# KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Account Checker

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Account Checker is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.11/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Checks and validates an Instagram account, returning profile or status data for a given IG handle

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/ig-checker
- Price: $0.11/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-instagram-account-checker-a3035f3b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Zx06rsZt3wfgM-UPGqjGk

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 kiteendpoints-ai-instagram-account-checker-a3035f3b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether the Instagram account '@natgeo' is active and real, and give me any profile details you can find on it?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to quickly verify whether a specific Instagram account exists or is active, retrieve basic profile status, or validate a handle before using it in a workflow. Prefer this over manual browser lookup when automating social media validation at scale or integrating IG checks into an agent pipeline.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent Instagram handle returns empty or error result
- Rate limiting or Instagram anti-scraping measures may cause failed lookups
- Malformed input (missing username) returns a validation error
- Private or restricted accounts may return limited data
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC) blocks the request entirely

## 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 a result object containing Instagram account status and profile data, such as whether the account exists, is active, public/private status, and any available profile metadata.

## 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/kiteendpoints-ai-instagram-account-checker-a3035f3b/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)