# KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Cheap Data API

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Cheap Data API is a paid API for AI agents from kite-solana.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-28).

Fetches Instagram data via a cost-optimized endpoint, returning social media profile or content information for a given Instagram target.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-solana.vercel.app/api/ig-cheap?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-28
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-instagram-cheap-data-api-975142f9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_2gWYmh7uy8jdNO4XDqioU

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-cheap-data-api-975142f9 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Instagram profile data for the account @natgeo — I need their follower count, bio, and recent post info as cheaply as possible?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need Instagram profile or content data at a low cost ($0.05 per call) and do not require the official Instagram Graph API. It is especially useful for bulk lookups, influencer research, competitor analysis, or lead enrichment workflows where cost-efficiency matters more than real-time precision. Prefer this over official API integrations when you lack approved developer access or need a quick per-request pricing model.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username returns an error or empty result
- Rate limiting from the underlying Instagram data provider may cause intermittent failures
- Private Instagram accounts may return limited or no data
- Stale or cached data may not reflect the most recent profile state
- Network or provider downtime returns a generic 500-level error

## 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 JSON object with an Instagram account's profile information, which may include username, follower count, following count, post count, bio text, profile picture URL, and recent post metadata, depending on what the underlying data source exposes.

## 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-cheap-data-api-975142f9/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-solana.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-solana.vercel.app/llms.txt)