Instagram post details by URL

brightdata.x.instagram-posts

Instagram - Posts

Price: $0.0015/resultAt provider cost
Success rate: 100%Last 30 days · 201 calls
Latency p50: 5.1 sp95 18 s
Last verified: Jul 30, 2026Verified working

POSThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/brightdata.x.instagram-posts?format=json&dataset_id=gd_lk5ns7kz21pck8jpisPreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

same generic runner as brightdata.web.scrape.structured with dataset_id fixed to this dataset (see that entry and brightdata.instagram.user.profile in the core file for the pattern). >1 minute falls back to HTTP 202 + snapshot_id — use brightdata.web.scrape.job.start for anything beyond a handful of URLs. Exact required body fields were not individually re-confirmed per dataset here; verify against the dataset's own quickstart page before high-volume use.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`format`	string	Optional	json (default) \| ndjson \| csv	`json`
`dataset_id`	string	Required	pinned to the documented 'Instagram - Posts' dataset	`gd_lk5ns7kz21pck8jpis`

Query parameters
formatstringOptional
json (default) | ndjson | csv
Example: json
dataset_idstringRequired
pinned to the documented 'Instagram - Posts' dataset
Example: gd_lk5ns7kz21pck8jpis

Code samples

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

Preview

curl -X POST 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/brightdata.x.instagram-posts?format=json&dataset_id=gd_lk5ns7kz21pck8jpis' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '[{"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTY2uSG3Oj/"}]'

import os
import json
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/brightdata.x.instagram-posts?format=json&dataset_id=gd_lk5ns7kz21pck8jpis",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
    json=json.loads("[{\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTY2uSG3Oj/\"}]"),
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/brightdata.x.instagram-posts?format=json&dataset_id=gd_lk5ns7kz21pck8jpis", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(JSON.parse("[{\"url\":\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTY2uSG3Oj/\"}]")),
});
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/result, including the service fee.