# x402 Social Intel – Instagram Reels Scraper

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

Scrapes and returns intelligence data for Instagram Reels content, paid via USDC on Base mainnet using the x402 protocol

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-social-hub.vercel.app/api/instagram/reels?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-reels-scraper-40756a34
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dyOYVbeqMMZ0lX0kKGdnG

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-40756a34 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the engagement stats, caption, and hashtags from this Instagram Reel — https://www.instagram.com/reels/xyz123/ — and tell me the view count, like count, and who posted it?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to extract structured engagement and metadata from a specific Instagram Reel without needing Instagram's official API credentials. Ideal for competitive intelligence, influencer research, or content performance monitoring. Best suited for agents that can handle x402 micropayments on Base mainnet at $0.05 USDC per call.

## Known failure modes

- Reel URL is invalid or the content has been deleted — returns 404 or error object
- Instagram rate limiting or anti-scraping measures block the request — returns scrape failure error
- Private account or age-restricted reel not accessible — returns access denied error
- Payment via x402/USDC on Base mainnet fails or is insufficient — returns 402 Payment Required
- Reel has been taken down due to copyright — content unavailable 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 about the specified Instagram Reel including view count, like count, comment count, caption text, hashtags, audio/music info, posting timestamp, and creator profile details extracted via web scraping

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-reels-scraper-40756a34/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-social-hub.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-social-hub.vercel.app/llms.txt)