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Discover/instagram.com API

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instagram.com APIwww.instagram.com ↗

Discover trending Instagram Reels and explore detailed information about specific reels and public creator profiles in real-time. Build applications that showcase viral content, analyze reel performance, and access creator insights without needing authentication.

Endpoints

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→ api.parse.bot/scraper/83bac21b-efd3-4274-a70d-f8c54a03ae0b/<endpoint>

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curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/83bac21b-efd3-4274-a70d-f8c54a03ae0b/get_trending_reels' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'

All endpoints · 3 totalclick to expand

Get currently trending/viral reels from Instagram's Reels tab. Returns a list of popular reels with engagement metrics, user info, captions, and audio details. No parameters required - returns whatever Instagram is currently featuring.

Input

No input parameters required.

Response

{
  "type": "object",
  "fields": {
    "count": "integer",
    "reels": "array of reel objects with shortcode, engagement metrics, user info, caption, and audio details"
  },
  "sample": {
    "count": 4,
    "reels": [
      {
        "id": "3904946001284290166",
        "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYxJ7LpodZ2/",
        "audio": {
          "title": "Original audio",
          "artist": "matthewandpaul",
          "is_original": true
        },
        "caption": "Thank you for listening",
        "user_id": "6835615123",
        "taken_at": 1779726205,
        "username": "matthewandpaul",
        "full_name": "Matthew & Paul",
        "has_audio": true,
        "shortcode": "DYxJ7LpodZ2",
        "like_count": 534218,
        "play_count": null,
        "view_count": null,
        "is_verified": true,
        "product_type": "clips",
        "comment_count": 4343,
        "thumbnail_url": "https://scontent-dfw6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/...",
        "original_width": 1080,
        "original_height": 1920
      }
    ]
  }
}

About the instagram.com API

The instagram.com API on Parse exposes 3 endpoints for the publicly available data on www.instagram.com. Calls return JSON over HTTPS and are billed per successful response.

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