# Instagram User Profile Lookup — fetcher.sh

> Instagram User Profile Lookup — 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 user ID without requiring OAuth or a Meta developer account

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://instagram.fetcher.sh/api/user/%7Bid%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-fetcher-sh-3478acbe
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZDDP2HOCKY8NTSL0egUfG

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-fetcher-sh-3478acbe
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the public Instagram profile info for the account with user ID 12345678 — I need the follower count, bio, and post count?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need Instagram profile data without going through Meta's official API (which requires app review and OAuth). Ideal for one-off lookups, agent pipelines, or analytics tools where you want pay-per-call pricing with no subscription commitment and no Instagram account required. Prefer over browser automation when you need structured JSON output quickly.

## Known failure modes

- User ID not found or account deleted — returns 404 or empty result
- Private account — limited or no data returned
- Rate limiting or temporary ban on the scraping layer — returns 429 or 503
- Invalid user ID format — returns 400 bad request
- Instagram anti-scraping measures triggered — intermittent failures or partial data
- Payment failure via x402 — request not processed

## 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 JSON with the Instagram user's public profile data including username, full name, biography, follower count, following count, post count, profile picture URL, account type (personal/business/creator), and 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-fetcher-sh-3478acbe/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)