# KiteEndpoints.ai Instagram Scraper

> KiteEndpoints.ai Instagram Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scrapes public Instagram profile and post data given a username or URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/instagram-scraper-20251
- Price: $0.15/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-scraper-3983aa97
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FrXgsQUS5Z6MsXfcwEjjf

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-scraper-3983aa97 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the Instagram profile for @natgeo and pull their follower count, bio, and their most recent posts?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to extract public Instagram profile and post data programmatically without managing your own scraping infrastructure. It is particularly useful for one-off enrichment tasks, influencer research, or competitive analysis where you need Instagram data on demand and want to pay per request rather than maintain a subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram account returns empty or blocked data
- Invalid or non-existent username results in error response
- Rate limiting by Instagram may cause incomplete or failed scrapes
- Instagram anti-scraping measures may intermittently block requests
- Schema is loosely defined so malformed responses may occur without clear error codes

## 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 containing scraped Instagram profile data such as username, bio, follower count, following count, post count, recent posts with captions and engagement metrics (likes, comments), and media URLs, all wrapped in a result object.

## 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-scraper-3983aa97/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)