# Instagram Stories Scraper

> Instagram Stories Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.16/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scrapes and retrieves Instagram Stories content for a given user or account

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/ig-scraper-stories
- Price: $0.16/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-stories-scraper-713066c8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_0livGpnV9xv9FUemSP5pE

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-scraper-713066c8 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you fetch the current Instagram Stories from the account @natgeo and show me what stories they have posted right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically access Instagram Stories content for a specific account without direct Instagram API credentials, especially for monitoring, research, or aggregation workflows that require pay-per-request pricing via USDC on Base chain.

## Known failure modes

- Account is private and stories are not publicly accessible — returns empty or error result
- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username — returns error or empty data
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking scraper — returns failure or timeout
- Account has no active stories — returns empty stories array
- Instagram API changes break scraper — returns malformed or empty response

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns scraped Instagram Stories data for the requested account, including story media URLs, metadata such as timestamps, and other story content details packaged in a result object.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-stories-scraper-713066c8/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/llms.txt)