# x402 Social Intel – Instagram Post Scraper

> x402 Social Intel – Instagram Post Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from social-hub-v5.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Scrapes and returns structured data from a specified Instagram post URL, paid via x402 protocol on Base mainnet.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://social-hub-v5.vercel.app/api/instagram/post?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-post-scraper-e9651a55
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hpCBz8thqCeyXySzceRnv

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 x402-social-intel-instagram-post-scraper-e9651a55 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull all the details from this Instagram post — caption, likes, comments, author, and posting date? Here's the URL: https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to programmatically extract structured data from a specific Instagram post, especially in automated agent workflows that can handle x402 micropayments on Base mainnet. Prefer this over manual scraping or unofficial libraries when you need a hosted, pay-per-call solution without managing your own scraping infrastructure.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or inaccessible Instagram post URL returns an error
- Private account posts may not be scrapable and return access denied
- Rate limiting or Instagram anti-scraping blocks may cause failures
- Payment not fulfilled via x402/Base mainnet results in 402 Payment Required
- Post has been deleted or URL is expired, returning not found error

## How this service works

Paid social media intelligence API — TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Website scraper. All endpoints EVM-only on Base mainnet.

## Output

Returns structured data extracted from the specified Instagram post, including caption text, like count, comment count, media URLs, author username, and post timestamp.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-post-scraper-e9651a55/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from social-hub-v5.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/social-hub-v5.vercel.app/llms.txt)