO8xuC6/ — including likes, caption, and any engagement metrics you can find.”
Sentiment check on viral post
“Look up this Instagram post by its shortcode CxYQJO8xuC6 and run the AI sentiment analysis on it — I want to know the dominant emotion, polarity, and how intense it is.”
Archive IGTV video metadata
“Fetch the metadata for this IGTV video at https://www.instagram.com/tv/CxYQJO8xuC6/ so I can save the caption, post date, and media details to my database.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://x402.apidirect.io/v1/instagram/post?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need structured data from a specific, known Instagram post, reel, or IGTV video identified by URL, shortcode, or media ID — especially when you also want AI-powered emotion and sentiment analysis. Prefer this over search-based endpoints when you already have the post's identifier and need its full content details.
Side effects
- Invalid or non-Instagram URL returns an error indicating the URL is not supported
- Post not found or private/deleted returns a 404-equivalent error
- Missing both url and code parameters returns a validation error requiring one of them
- Non-Instagram URL (e.g. Twitter or TikTok link) rejected with URL format validation error
- Rate limits or Instagram-side blocking may cause temporary unavailability
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object |
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