API referenceInstagram
Instagram search popular
Instagram's curated topic page: what it says the topic is, plus its posts.
Instagram publishes a post's view count only for video. Photo and carousel posts return null rather than zero, because zero would be a claim we cannot support.
Share and save counts are visible only to the account that owns a post. No public surface carries them, so we never populate them.
The example response below is real output from this endpoint, not an illustration. Long lists and long strings are shortened to keep the page readable, and each place that happens is marked. This example took 3.9s.
Authorization
ApiKeyAuth X-API-Key<token>
Your API key. Sent on every request.
In: header
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
curl -X POST "https://example.com/v1/scrapers/instagram-search-popular-v4" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "query": "cars" }'{ "request_id": "req_8f2c1d94e7b0", "success": true, "status": { "code": "OK", "message": "Scrape completed.", "retryable": false }, "data": { "cursor": "AQHTHSVSBcb858X9Br2SF5x5FsNx9Rb_l1mmkUDvHkINO7sd9ZeueH-m2fisoh-W-UXP", "description": "The car is a motor vehicle with wheels designed mainly to transport 1-8 people on roads. The modern automobile was patented in 1886 by Carl Benz with his Benz Patent-Motorwagen, while the first mass-affordable car was the 1908 Ford Model T. There are over 1.6 billion cars in use worldwide as of 2025, with electric mode… (+723 chars)", "description_sources": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cars_(franchise)", "… 3 more items in the full response" ], "has_more": true, "posts": [ { "caption": "The most iconic BMW spec in the world ♦️ \n.\n#ruby #diamond #luxury #cars #bmwrepost \n@bmwqatarofficial @bmwmiddleeast @bmw\nCrafted by Imed Benkolli founder of DeSharpen.", "code": "DVCDl8qjcrj", "display_uri": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/640785301_17980172048980063_7284395060205295302_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=VQfJL5Aj9V8Q7kNvwHs8m2N&_nc_oc=AdrrM50aeiZ6r7CD5mOaFuXHwIR7Wi9OXbJuBysqPZ… (+184 chars)", "id": "POLARIS_3837645634371701475", "is_video": true, "play_count": 237016884, "shortcode": "DVCDl8qjcrj", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVCDl8qjcrj/", "user": { "id": "17841459401872912", "is_verified": true, "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-19/626667495_17977952783980063_4603710452593790065_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy43MjAuQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=UMpdFfbDmkoQ7kNvwFKXb3s&_nc_oc=Adp2WpJiIGwKJl-8ZAOpw9pU_8OG16Ljbvy2xzeO-8t7Xv… (+180 chars)", "username": "desharpen" }, "video_url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m69/AQNgQLtffln_zgqNE38N0BbFMoDCK9uL8vgygVPda9zsIDts7gNQzEXQwuV_dVPgE7spHZNPkrn0SlBvV18jp0nl.mp4?strext=1&_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=XMjOHoA7198Q7kNvwHoPvDA&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0… (+697 chars)", "video_versions": [ { "url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m69/AQNgQLtffln_zgqNE38N0BbFMoDCK9uL8vgygVPda9zsIDts7gNQzEXQwuV_dVPgE7spHZNPkrn0SlBvV18jp0nl.mp4?strext=1&_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=XMjOHoA7198Q7kNvwHoPvDA&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0… (+697 chars)" }, { "url": "https://scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t16/f2/m69/AQNgQLtffln_zgqNE38N0BbFMoDCK9uL8vgygVPda9zsIDts7gNQzEXQwuV_dVPgE7spHZNPkrn0SlBvV18jp0nl.mp4?strext=1&_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=XMjOHoA7198Q7kNvwHoPvDA&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQU0uQ0… (+697 chars)" }, "… 1 more item in the full response" ] }, { "caption": "I've been waiting for you.\n.\n.\n#cars #supercars #audi #audir8 #bmw #bmwm #bmwm4 #g82 #viral #trending #carsofinstagram #lifestyle #tuner #tunedcars\n#carsdaily", "code": "DR98lQmjfWZ", "display_uri": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/587928469_2712174529137260_6893269360695272460_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=RunAV_IfsLYQ7kNvwFKU-3v&_nc_oc=AdoG16yIARcnwpw_lulE_FjcgYlIVfJO4cW0hfP0PI7… (+183 chars)", "id": "POLARIS_3782445705299096985", "is_video": true, "play_count": 85421612, "shortcode": "DR98lQmjfWZ", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR98lQmjfWZ/", "user": { "id": "17841445413912805", "is_verified": true, "profile_pic_url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-19/499261159_18062970146513798_720618000934786052_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s150x150_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=f7ccc5&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InByb2ZpbGVfcGljLnd3dy4xMDgwLkMzIn0%3D&_nc_ohc=dePkebu9lo4Q7kNvwE0mRQv&_nc_oc=AdqJgIiSdUdB_YLHbCRs4jD7ADCiEVYw0V-5xbocFCE9ueEAR… (+177 chars)", "username": "preisngr" }, "video_url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQOFW6bMxYfvUYdr-hH24RI2X-bA3CUXG8h_GToYj7D3gzOXWhDqc984VjAUXkVlhxXoUvhWDvoPUIilxaaFEVUINbW3U87kpEt19ls.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=06Gqo9pnz8QQ7kNvwFNIaeP&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQ… (+705 chars)", "video_versions": [ { "url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQOFW6bMxYfvUYdr-hH24RI2X-bA3CUXG8h_GToYj7D3gzOXWhDqc984VjAUXkVlhxXoUvhWDvoPUIilxaaFEVUINbW3U87kpEt19ls.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=06Gqo9pnz8QQ7kNvwFNIaeP&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQ… (+705 chars)" }, { "url": "https://scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com/o1/v/t2/f2/m86/AQOFW6bMxYfvUYdr-hH24RI2X-bA3CUXG8h_GToYj7D3gzOXWhDqc984VjAUXkVlhxXoUvhWDvoPUIilxaaFEVUINbW3U87kpEt19ls.mp4?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=5e9851&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=06Gqo9pnz8QQ7kNvwFNIaeP&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6Inhwdl9wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS5JTlNUQUdSQ… (+705 chars)" }, "… 1 more item in the full response" ] }, "… 10 more items in the full response" ], "query": "cars", "success": true, "suggested_terms": [ "cars memes pixar", "car bow ribbon", "… 8 more items in the full response" ], "title": "Cars", "total_media_count": 572000000, "total_media_count_is_approximate": true }, "error": null, "meta": { "client_id": "client_abc123", "scraper": "instagram-search-popular-v4", "billable": true, "duration_ms": 2990 }}