# Instagram Trending Reels

Retrieve the reels currently trending on Instagram, with captions, video URLs, play/like/comment counts, and author info. Returns a snapshot of the trending feed (Instagram does not paginate this surface on the public web). A completed lookup costs one credit because every lookup uses costly dedicated Instagram proxies.

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/instagram-api/instagram_trending_reels](https://scrappa.co/docs/instagram-api/instagram_trending_reels)
- **API group:** Instagram API
- **Endpoint:** `GET https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/reels/trending`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Example request

```bash
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/instagram/reels/trending"
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "reels": [
        {
            "id": "3961567952880363552",
            "shortcode": "Db6URBZAWgg",
            "media_type": "video",
            "caption": "Reel caption text...",
            "taken_at": "2026-08-10T08:15:00+00:00",
            "taken_at_timestamp": 1786347300,
            "like_count": 15200,
            "comment_count": 230,
            "play_count": 450000,
            "has_audio": true,
            "video_url": "https://...",
            "thumbnail_url": "https://...",
            "author": {
                "id": "123456789",
                "username": "creatorname",
                "profile_pic_url": "https://...",
                "is_verified": true
            },
            "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db6URBZAWgg/"
        }
    ],
    "reels_count": 8,
    "more_available": false,
    "next_max_id": null
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Error | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 503 | Instagram Upstream Unavailable | Instagram rejected or failed all bounded attempts through approved proxies. Retry the request later. The request is retryable and does not consume credits. |

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)