# Instagram Story Downloader

> Instagram Story Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Downloads Instagram Stories by accepting a query (username or story URL) and returning downloadable story media data

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app/api/ig-story-dl?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-story-downloader-7354f47e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bcxjadIhQrTA-QVvFRYev

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-story-downloader-7354f47e -d '<json body>'
```

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

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract Instagram story media (images or videos) given a username or story URL, especially in automated workflows where story content needs to be archived before the 24-hour expiry window.

## Known failure modes

- Private account stories inaccessible without authentication
- Invalid or expired story URL returns empty or error response
- Username not found returns error
- Rate limiting or Instagram anti-bot blocks may cause failures
- Story already expired (>24h old) returns no results

## How this service works

126 paid social media API endpoints - TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, Finance, AI Tools &amp; more. Protected by x402 micropayments on Base chain.

## Output

Returns an object containing direct media URLs, thumbnails, video/image links, and metadata for the requested Instagram stories, enabling the agent to present or download the media content.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-story-downloader-7354f47e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/sna4an-sosmed-v1.vercel.app/llms.txt)