Instagram post or reel by URL or shortcode

scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-post

Fetches detailed metadata for a single Instagram post or reel by shortcode or URL.

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GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-post?region=USPreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`url`	string	Required	Instagram post or reel URL
`trim`	boolean	Optional	Set to true to get a trimmed response
`region`	string	Optional	2 letter country code to set the proxy in	`US`
`cache_max_age`	string	Optional	If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with "cached": true and a "cached_at" timestamp). Otherwise, scrape a live result (1 credit). [See the Cac...	`7d`
`download_media`	boolean	Optional	Set to true to download the video/images and get back permanent Supabase URLs. Costs 10 credits if media is found, 1 credit otherwise.

Query parameters
urlstringRequired
Instagram post or reel URL
trimbooleanOptional
Set to true to get a trimmed response
regionstringOptional
2 letter country code to set the proxy in
Example: US
cache_max_agestringOptional
If we have a response in the cache that is this many days old or newer, return the cached response (0 credits, with "cached": true and a "cached_at" timestamp). Otherwise, scrape a live result (1 credit). [See the Cac...
Example: 7d
download_mediabooleanOptional
Set to true to download the video/images and get back permanent Supabase URLs. Costs 10 credits if media is found, 1 credit otherwise.

Code samples

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

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-post?region=US' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-post?region=US",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-post?region=US", {
  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 $0.00188/call, including the service fee.