# Instagram Scraper API

> Instagram Scraper API is a paid API for AI agents from sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.16/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-11-01).

Scrapes public Instagram profile data, posts, followers, and media via a POST request

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app/api/ig-scraper-api?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.16/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-11-01
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-scraper-api-491bc882
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_6UmRTOrCJOFN_Ulasz5z1

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-scraper-api-491bc882 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the public Instagram profile for username 'natgeo' and pull their follower count, bio, post count, and the last 10 post URLs?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to extract public Instagram profile data or post metrics without an official Instagram API key, especially for influencer research, competitor analysis, or social media monitoring at $0.16 per call.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram accounts return empty or error responses
- Instagram rate limiting or bot detection may cause request failures
- Invalid or non-existent usernames return not-found errors
- Incomplete input schema may result in ambiguous or failed scrapes
- Service downtime on the Vercel deployment may cause 5xx errors

## How this service works

Mega API hub - 118 endpoints covering social media, finance, sports, AI, e-commerce, and more

## Output

Returns scraped public Instagram data including profile metadata (username, bio, follower count, following count, post count), recent post details (captions, like counts, comment counts, media URLs, timestamps), and other publicly visible profile information.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-scraper-api-491bc882/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/sna4an-mega-v7.vercel.app/llms.txt)