# x402 Social Intel – Instagram Stories Fetcher

> x402 Social Intel – Instagram Stories Fetcher 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).

Fetches Instagram Stories data for a given user or account via a paid API endpoint on Base mainnet using the x402 payment protocol

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://social-hub-v5.vercel.app/api/instagram/stories
- 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-stories-fetcher-0c61df83
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ull2eoJaLmfaT_wjqVDgU

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-stories-fetcher-0c61df83 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the current Instagram Stories for the account @glossier so I can see what content they're posting today?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic access to Instagram Stories for a specific account and are comfortable paying per-call via USDC on Base mainnet using the x402 protocol. Prefer this over manual scraping or unofficial libraries when you need a managed, pay-as-you-go solution without maintaining your own Instagram session infrastructure.

## Known failure modes

- Account not found or private — returns 404 or empty stories array
- Instagram rate limiting or blocking — returns 429 or scraping error
- Invalid or missing username input — returns 400 bad request
- Payment not processed or insufficient USDC balance — returns 402 payment required
- Account has no active stories — returns empty result set
- Stale or expired session causing scrape failure — returns 500 or partial data

## How this service works

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

## Output

Returns Instagram Stories data for the specified account, including story media URLs, timestamps, story IDs, and associated metadata such as media type, duration, and engagement indicators where available.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-social-intel-instagram-stories-fetcher-0c61df83/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)