# Vaaya/Apify Instagram Posts Fetcher

> Vaaya/Apify Instagram Posts Fetcher is a paid API for AI agents from vaaya.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Fetches recent posts for one or more Instagram usernames via Apify's scraper

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://vaaya.ai/api/run/apify/instagram-posts?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vaaya-apify-instagram-posts-fetcher-5c3ae8a6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hpSRI7CDHSaByRZEnTvmh

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 vaaya-apify-instagram-posts-fetcher-5c3ae8a6 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the most recent Instagram posts for the account @nikerunning so I can see what content they've been publishing?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured data from public Instagram profiles and don't have direct Instagram API access or an approved app. It's ideal for competitive research, influencer analysis, content monitoring, or aggregating social data without managing your own Apify account. Prefer this over manual scraping or the Instagram Graph API when you need quick, pay-per-call access with no setup overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted account returns no posts or an empty result
- Invalid or non-existent Instagram username returns an error or empty array
- Instagram rate-limiting or anti-bot measures may cause the scraper to fail temporarily
- Payment failure via x402 protocol blocks the request before execution
- Apify actor timeout for accounts with very large post histories

## How this service works

Apify — Recent posts for Instagram usernames.

## Output

Returns a list of recent Instagram posts for the requested username(s), including post text/captions, media URLs, like counts, comment counts, timestamps, post URLs, and other available metadata scraped via Apify's Instagram actor.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vaaya-apify-instagram-posts-fetcher-5c3ae8a6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from vaaya.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/vaaya.ai/llms.txt)