# Instagram User Profile Lookup by Handle — fetcher.sh

> Instagram User Profile Lookup by Handle — 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).

Fetches public Instagram user profile data by username handle without requiring OAuth or an Instagram account

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/handle/%7Bhandle%7D
- 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-user-profile-lookup-by-handle-fetcher-sh-c66dfae2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5042Ev7HLC3jYFEXkbgLj

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-user-profile-lookup-by-handle-fetcher-sh-c66dfae2
```

Example prompt: Pull the public Instagram profile for the handle 'natgeo' — I want their follower count, bio, and post count.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to retrieve Instagram profile data without managing OAuth tokens, official API credentials, or subscriptions — ideal for agents doing one-off lookups, influencer research, or data enrichment at low per-call cost ($0.004 USDC). It is especially useful when you need to avoid the complexity of Instagram's official Graph API approval process.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found: returns 404 or empty result if the username does not exist
- Private account: public profile data may be limited or unavailable for private accounts
- Rate limiting or blocking: Instagram may temporarily block scraping attempts, causing failures
- Payment failure: x402 payment not processed, returning 402 Payment Required
- Invalid handle format: malformed or empty handle parameter causes a 400 error
- Account deactivated: handle previously existed but account has since been deleted

## 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 structured public profile data for the specified Instagram handle, including follower count, following count, number of posts, biography text, profile picture URL, full name, and account verification status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/instagram-user-profile-lookup-by-handle-fetcher-sh-c66dfae2/health.json
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