Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement

scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-search-hashtag

Finds public Instagram posts for a hashtag using Google Search, then returns post details such as caption, play count when available, like count, comment count, owner, and post time.

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Last verified: Jul 28, 2026Verified working

GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-search-hashtag?hashtag=makeupPreview

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Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`cursor`	string	Optional	The cursor returned by the previous response. It is the next Google results page number and cannot exceed 11; cursor 12 or greater returns a 400 response.	`2`
`hashtag`	string	Required	The hashtag to search for. Include or omit the #.	`makeup`
`media_type`	string	Optional	Use all to search public posts and reels, or reels to only return reels. Defaults to all.	`all`
`date_posted`	string	Optional	Only return Google-indexed posts found in this relative window.	`last-week`

Query parameters
cursorstringOptional
The cursor returned by the previous response. It is the next Google results page number and cannot exceed 11; cursor 12 or greater returns a 400 response.
Example: 2
hashtagstringRequired
The hashtag to search for. Include or omit the #.
Example: makeup
media_typestringOptional
Use all to search public posts and reels, or reels to only return reels. Defaults to all.
Example: all
date_postedstringOptional
Only return Google-indexed posts found in this relative window.
Example: last-week

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-search-hashtag?hashtag=makeup' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x.v1-instagram-search-hashtag?hashtag=makeup",
    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-search-hashtag?hashtag=makeup", {
  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.