Instagram API

instagram · Social

Social No Auth Free & Open social media

Description of Instagram RESTful API. Current limitations: * Instagram service does not support [cross origin headers](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Access_control_CORS) for security reasons, therefore it is not possible to use Swagger UI and make API calls directly from browser. * Modification API requests (`POST`, `DELETE`) require additional security [scopes](https://instagram.com/developer/authorization/) that are available for Apps [created on or after Nov 17, 2

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Search for a location by geographic coordinate.

Search for a location by geographic coordinate.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search?lat=51.5074&lng=1&distance=1&foursquare_id=example&foursquare_v2_id=example&facebook_places_id=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search?lat=51.5074&lng=1&distance=1&foursquare_id=example&foursquare_v2_id=example&facebook_places_id=example"

import requests
params = {
    "lat": "51.5074",
    "lng": "1",
    "distance": "1",
    "foursquare_id": "example",
    "foursquare_v2_id": "example",
    "facebook_places_id": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search');
url.searchParams.set('lat', '51.5074');
url.searchParams.set('lng', '1');
url.searchParams.set('distance', '1');
url.searchParams.set('foursquare_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('foursquare_v2_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('facebook_places_id', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("lat", "51.5074")
	q.Set("lng", "1")
	q.Set("distance", "1")
	q.Set("foursquare_id", "example")
	q.Set("foursquare_v2_id", "example")
	q.Set("facebook_places_id", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "lat" => "51.5074",
  "lng" => "1",
  "distance" => "1",
  "foursquare_id" => "example",
  "foursquare_v2_id" => "example",
  "facebook_places_id" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/locations/search?" . http_build_query([
    "lat" => "51.5074",
    "lng" => "1",
    "distance" => "1",
    "foursquare_id" => "example",
    "foursquare_v2_id" => "example",
    "facebook_places_id" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search for media in a given area.

Search for media in a given area. The default time span is set to 5 days. The time span must not exceed 7 days. Defaults time stamps cover the last 5 days. Can return mix of `image` and `video` types.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search?lat=51.5074&lng=1&distance=1&max_timestamp=1&min_timestamp=1

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search?lat=51.5074&lng=1&distance=1&max_timestamp=1&min_timestamp=1"

import requests
params = {
    "lat": "51.5074",
    "lng": "1",
    "distance": "1",
    "max_timestamp": "1",
    "min_timestamp": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search');
url.searchParams.set('lat', '51.5074');
url.searchParams.set('lng', '1');
url.searchParams.set('distance', '1');
url.searchParams.set('max_timestamp', '1');
url.searchParams.set('min_timestamp', '1');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("lat", "51.5074")
	q.Set("lng", "1")
	q.Set("distance", "1")
	q.Set("max_timestamp", "1")
	q.Set("min_timestamp", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "lat" => "51.5074",
  "lng" => "1",
  "distance" => "1",
  "max_timestamp" => "1",
  "min_timestamp" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/media/search?" . http_build_query([
    "lat" => "51.5074",
    "lng" => "1",
    "distance" => "1",
    "max_timestamp" => "1",
    "min_timestamp" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Search for tags by name.

Search for tags by name.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search?q=test

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search?q=test"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "test"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/instagram.com/1.0.0/tags/search?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Instagram API?

Instagram API is a Social API. Developers commonly use social APIs for:

adding social login (Sign in with Google/Twitter)
fetching user-generated content for analysis
scheduling and publishing social posts
tracking mentions and engagement metrics
building community dashboards

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Instagram API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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