# QuantaFlow x402 Instagram Scraper Gateway

> QuantaFlow x402 Instagram Scraper 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 2026-10-11).

Proxies requests to a Rapid API Instagram scraper endpoint via the x402 micropayment protocol, charging $0.01 USDC per call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://quanta-roan.vercel.app/api/service/rapid-ig-scraper-api?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/quantaflow-x402-instagram-scraper-gateway-7dba49bf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_3uHnphd2kP5i5j4BRLfIS

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-instagram-scraper-gateway-7dba49bf -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the Instagram profile for @natgeo and get me their follower count, bio, and recent post count?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to access public Instagram data without managing an official Meta API token, want pay-per-call micropayment billing via x402/USDC instead of a subscription, or are building a web3-native agent workflow that already handles x402 payments. It is especially useful for lightweight, on-demand scraping tasks where predictable $0.01/call pricing matters.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient or wallet is not configured for x402
- Upstream Instagram scraper rate limit or ban returning 429 or 403
- Invalid Instagram username or post URL resulting in empty or error response
- Malformed path or query parameters causing upstream API error
- Instagram content unavailable (private account, deleted post) returning null data

## How this service works

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

## Output

The raw upstream response from the Instagram scraper API, passed through after successful x402 micropayment, typically containing JSON with profile info, post metadata, engagement metrics, or media URLs 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-instagram-scraper-gateway-7dba49bf/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)