AnyAPIInstagramSocial

Instagram Stories (basic)

anyapi.instagram.stories_thin

Fetch a public Instagram account's currently live stories - media URL, owner, and posting time - by username. Lightweight projection; for media type, dimensions, and the 24h expiry time use instagram.stories_full.

Price: $0.0015/successAt provider cost
Success rate: 100%Last 30 days · 1,090 calls
Latency p50: 3.5 sp95 9.1 s
Last verified: Sep 19, 2026Verified working

POSThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram.stories_thinPreview

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

This tool has no parameters. See provider docs ↗ Provider docs

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X POST 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram.stories_thin' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '{"username":"natgeo"}'

import os
import json
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram.stories_thin",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
    json=json.loads("{\"username\":\"natgeo\"}"),
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram.stories_thin", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(JSON.parse("{\"username\":\"natgeo\"}")),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at $0.0015/success, including the service fee.