# Instagram Stories Fetcher — fetcher.sh

> 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.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/%7Bid%7D/stories
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-stories-fetcher-fetcher-sh-2215aa82
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FLAflGV-PVYpoWhGDq1R7

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-fetcher-fetcher-sh-2215aa82
```

Example prompt: Pull the current Instagram stories for user ID 12345678 — I want to see what they've posted today without logging in.

## When to prefer this

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.

## Known failure modes

- 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

## 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.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-stories-fetcher-fetcher-sh-2215aa82/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from instagram.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/instagram.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)