How is this different from the official Instagram Graph API?

The Graph API only exposes accounts you own or manage, requires a Facebook app, review process and access tokens, and gives you nothing about other people's accounts. The Advanced Instagram API works on any public profile, post or reel: pass a URL or username with your API Codex key and get JSON back. No app review, no OAuth, no login.

Do I need an Instagram account, login or session cookies?

No. The API only scrapes publicly visible pages and never asks for your Instagram credentials, session cookies or proxies. You authenticate to the API itself with your API Codex key; nothing on the Instagram side belongs to you or is put at risk. Private accounts and login-gated content are not accessible.

How fresh is the data?

Every request triggers a live scrape of the page at that moment, so follower counts, likes and comments reflect the current state rather than a cached database. That is also why responses take 5-45 seconds instead of milliseconds: you are trading a little latency for data that is never stale.

What does an HTTP 202 response mean and how do I handle it?

If a scrape exceeds the synchronous window, the API returns 202 with a snapshot_id instead of making you wait on an open connection. Poll GET /v1/result?snapshot_id=... until it returns 200 with status "ready" and your data. This mostly happens on /v1/comments and /v1/profile-posts, where results are typically ready within 1-2 minutes.

Should I pass a profile URL or a username?

Either works on /v1/profile and /v1/profile-posts. Passing username=nasa (with or without a leading @) is equivalent to url=https://www.instagram.com/nasa/ and saves you the URL encoding. Post, reel and comment endpoints always take the full post or reel URL since usernames cannot identify a specific post.

How many comments can I fetch, and can I filter list results?

/v1/comments returns up to 50 comments per call (limit=1-50, default 10), each with comment_user, comment text, likes and replies. /v1/profile-posts also accepts limit plus start_date, end_date and post_type filters, so you can pull only the reels a profile published in a given date range. On any endpoint, fields= trims each object to the fields you list.

Scrape any public profile, post or reel as clean JSON

Advanced Instagram API

Name: Advanced Instagram API
Brand: API Codex
SKU: advanced-instagram-api

The Advanced Instagram API turns any public Instagram profile, post or reel into structured JSON with a single GET request. Followers, bio, post counts, engagement, captions, likes, comment threads and reel views/plays/audio, scraped live with no login, session cookies or proxies on your side.

Unlike the official Graph API, which only exposes accounts you own, this Instagram scraper API works on any public account. Pull a competitor's follower count, list the latest posts of a creator, or read the comments under a viral reel. Most requests complete synchronously in 5-45 seconds.

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Free calls / month: 40
Endpoints: 6
Response Time: 5-45s
Data Freshness: Live

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Key features

Any public profile, post or reel, not just your own account
Live scraping on every request, no stale cached databases
No Instagram login, session cookies or proxies required
Profile data: followers, posts_count, engagement, business flags, bio
Reel-specific fields: views, plays and audio
Comments and recent-posts lists with limit, date and type filters
fields= selection to trim responses to just what you need

Built for

Influencer discovery and vetting tools
Competitor and brand monitoring dashboards
Social listening and comment analysis
Engagement analytics for agencies
Lead enrichment with follower and bio data

MCP · for your agent

Hand the Advanced Instagram API to your agent

Connect Claude, Cursor or any MCP client once, then ask in plain words. Your agent finds this API, reads its docs and makes the call: 25 credits per call, the same as REST, from your team's balance.

Connect your agent

Benchmark a brand across platforms

“How big is NASA's audience on Instagram, X and TikTok? Put followers and engagement side by side for our social report.”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /instagram/v1/profile?username=nasa 25 cr

+ Advanced X (Twitter) API25 cr

+ Advanced TikTok API25 cr

Followers, post counts and engagement for each platform in one comparison table.

Audit a competitor's reels

“Pull the last 20 reels from @globexcoffee and tell me what the best-performing ones have in common.”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /instagram/v1/profile-posts?username=globexcoffee&post_type=reel&limit=20 25 cr

Twenty recent reels with captions, likes and comments, ranked, plus what the winners share.

Read the room on a launch post

“We announced our fall menu on Instagram yesterday. Sort the comments into praise, questions and complaints.”

list_apis · get_api_docsfree

api_request GET /instagram/v1/comments?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1b2C3d4E5&limit=50 25 cr

+ Text Analysis API25 cr

Up to 50 comments with likes, scored for sentiment and sorted into praise, questions and complaints.

$ claude mcp add --transport http apicodex https://mcp.apicodex.io

Illustrative asks; the calls and prices are real. Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf setup: mcp.apicodex.io

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Build the request for your data

Edit the parameters below and see the exact request and curl command you'd send. No key required to preview.

GET /instagram/v1/profile

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Parameters

username

Request · HTTP

GET /instagram/v1/profile?username=instagram HTTP/1.1
Host: api.apicodex.io
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Response · JSON 200 OK

{
  "type": "profile",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/",
  "data": {
    "account": "instagram",
    "followers": 685821186,
    "posts_count": 8519,
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_business_account": false,
    "is_professional_account": true,
    "biography": "Discover what's new on Instagram",
    "avg_engagement": 0.0007
  }
}

Run it with your key

Documentation

Advanced Instagram API Documentation

Pass an Instagram profile, post or reel URL (or just a username) and get a complete, structured JSON record back in a single request. All endpoints are GET. On list endpoints, limit accepts 1-50 (default 10), and fields= lets you keep only the top-level fields you need. If a scrape exceeds the sync window you get HTTP 202 with a snapshot_id to resolve via /v1/result.

Base URL

url

https://api.apicodex.io/instagram

Authentication

Create a key at apicodex.io/register and send it as an X-Api-Key header (or an ?apikey= query parameter) on every request. No Instagram login or session cookie is ever involved.

headers

GET /instagram/v1/profile?username=instagram
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Request and response

Illustrative values. Confirm current endpoint behavior, quotas, and data freshness in the API documentation before production use.

request · http

GET /instagram/v1/profile?username=instagram HTTP/1.1
Host: api.apicodex.io
X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

response · json

{
  "type": "profile",
  "url": "https://www.instagram.com/instagram/",
  "data": {
    "account": "instagram",
    "followers": 685821186,
    "posts_count": 8519,
    "is_verified": true,
    "is_business_account": false,
    "is_professional_account": true,
    "biography": "Discover what's new on Instagram",
    "avg_engagement": 0.0007
  }
}

Code examples

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.apicodex.io/instagram/v1/profile?username=instagram' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

JavaScript/Node.js

const res = await fetch('https://api.apicodex.io/instagram/v1/profile?username=instagram', {
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
});
console.log(await res.json());

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.apicodex.io/instagram/v1/profile"
querystring = {"username": "instagram"}
headers = {
    "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
print(requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring).json())

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/profile

Scrape a profile by url or username: followers, posts_count, engagement, business flags, bio.

/v1/profile?username=instagram

GET /v1/post

Scrape a post or reel by URL: caption, likes, comments count, media.

/v1/post?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DZz4bjIjhdm

GET /v1/reel

Scrape a reel with reel-specific fields: views, plays, audio.

/v1/reel?url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZz4bjIjhdm

GET /v1/comments

List the comments of a post or reel as an array (comment_user, comment, likes, replies).

/v1/comments?url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DZz4bjIjhdm&limit=25

GET /v1/profile-posts

List the recent posts of a profile, with date and post-type filters.

/v1/profile-posts?username=natgeo&limit=10&post_type=reel

GET /v1/result

Fetch a pending result using the snapshot_id from a 202 response.

/v1/result?snapshot_id=s_abc123

Request Parameters

Required parameters

url Instagram URL to scrape. Required on /v1/post, /v1/reel and /v1/comments; on /v1/profile and /v1/profile-posts you can pass username instead.

Optional parameters

username Username instead of a URL on /v1/profile and /v1/profile-posts (with or without a leading @).
fields Comma-separated top-level fields to keep, e.g. fields=followers,posts_count,biography. Applies to every item on list endpoints.
limit Max items on /v1/comments and /v1/profile-posts (1-50, default 10).
start_date /v1/profile-posts only: keep posts on/after this date.
end_date /v1/profile-posts only: keep posts on/before this date.
post_type /v1/profile-posts only: filter by post type, e.g. reel.
snapshot_id /v1/result only: the id returned by a 202 response.

Responsible use

Use public social data carefully

Only request data that is publicly accessible, and make sure your collection, storage, and use comply with applicable privacy laws and the relevant platform terms. Do not use these APIs to bypass access controls or to make decisions that require consent or human review.

Pricing

Advanced Instagram API Pricing

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FAQ

Advanced Instagram API

Key features

Built for

Hand the Advanced Instagram API to your agent

Benchmark a brand across platforms

Audit a competitor's reels

Read the room on a launch post

Build the request for your data

Advanced Instagram API Documentation

Base URL

Authentication

Request and response

Code examples

Available Endpoints

GET /v1/profile

GET /v1/post

GET /v1/reel

GET /v1/comments

GET /v1/profile-posts

GET /v1/result

Request Parameters

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Use public social data carefully

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