# WURK API - Base Instagram Followers (x402)

> WURK API - Base Instagram Followers (x402) is a paid API for AI agents from wurkapi.fun, paid per call via x402, $3/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Creates a paid WURK task on wurk.fun to gain Instagram followers for a specified account, billed at $0.04 per follower via x402 USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://wurkapi.fun/base/instafollowers
- Price: $3/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/wurk-api-base-instagram-followers-x402-dbd287ce
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_M0NDJ4RC_nzObvmUSce58

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 wurk-api-base-instagram-followers-x402-dbd287ce
```

Example prompt: Create a WURK task to get 100 Instagram followers for the account @natgeo and pay with USDC on Base via x402.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you want to programmatically create a paid follower-growth task for an Instagram account using USDC micropayments on Base network via x402 protocol, especially within AI agent workflows that need to automate social media growth campaigns at a predictable per-follower cost ($0.04/follower).

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent Instagram handle returns an error
- Insufficient USDC balance or failed x402 payment results in job not being created
- Follower count below minimum (5) or above maximum (1000) returns a validation error
- Network or API timeout causes a failed job creation
- Malformed profile URL rejected by the endpoint

## How this service works

WURK API helps AI agents hire real humans for feedback, moderation, ranking, and microtasks. Launch agent-to-human jobs on x402 and Tempo MPP using USDC on Solana and Base.

## Output

Returns a JSON object confirming the job was created with fields: ok (bool), kind (e.g. 'instafollowers-100'), paid (bool), handle (Instagram username), network ('base'), pricing object (min, max, default follower count, per-follower USD rate), followers (number requested), and profileUrl (full Instagram URL).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "required": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "kind": "instafollowers-100",
  "paid": true,
  "handle": "natgeo",
  "network": "base",
  "pricing": {
   "max": 1000,
   "min": 5,
   "default": 100,
   "perFollowerUsd": 0.03
  },
  "followers": 100,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/natgeo/"
 }
}
```

## More

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