# Instagram API (/api/instagram)



Public-data Instagram endpoints (V3 surface).

## Operations [#operations]

* [`GET /instagram/explore`](/api/instagram/explore/get) — Browse Instagram's Explore feed — Browse Instagram's Explore feed
* [`GET /instagram/locations/{id}/nearby`](/api/instagram/locations/id/nearby/get) — List Instagram locations geographically near a given location — List Instagram locations geographically near a given location
* [`GET /instagram/locations/{id}/posts`](/api/instagram/locations/id/posts/get) — List posts tagged with an Instagram location — List posts tagged with an Instagram location
* [`GET /instagram/locations/{id}`](/api/instagram/locations/id/get) — Get an Instagram location by id — Get an Instagram location by id
* [`GET /instagram/posts/{shortcode}/comments/{commentId}/replies`](/api/instagram/posts/shortcode/comments/commentId/replies/get) — List replies to an Instagram comment — List replies to an Instagram comment
* [`GET /instagram/posts/{shortcode}/comments`](/api/instagram/posts/shortcode/comments/get) — List comments on an Instagram post — List comments on an Instagram post
* [`GET /instagram/posts/{shortcode}`](/api/instagram/posts/shortcode/get) — Get an Instagram post (photo / video / carousel / reel) by shortcode — `shortcode` is the slug from the post URL, e.g.
* [`GET /instagram/reels/recommended`](/api/instagram/reels/recommended/get) — Browse Instagram's recommended Reels feed — Browse Instagram's recommended Reels feed
* [`GET /instagram/resolve/media-id`](/api/instagram/resolve/media-id/get) — Convert an Instagram post shortcode into its numeric media\_id — Convert an Instagram post shortcode into its numeric media\_id
* [`GET /instagram/resolve/shortcode-from-media`](/api/instagram/resolve/shortcode-from-media/get) — Convert an Instagram numeric media\_id into its shortcode — Convert an Instagram numeric media\_id into its shortcode
* [`GET /instagram/resolve/shortcode`](/api/instagram/resolve/shortcode/get) — Extract a post shortcode from an Instagram URL — Extract a post shortcode from an Instagram URL
* [`GET /instagram/resolve/user-id`](/api/instagram/resolve/user-id/get) — Convert an Instagram username into its numeric user\_id (pk) — Convert an Instagram username into its numeric user\_id (pk)
* [`GET /instagram/search`](/api/instagram/search/get) — Cross-type Instagram search (posts/reels) — Cross-type Instagram search (posts/reels)
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/followers`](/api/instagram/users/username/followers/get) — List followers of an Instagram user — List followers of an Instagram user
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/following`](/api/instagram/users/username/following/get) — List accounts an Instagram user follows — List accounts an Instagram user follows
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/former-usernames`](/api/instagram/users/username/former-usernames/get) — List former usernames for an Instagram user — List former usernames for an Instagram user
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/highlights`](/api/instagram/users/username/highlights/get) — List Instagram highlight reels for a user (metadata only) — List Instagram highlight reels for a user (metadata only)
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/posts`](/api/instagram/users/username/posts/get) — List feed posts authored by an Instagram user — List feed posts authored by an Instagram user
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/reels`](/api/instagram/users/username/reels/get) — List reels authored by an Instagram user — List reels authored by an Instagram user
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}`](/api/instagram/users/username/get) — Get an Instagram user profile by username — Returns the canonical Instagram profile for the given URL slug (`username`).
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/stories`](/api/instagram/users/username/stories/get) — List active Instagram stories for a user — Returns the user's currently-live story tray (empty when the user has no active stories).
* [`GET /instagram/users/{username}/tagged-posts`](/api/instagram/users/username/tagged-posts/get) — List posts an Instagram user is tagged in — List posts an Instagram user is tagged in