# QuantaFlow x402 API Gateway — Rapid Instagram Scraper

> QuantaFlow x402 API Gateway — Rapid Instagram Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from quanta-roan.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).

Proxies paid requests to a Rapid API Instagram scraper service via the x402 micropayment protocol, returning scraped Instagram data per call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://quanta-roan.vercel.app/api/service/rapid-instagram-scraper-20253?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-23
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/quantaflow-x402-api-gateway-rapid-instagram-scraper-51fcd0e2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_B977-Fx8xG04z1EKRkrI7

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-x402-api-gateway-rapid-instagram-scraper-51fcd0e2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the public Instagram profile for @nike and pull back their latest posts, follower count, and bio?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic access to public Instagram data (profiles, posts, engagement metrics) via a pay-per-call x402 micropayment model with no subscription required. Ideal for agents that need on-demand Instagram scraping without managing API keys or rate-limit subscriptions — just pay $0.01 USDC per call. Best suited for low-to-moderate volume lookups where per-call micropayments are preferable to a monthly plan.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure: x402 payment not accepted or insufficient USDC balance, returning 402 Payment Required
- Invalid path: incorrect scraper path resulting in 404 or upstream error
- Rate limiting: upstream Rapid API scraper quota exceeded, returning 429
- Private account: Instagram account is private and data is not publicly accessible
- Account not found: queried username does not exist on Instagram
- Upstream timeout: Instagram or Rapid API scraper is slow or unavailable

## How this service works

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

## Output

The upstream Instagram scraper response is passed through directly after successful x402 micropayment — typically JSON containing profile fields (username, bio, follower/following counts, post count), recent posts (captions, like counts, timestamps, media URLs), and other public account metadata depending on the path queried.

## 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-x402-api-gateway-rapid-instagram-scraper-51fcd0e2/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)