Instagram Post details API

POST

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Fetch one or more Instagram posts or Reels from the links in urls, with caption, media type, likes, comments, views, author follower count, hashtags and a few top comments. Private content is not fetched, and nothing grants rights to the photos or videos.

Price $0.56 per 1,000 requests ($0.000556 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

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Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Instagram Post details endpoint (instagram/post).

Endpoint contract:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to instagram and action to post, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - urls: Accepts an array of full Instagram post or Reel URLs (e.g., /p/<shortcode>/ or /reel/<shortcode>/) for the post action, billed per target URL. Unlike post, the comments action processes only a single URL.
- Optional parameters:
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 11. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 11)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: post_id, url, text, media_type, like_count, comment_count, view_count, author_username, author_name, posted_at, location, author_follower_count; 14 fields in total, full list at https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=instagram.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "post",
  "params": {
    "urls": [
      "https://www.instagram.com/p/<POST_SHORTCODE>/"
    ]
  }
}
- Price: $0.56 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
AuthorizationheaderstringYes-Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
platformbodystringYesinstagramPlatform identifier, fixed value.
actionbodystringYespostCapability identifier, fixed value.
urlsbody.paramsNot declaredYes-Accepts an array of full Instagram post or Reel URLs (e.g., /p/<shortcode>/ or /reel/<shortcode>/) for the post action, billed per target URL. Unlike post, the comments action processes only a single URL.
limitbody.paramsinteger (1–11)No11The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 11. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

Code samples

bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "post",
  "params": {
    "urls": [
      "https://www.instagram.com/p/<POST_SHORTCODE>/"
    ]
  }
}'

[OpenAPI definition (JSON)]Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

Field preview

There is no real sample for these example parameters yet: this shows the response shape and fields from the contract, with … as placeholders. It is not the result of a real call.

json
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "instagram",
  "action": "post",
  "results": [
    {
      "post_id": …,
      "url": …,
      "text": …,
      "media_type": …,
      "like_count": …,
      "comment_count": …,
      "view_count": …,
      "author_username": …,
      "author_name": …,
      "posted_at": …,
      "location": …,
      "author_follower_count": …,
      "hashtags": …,
      "top_comments": …
    }
  ],
  "count": …,
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

FieldMeaning
post_idKeeps the platform's own meaning
urlLink to the record on the platform.
textBody text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so).
media_typeKeeps the platform's own meaning
like_countLikes. null means the platform or this capability does not disclose it; it is not 0.
comment_countComments. null means not disclosed, not 0.
view_countViews or plays. null means not disclosed, not 0.
author_usernameAuthor's username (@handle), usually usable in URLs.
author_nameAuthor's display name.
posted_atPublish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
locationLocation description passed through as is; the format varies by platform.
author_follower_countAuthor's follower count. null means not disclosed.
hashtagsHashtags in the text, in order of appearance; absent when there are none.
top_commentsKeeps the platform's own meaning

Errors and billing

401
Missing or invalid key. Authentication runs before parameter checks, so unauthenticated requests never see the parameter schema.
422
Wrong parameter name or value. The error lists the parameters and allowed values this capability accepts and the closest match; it happens before any charge.
402
Insufficient balance. Top up first.
429
The account's per-minute request limit was reached (all of its API keys count together; a key's own lower limit applies first). Wait for Retry-After and try again; a rate package in the console raises the limit.
503
Could not complete right now. Any charge for the call goes back to your balance automatically, and the billing receipt in the response states the actual outcome, including when it is not yet known. Do not resend blindly.
200 empty
The request completed without data and is not charged (billing.reason = empty_result_refunded).

Official references

Used only to check objects and terms. They do not imply authorization or endorsement of EveryInfra by the platform.

  • Instagram: Public Posts and Embedding Boundaries ↗

    Instagram specifies that content from private accounts cannot be embedded, and public accounts can also turn off embedding. Being shareable or embeddable does not grant additional data access permissions; input and available scope for this endpoint remain governed by the instructions above.

    Checked 2026-09-04