InstagramInstagramSocial

Your Instagram posts — captions, likes, comments

instagram.instagram.user.posts

List your Instagram posts with captions, permalinks and like/comment counts

Price: freeAt provider cost
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Last verified: Jul 28, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/instagram.instagram.user.posts?limit=2&fields=id%2Ccaption%2Cmedia_type%2Cpermalink%2Ctimestamp%2Clike_count%2Ccomments_count

Preview

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

media_type is IMAGE | VIDEO | CAROUSEL_ALBUM; a carousel's frames come from the children{media_url} sub-field. Stories are a different edge (/stories) and expire after 24h

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Path parameters
`ig_user_id`	string	Required		`17841400000000000`
Query parameters
`limit`	integer	Optional	default 25	`25`
`since`	string	Optional	Unix timestamp
`until`	string	Optional
`fields`	string	Required		`id,caption,media_type,media_url,permalink,thumbnail_url,timestamp,like_count,comments_count`

Path parameters
ig_user_idstringRequired
Example: 17841400000000000
Query parameters
limitintegerOptional
default 25
Example: 25
sincestringOptional
Unix timestamp
untilstringOptional
fieldsstringRequired
Example: id,caption,media_type,media_url,permalink,thumbnail_url,timestamp,like_count,comments_count

Code samples

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

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/instagram.instagram.user.posts?limit=2&fields=id%2Ccaption%2Cmedia_type%2Cpermalink%2Ctimestamp%2Clike_count%2Ccomments_count' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/instagram.instagram.user.posts?limit=2&fields=id%2Ccaption%2Cmedia_type%2Cpermalink%2Ctimestamp%2Clike_count%2Ccomments_count",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/instagram.instagram.user.posts?limit=2&fields=id%2Ccaption%2Cmedia_type%2Cpermalink%2Ctimestamp%2Clike_count%2Ccomments_count", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
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 free, including the service fee.