# StableSocial Instagram Profile Lookup

> StableSocial Instagram Profile Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from stablesocial.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.06/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches public Instagram profile data for a given handle via pay-per-request scraping

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://stablesocial.dev/api/sc/instagram/profile
- Price: $0.06/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/stablesocial-instagram-profile-lookup-b2221fff
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_NZ4bbdz0ifuACRAG3JltC

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 stablesocial-instagram-profile-lookup-b2221fff -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the public Instagram profile for the handle 'natgeo' — I want their bio, follower count, and post count, trimmed down to just the essentials.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need public Instagram profile data without maintaining OAuth credentials or a subscription, and want pay-per-use pricing at $0.06 per call. Ideal for sporadic lookups, one-off enrichment tasks, or multi-platform workflows where StableSocial also covers TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, and LinkedIn under the same payment model.

## Known failure modes

- Handle not found or account doesn't exist — returns error or empty result
- Private Instagram account — publicly visible data may be limited or unavailable
- Rate limiting or scraping detection by Instagram — may result in failed or partial response
- Invalid handle format — returns validation error
- Payment failure — request blocked if USDC payment not settled

## How this service works

Pay-per-request access to social media data from TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and LinkedIn. No auth, no subscriptions.

## Output

Returns structured public Instagram profile data for the requested handle, including fields such as username, bio, follower count, following count, post count, profile picture URL, and account verification status. When trim=true, the response is condensed to the most essential fields.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "trim": {
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "Set to true to get a trimmed response"
  },
  "handle": {
   "type": "string",
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Instagram handle"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/stablesocial-instagram-profile-lookup-b2221fff/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from stablesocial.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/stablesocial.dev/llms.txt)