# Instagram Stories Downloader

> Instagram Stories Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from bbx-social.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.074448/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Downloads Instagram Stories content (video/image) by Instagram username or story URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://bbx-social.vercel.app/api/ig-downloader-stories1?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.074448/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-stories-downloader-157a5ac2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Db5t6Gp1hEVPcpQnqZNUt

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-stories-downloader-157a5ac2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download the Instagram stories from the account @natgeo and give me the direct media URLs so I can save them?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract media from Instagram Stories by username or URL. Prefer this over manual screen recording or screenshot tools when you need raw media files or URLs at scale, or when automating social media archiving workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Private account stories inaccessible without authentication
- Story already expired (Instagram stories last 24 hours)
- Invalid or malformed username/URL returns error
- Rate limiting or Instagram blocking the scrape request
- Story ID not found or removed by user

## How this service works

BaseBuilder Social API hub - 20 paid endpoints

## Output

Returns direct media URLs or downloadable file links for the requested Instagram story content, including video and image assets along with any available metadata such as timestamps or story IDs.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-stories-downloader-157a5ac2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from bbx-social.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/bbx-social.vercel.app/llms.txt)