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 not public on Instagram, so they are not returned.
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 }}