# KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Stats

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Stats is a paid API for AI agents from kite-solana.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-24).

Fetches public statistics and profile data for an Instagram account

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-solana.vercel.app/api/ig-stats?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-24
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-instagram-stats-e2d4259a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_WIdrfQgq8CmwU-rLxqpzy

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-stats-e2d4259a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Instagram stats for the account @natgeo — I want to see their follower count, how many posts they have, and their bio?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-request access to Instagram public profile statistics without setting up your own Instagram API credentials or scraping infrastructure. Ideal for one-off lookups, influencer vetting, competitive benchmarking, or agent workflows that need social proof data on demand at low cost ($0.05 per call).

## Known failure modes

- Private or non-existent Instagram account returns an error or empty result
- Invalid or malformed username causes a 400-level error
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping measures may cause intermittent failures
- Endpoint may return stale or cached data rather than real-time figures
- Missing required username parameter results in a validation 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 containing public Instagram account statistics such as follower count, following count, number of posts, bio text, profile name, and other publicly available profile metadata for the requested account.

## 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-stats-e2d4259a/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)