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Instagram

Instagram posts, user profiles, comments, and hashtag search.

  • Tag search returns matching hashtags for a given keyword query
  • User profiles include bio, follower/following counts, and recent posts
  • Finding the username: Go to the profile on Instagram — the username is the last part of the URL (e.g. instagram.com/nasa → nasa). Do not use display names or brand names in other languages. Watch out for dots vs underscores (e.g. panasonic.taiwan is different from panasonictaiwan)

GET /instagram/posts/search — 3 credits per page

Search Instagram posts by keyword. Results can include feed posts, Reels/clips, and carousel posts.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
qstringYesSearch query, max 500 characters
pagesnumberNoNumber of pages to fetch, 1-10. Defaults to 1
get_sentimentbooleanNoInclude API Direct sentiment analysis
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/instagram/posts/search?q=technology&pages=1"

Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "DX5ihjwjQ_0",
      "shortcode": "DX5ihjwjQ_0",
      "title": "@technology on Instagram",
      "url": "https://instagram.com/p/DX5ihjwjQ_0",
      "createdAt": "2026-05-04T01:55:09.000Z",
      "caption": "Swipe to watch how this 13 year old appears to solve...",
      "likeCount": 22165,
      "commentCount": 379,
      "shareCount": 0,
      "repostCount": 0,
      "viewCount": null,
      "isVideo": false,
      "mediaType": "carousel_container",
      "author": {
        "username": "technology",
        "fullName": "Technology",
        "isVerified": true
      },
      "hashtags": [],
      "mentions": []
    }
  ],
  "pages": 1,
  "count": 8
}

Tags

GET /instagram/tags/search — 2 credits

Search Instagram hashtags by keyword.

ParamTypeRequiredDescription
qstringYesTag search query
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/instagram/tags/search?q=travel"

Response

{
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "travel",
      "mediaCount": 793685751,
      "formattedMediaCount": "793M"
    },
    {
      "name": "travelphotographer",
      "mediaCount": 5620420,
      "formattedMediaCount": "5.6M"
    }
  ]
}

Users

GET /instagram/users/:username — 4 credits

Get Instagram user profile with recent posts.

ParamTypeRequiredDescription
usernamestringYesInstagram username
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  https://api.bycrawl.com/instagram/users/zuck

Response

{
  "username": "nasa",
  "fullName": "NASA",
  "biography": "Exploring the universe and our home planet...",
  "followerCount": 99209932,
  "followingCount": 93,
  "postCount": 4628,
  "highlightCount": 18,
  "isVerified": true,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "profilePicUrl": "https://...",
  "externalUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov/",
  "category": null,
  "bioLinks": [
    {
      "title": "",
      "url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    }
  ],
  "isProfessional": true,
  "pronouns": [],
  "recentPosts": [
    {
      "id": "3846946165649269175",
      "shortcode": "DVjGSfZk2G3",
      "caption": "Catch this month's planetary hangout...",
      "likeCount": 40190,
      "commentCount": 243,
      "isVideo": true,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://...",
      "takenAt": "2026-03-06T15:42:53.000Z",
      "mediaType": "video",
      "location": null,
      "taggedUsers": [],
      "displayUrl": "https://...",
      "accessibilityCaption": null
    }
  ]
}

Posts

GET /instagram/posts/:shortcode — 2 credits

Get a single Instagram post by shortcode.

ParamTypeRequiredDescription
shortcodestringYesPost shortcode (from URL)
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  https://api.bycrawl.com/instagram/posts/CxBcDeFgHiJ

Response

{
  "id": "3846946165649269175",
  "shortcode": "DVjGSfZk2G3",
  "caption": "Catch this month's planetary hangout...",
  "likeCount": 40192,
  "commentCount": 243,
  "isVideo": true,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://...",
  "takenAt": "2026-03-06T15:42:53.000Z",
  "mediaType": "video",
  "location": null,
  "taggedUsers": [],
  "displayUrl": "https://...",
  "accessibilityCaption": null,
  "owner": {
    "id": "528817151",
    "username": "nasa",
    "fullName": "NASA",
    "profilePicUrl": "https://...",
    "isVerified": true
  },
  "videoUrl": "https://...",
  "dimensions": {
    "width": 1080,
    "height": 1920
  },
  "videoViewCount": 371334
}

GET /instagram/posts/:shortcode/comments — 3 credits

Get comments on an Instagram post with pagination.

ParamTypeRequiredDescription
shortcodestringYesPost shortcode
cursorstringNoPagination cursor
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  https://api.bycrawl.com/instagram/posts/CxBcDeFgHiJ/comments

Response

{
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": "18203561371331194",
      "text": "Can NASA lay an egg that looks like the moon...",
      "createdAt": "2026-03-07T16:50:06.000Z",
      "owner": {
        "username": "para_dise3339",
        "profilePicUrl": "https://..."
      },
      "likeCount": 0,
      "replyCount": 0
    }
  ],
  "nextCursor": "eyJzZXJ2ZXJfY3Vyc29yIjogIlFWRk..."
}

GET /instagram/users/:username/posts — 3 credits

Get an Instagram user’s posts with pagination.

ParamTypeRequiredDescription
usernamestringYesInstagram username
cursorstringNoPagination cursor
curl -H "x-api-key: sk_byc_xxx" \
  "https://api.bycrawl.com/instagram/users/zuck/posts"

Response

{
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "3846946165649269175",
      "shortcode": "DVjGSfZk2G3",
      "caption": "Catch this month's planetary hangout...",
      "likeCount": 40192,
      "commentCount": 243,
      "isVideo": true,
      "thumbnailUrl": "https://...",
      "takenAt": "2026-03-06T15:42:53.000Z",
      "mediaType": "video",
      "location": null,
      "taggedUsers": [],
      "displayUrl": "https://...",
      "accessibilityCaption": null
    }
  ],
  "nextCursor": "eyJ1IjoiNTI4ODE3MTUxIiwiYyI6Ij..."
}
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