# QuantaFlow Instagram Downloader Gateway

> QuantaFlow Instagram Downloader Gateway is a paid API for AI agents from quanta-roan.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Downloads Instagram content (reels, IGTV, posts, stories) via a pay-per-request x402 gateway proxying a rapid scraper API

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://quanta-roan.vercel.app/api/service/rapid-instagram-downloader-v2-scraper-reels-igtv-posts-stories?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/quantaflow-instagram-downloader-gateway-cb041b57
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QfdQO4PY3ivUsUbVgamWQ

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 quantaflow-instagram-downloader-gateway-cb041b57 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you download this Instagram reel for me and give me a direct link to the video file? Here's the URL: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123xyz/

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically download or extract media from Instagram (reels, posts, IGTV, stories) and want to pay per-request via crypto micropayments (x402/USDC) rather than maintaining a subscription. Ideal for agents that infrequently need Instagram media extraction without a full RapidAPI subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or private Instagram URL returns empty or error response from upstream
- Instagram content has been deleted — upstream returns not found
- Rate limiting by upstream scraper if called too frequently
- Payment failure via x402 protocol blocks request entirely
- Malformed path or query parameters cause upstream to return unexpected results
- Stories that have expired return no media
- Private account content is inaccessible without authentication

## How this service works

Every request, a quantum of value. x402 protocol-based payment endpoint for web3/DeFi tools.

## Output

Returns the upstream scraper's response body containing direct download URLs, media metadata, video links, thumbnail URLs, and content details for the requested Instagram content (reels, posts, IGTV, stories). The content type and body are passed through as-is from the upstream provider after the $0.01 USDC payment is processed.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "body": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Optional JSON body forwarded to POST requests."
  },
  "path": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Path below the selected upstream origin."
  },
  "query": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "method": {
   "enum": [
    "GET",
    "POST"
   ],
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "description": "The upstream response body and content type are passed through after successful payment."
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/quantaflow-instagram-downloader-gateway-cb041b57/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from quanta-roan.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/quanta-roan.vercel.app/llms.txt)