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Instagram Stories Fetcher — fetcher.sh
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Instagram Stories 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 current active stories for a given Instagram user by their ID, without requiring OAuth or an Instagram account.
Price / call$0.004
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StatusUnknown
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 the user's currently active Instagram stories, including story IDs, media URLs (images/videos), timestamps, expiration times, and available metadata such as view counts, stickers, and mention tags.
Example use cases
Influencer campaign story monitoring
“Check what stories the Instagram user with ID 25025320 has active right now — I'm tracking their campaign posts for our brand deal report.”
Competitor brand story tracking
“Fetch today's active Instagram stories for user ID 7894561230 so I can see what our competitor is promoting this week.”
Content aggregation for social digest
“Grab all the current stories from Instagram user ID 448351820 and list out the media URLs and timestamps — I'm building a daily digest of their content.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/%7Bid%7D/storiesWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically access Instagram stories for a specific user without managing OAuth tokens, Instagram developer app credentials, or a subscription plan. It is ideal for agents doing social listening, influencer monitoring, or content aggregation at low volume (pay-per-call) where the overhead of official API setup is not justified. Prefer it over official Instagram Graph API when you lack a business account or need quick, frictionless access to public story data.
Side effects
- User ID not found or invalid — returns 404 or empty result
- User account is private — stories not accessible without following
- User has no active stories — returns empty array
- Rate limiting or scraping block by Instagram — returns 429 or 503
- Payment not received or insufficient USDC balance — returns 402
- Temporary Instagram platform changes breaking scraping — returns 500
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| properties | string |
Tags
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