# KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Fast API

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Fast API is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.07/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches Instagram profile, post, or media data quickly via a paid per-request API endpoint on Base chain

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/ig-api-fast
- Price: $0.07/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-instagram-fast-api-6d292b59
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_G0jMYWGv3TPiC_-OUoa1K

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-fast-api-6d292b59 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Instagram profile data for @nike — I need follower count, bio, and recent post info?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fast, programmatic access to public Instagram data without going through Meta's official restricted API — useful for influencer research, competitive analysis, or social monitoring at $0.07 per call with USDC micropayment settlement.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or private Instagram username returns empty or error result
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking causes failed data retrieval
- Malformed input parameters result in generic API error
- Endpoint may return stale cached data if Instagram has changed its structure
- Private accounts return no data due to access restrictions

## 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 profile or post data such as username, follower count, bio, post count, media metadata, and engagement metrics depending on the query type.

## 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-fast-api-6d292b59/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-endpoints.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-endpoints.vercel.app/llms.txt)