# Meterly.AI Instagram Scraper API

> Meterly.AI Instagram Scraper API is a paid API for AI agents from meterly-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.12/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scrapes and retrieves data from Instagram profiles, posts, or search queries via a pay-per-call API using USDC micropayments

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://meterly-ai.vercel.app/api/v1/ig-scraper-api
- Price: $0.12/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/meterly-ai-instagram-scraper-api-682842c6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_alylsyl1oHbUD3FiqRxXe

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 meterly-ai-instagram-scraper-api-682842c6 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the Instagram profile for username 'nike' and pull their latest posts and engagement data — return up to 20 results?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-call Instagram data extraction without committing to a monthly subscription, especially useful for AI agents that need occasional social media data as part of a larger workflow and are already set up with USDC payments on Base Mainnet via the x402 protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username returns empty or error response
- Instagram URL that is private or restricted may return no data
- Rate limiting or anti-scraping measures by Instagram may cause failures
- Missing required 'query' field returns validation error
- Payment failure via x402/USDC results in 402 Payment Required response
- Vercel serverless cold start may add latency or timeout on first call

## How this service works

Pay-per-call API infrastructure for AI agents, bots, and developers. Access 95+ premium APIs with USDC payments on Base Mainnet via x402 protocol.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing Instagram profile information, post metadata, engagement metrics, media URLs, captions, and other account data matching the queried username, URL, or search query. The response schema is open-ended and may vary depending on the type of query.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "query"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "URL to process"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Maximum results to return"
      },
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Search query or input data"
      },
      "username": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Username or profile identifier"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/meterly-ai-instagram-scraper-api-682842c6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from meterly-ai.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/meterly-ai.vercel.app/llms.txt)