# KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Post Downloader

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Post Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.11/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Downloads media content (images/videos) from a specified Instagram post URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/ig-post-dl
- Price: $0.11/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-post-downloader-80b1a1c5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QhKSzcu6lPM-Oss7czfdK

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-post-downloader-80b1a1c5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download the photo or video from this Instagram post for me? Here's the link: https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123XYZ/

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract media from a specific Instagram post URL and pay per request via USDC on Base chain, without setting up your own Instagram scraping infrastructure.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram account — post is not publicly accessible
- Invalid or malformed Instagram URL — returns error
- Post has been deleted or expired — media no longer available
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking — scraping request rejected
- Region-restricted content — post unavailable in certain locales

## 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 the media content (image or video) extracted from the specified Instagram post, including direct media URLs and potentially post metadata such as caption, likes, and author information.

## 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-post-downloader-80b1a1c5/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)