INSTAGRAM DATA API
Build Instagram profile, content and audience workflows with one API.
Send an Instagram username, content URL, hashtag or highlight identifier to the matching operation. Caelario handles small requests, background jobs, batches, schedules and stored exports behind one workspace key.
INSTAGRAM OPERATIONS
Match the target to the record set you want.
A username can drive profile and account-list operations; a post URL drives detail, comments or transcript work; a highlight ID drives the items inside that highlight.
Profiles and single posts
Retrieve one account snapshot or resolve one known post as a single record.
Content and conversations
Collect recent posts, reels, comments, tagged posts, hashtag content and profile search results.
Followers and following
Request up to 5,000 unique profiles while Caelario handles source continuation internally.
Highlights, stories and transcripts
Use distinct metadata, highlight-item, active-story and video transcript operations.
INSTAGRAM POST RECORD
Content and engagement arrive as named fields.
The content identifier and URL make it straightforward to continue with comments or transcript collection.
Example Instagram post
{
"platform": "instagram",
"platform_content_id": "C_example123",
"shortcode": "C_example123",
"username": "example_brand",
"kind": "post",
"caption": "A new collection is available today",
"published_at": "2026-08-24T09:30:00Z",
"like_count": 18420,
"comment_count": 317,
"media_type": "image",
"content_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/C_example123/"
}ONE INSTAGRAM CONTRACT
Use the same identifiers and result history across dashboard, API and MCP.
Maximum cost is reserved before collection. Completion settles only delivered records or the documented non-empty flat collection price.
- 01Inspect the catalogConfirm the Instagram operation, accepted target, maximum and price.
- 02Run one or many targetsUse immediate extraction for bounded work or submit a job or batch.
- 03Read or export the resultRetrieve saved records through the API or download JSON, CSV or Excel.
ACCOUNT TO COMPLETE RESEARCH WORKFLOW
Move from a profile snapshot to the exact related dataset.
Creator researchAudience mappingContent monitoringCampaign reporting
QUESTIONS
Instagram API questions.
Which Instagram operations are available?
The catalog includes profile, post, followers, following, posts, reels, comments, highlights, highlight items, hashtag, profile search, tagged posts, transcript and active stories.
How are Instagram collections priced?
Profiles and single posts cost one credit per delivered record, standard list records cost two, non-empty stories and highlight collections cost ten, and a delivered transcript costs twenty credits.
Does the API guarantee the requested list size?
No. The requested limit is a maximum, not a guaranteed result count. Collection stops at that amount or when Instagram exposes no more records, and unused reserved credits are released.
Do highlights and highlight items return the same data?
No. Highlights returns highlight metadata and IDs. Highlight items uses one highlight ID to collect the stories or items inside it.