# KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Story Downloader

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Instagram Story Downloader is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.06/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Downloads Instagram story content (video/image) given a story URL or identifier

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/ig-story-dl
- Price: $0.06/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-story-downloader-f30cc8d9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_20ZjZgS2ffvAWiaqMY9zq

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-story-downloader-f30cc8d9 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download this Instagram story for me and give me a direct link to the media file? Here's the story URL: https://www.instagram.com/stories/someusername/1234567890/

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically retrieve Instagram story media (image or video) via a pay-per-request model without managing your own scraping infrastructure. Prefer this over building a custom scraper when you need quick, one-off story downloads billed in USDC microtransactions.

## Known failure modes

- Story has expired (Instagram stories expire after 24 hours) — returns error or empty result
- Invalid or private story URL — returns access denied or not found error
- Story belongs to a private account — returns authorization error
- Rate limiting from Instagram's backend — returns timeout or throttle error
- Malformed input URL — returns 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 result object containing the downloaded story media data, likely including direct media URLs (video or image), metadata such as dimensions or duration, and possibly the author's account info.

## 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-story-downloader-f30cc8d9/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/llms.txt)