# x402 Social Intel – Instagram Reels Scraper

> x402 Social Intel – Instagram Reels 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 2026-09-14).

Scrapes and retrieves Instagram Reels data for a given account or hashtag, paid via x402 EVM micropayment on Base mainnet

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://social-hub-v5.vercel.app/api/instagram/reels
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-reels-scraper-3d5c09bd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_uTm_2TAJ_PArof8FpZ03p

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-reels-scraper-3d5c09bd -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the latest Instagram Reels from the account @glossier — I want view counts, likes, captions, and engagement metrics for their most recent posts.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic, per-call access to Instagram Reels data paid via micropayment (USDC on Base) without a long-term subscription, especially when building agents that need social intelligence on demand for competitor research, influencer vetting, or trend monitoring.

## Known failure modes

- Private or restricted Instagram account returns no data or an access error
- Invalid or non-existent username/hashtag returns empty results or 404
- Rate limiting or Instagram anti-scraping blocks may cause partial or failed responses
- Insufficient USDC balance or failed x402 payment results in 402 Payment Required
- Malformed POST body returns validation 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 on Instagram Reels including reel URLs, captions, view counts, like counts, comment counts, posting timestamps, and account metadata for the queried handle or hashtag.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-reels-scraper-3d5c09bd/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)