# StableSocial Instagram Trending Reels Scraper

> StableSocial Instagram Trending Reels Scraper 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 the current list of trending Instagram Reels with associated creator and engagement data

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://stablesocial.dev/api/sc/instagram/reels/trending
- 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-trending-reels-scraper-2d27a002
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dg-Xp4sUP7QfXjgbeCYxj

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-trending-reels-scraper-2d27a002 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the current list of trending Instagram Reels from StableSocial so I can see which videos and creators are going viral right now.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time or near-real-time Instagram trending Reels data without managing your own scraping infrastructure. It is ideal for marketing intelligence, influencer discovery, content trend monitoring, and competitive analysis workflows. Prefer it over manual scraping or browser automation when you need pay-per-call pricing without a subscription commitment.

## Known failure modes

- Instagram rate limiting or blocking may cause empty or partial results
- Trending data may lag real-time by minutes or hours depending on scrape freshness
- Request may fail with 402 Payment Required if x402 payment is not properly attached
- Empty response if Instagram changes its internal trending algorithm or endpoint structure
- Service outage returns 5xx errors

## How this service works

Scrape Creators · Instagram — Trending Reels

## Output

Returns a list of currently trending Instagram Reels including metadata such as Reel URLs, creator usernames/profiles, video descriptions, view counts, like counts, comment counts, and other engagement metrics that indicate trending status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "properties": {},
     "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/stablesocial-instagram-trending-reels-scraper-2d27a002/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)