Retrieve detailed information about a specific Instagram post by URL. For best results, use URLs that include the username (e.g., instagram.com/username/p/ABC123/). URLs without username (e.g., instagram.com/p/ABC123/) will attempt automatic username discovery, but this may not always succeed. Returns media URLs, captions, engagement metrics, author info, and tagged users. A completed lookup costs one credit, including a definitive not-found result, because every lookup uses costly dedicated Instagram proxies.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
This endpoint has no required query parameters.
2 optional filters available.
string
Optional
Instagram post URL. Recommended format: https://www.instagram.com/username/p/ABC123/ (URLs without username may have limited success)
https://www.instagram.com/instagram/p/DUBtwxGEqz2/
string
Optional
Instagram post shortcode (e.g., DUBtwxGEqz2). Use when you do not have a full URL.
example
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Finstagram%2Fp%2FDUBtwxGEqz2%2F")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
success
found
data
{
"success": true,
"found": true,
"data": {
"id": "3819535222330010870",
"shortcode": "DUBtwxGEqz2",
"media_type": "video",
"caption": "Amazing content! #instagram #viral",
"hashtags": [
"instagram",
"viral"
],
"taken_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00",
"like_count": 125000,
"comment_count": 3500,
"play_count": 5000000,
"media": [
{
"type": "video",
"thumbnail_url": "https://...",
"video_url": "https://...",
"video_versions": []
}
],
"location": {
"id": "123456",
"name": "Los Angeles"
},
"author": {
"id": "25025320",
"username": "instagram",
"full_name": "Instagram",
"profile_pic_url": "https://...",
"is_verified": true
},
"collaborators": [],
"tagged_users": [],
"permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBtwxGEqz2/"
}
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Login Required
Instagram explicitly requires login. Scrappa does not retry the login-gated resource. Profile lookups may recover from public profile data; unresolved login requirements are nonbillable and not retryable.
{
"success": false,
"error": "Instagram requires login to access this resource.",
"status_code": 403,
"error_code": "instagram_login_required",
"require_login": true,
"retryable": false
}Validation Error
Provide either a valid Instagram post URL or shortcode.
{
"message": "The request validation failed",
"errors": {
"url": [
"The Instagram post URL or shortcode is required."
]
}
}Instagram Post Temporarily Unavailable
Every bounded Instagram post strategy was unavailable. The request is retryable and does not consume credits.
{
"success": false,
"error": "Instagram post data is temporarily unavailable after all strategies were attempted.",
"status_code": 503,
"error_code": "instagram_post_upstream_unavailable",
"retryable": true
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