Get recent posts for an Instagram hashtag

Q: Can I try it without signing up?

Yes. Add demo=true and leave the key out, or press Send request in the playground on this page. The demo answers with a real answer about Ferrari, captured once a week, in exactly the shape a live call returns, whatever you ask, and charges nothing.

Q: What does it return?

A list of instagram_post objects. Its fields are named after Instagram's Graph API. A field is null when Instagram does not show it, never missing. Every field is described on this page.

Q: How do I get more than one page?

Pass meta.next_cursor back as cursor, and stop when it is null. Each page is a call, priced the same. A cursor lasts as long as the answer it belongs to is cached.

Q: Can an AI agent call it?

Yes: it is the MCP tool get_instagram_hashtag on our MCP server, with the same parameters, answer and price. Without a key, the tool answers from the demo.

Fetch recent posts carrying one hashtag, each a full post. Use this for trend and campaign monitoring.

64 credits

GEThttps://api.scrapefield.com/v1/instagram/hashtag

Try itno key needed64 credits on a real call · 0 here

tagrequired

https://api.scrapefield.com/v1/instagram/hashtag?tag=ferrari

In your code

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "tag": "sourdough"
});

const res = await fetch(`https://api.scrapefield.com/v1/instagram/hashtag?${params}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SCRAPEFIELD_KEY}` },
});

const { data, meta } = await res.json();
console.log(data, meta.credits_charged);

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	What it does
`tag` string · required	The hashtag, without the leading #.
`limit` integer	At most this many results, 1–24. A page can hold fewer while `next_cursor` is set: read until it is null. 1–24, default 24
`cursor` string	The `meta.next_cursor` from the previous page. Omit for the first page.
`fresh` boolean	Skip the cache and fetch now. Charged normally. Not available on trial credits — buy any pack to unlock it. default false

Response

Returns an array of instagram_post. This is the demo’s answer, the one the playground above returns, in full rather than abbreviated — including the fields that come back null, because a field is null when the platform does not show it and you should know which ones those are before you build on them. A call with your key returns the account you ask for.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "3867996963138136453",
      "shortcode": "C98pDEPb_Ck",
      "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C98pDEPb_Ck/",
      "media_type": "VIDEO",
      "media_product_type": "REELS",
      "caption": "Same corner, four years apart. #buildinpublic",
      "timestamp": "2026-06-07T09:31:30.000Z",
      "username": "petr.bakes",
      "media_url": "https://cdn.example/ig/C98pDEPb_Ck.mp4",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.example/ig/C98pDEPb_Ck-cover.jpg",
      "children": [],
      "video_duration": 35.4,
      "like_count": 114642,
      "comments_count": 5093,
      "view_count": 1714727,
      "hashtags": [
        "buildinpublic"
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "location": {
        "id": "308714197",
        "name": "Austin, United States"
      },
      "is_paid_partnership": false
    },
    {
      "id": "3100806674498066500",
      "shortcode": "CS5SU26RLZq",
      "permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/CS5SU26RLZq/",
      "media_type": "IMAGE",
      "media_product_type": "FEED",
      "caption": "Three days of proofing and it finally behaved. #citywalk #buildinpublic",
      "timestamp": "2026-06-16T13:01:37.000Z",
      "username": "karel.bakes",
      "media_url": "https://cdn.example/ig/CS5SU26RLZq.jpg",
      "thumbnail_url": null,
      "children": [],
      "video_duration": null,
      "like_count": 189,
      "comments_count": 3,
      "view_count": null,
      "hashtags": [
        "citywalk",
        "buildinpublic"
      ],
      "mentions": [],
      "location": null,
      "is_paid_partnership": false
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7f3ac1e94b2d40f8a1c6e5d2",
    "credits_charged": 64,
    "credits_remaining": 74218,
    "cached": false,
    "fetched_at": "2026-09-20T09:12:03Z",
    "next_cursor": "eyJwIjoxLCJzIjoiYTNmOSJ9"
  }
}

Fields of `instagram_post`

An Instagram post or Reel. Named after Instagram's Graph API.

Fields
Field	What it is
`id` string	Instagram's numeric id for the post.
`shortcode` string	The code in the URL, e.g. `C1a2B3c4D5e`.
`permalink` URL	The post.
`media_type` string, one of	As the Graph API names them. IMAGE · VIDEO · CAROUSEL_ALBUM
`media_product_type` string, one of	A grid post or a Reel. FEED · REELS
`caption` string · or null	The caption.
`timestamp` time, ISO 8601 UTC · or null	When it was posted. `null` when the source does not say.
`username` string	Who posted it.
`media_url` URL	The image, or the video file. A carousel's first item. On Instagram's CDN. Instagram signs the link, and it stops working within a few days, so fetch the file soon. We do not rehost media.
`thumbnail_url` URL · or null	The cover of a video. On Instagram's CDN. Instagram signs the link, and it stops working within a few days, so fetch the file soon. We do not rehost media.
`children` array of objects	A carousel's items, in order. Empty for a single image or video.
`children[].media_type` string, one of	An image or a video. IMAGE · VIDEO
`children[].media_url` URL	The image, or the video file. On Instagram's CDN. Instagram signs the link, and it stops working within a few days, so fetch the file soon. We do not rehost media.
`video_duration` number · or null	Seconds.
`like_count` integer · or null	`null` when the owner has hidden it.
`comments_count` integer · or null	`null` when the source does not give it.
`view_count` integer · or null	Views, for videos and Reels.
`hashtags` array of strings	The caption's hashtags, without the #.
`mentions` array of strings	The usernames the caption mentions, without the @.
`location` object · or null	The location tag.
`location.id` string	Instagram's id for the location.
`location.name` string	The place's name, as the tag shows it.
`is_paid_partnership` boolean · or null	Whether it carries the "Paid partnership" label. `null` where that is not known.

What it costs

64 credits per successful call, whether we fetch it or serve it from cache — you pay for the answer, not for how we produced it. Responses are cached for 1 hour and a cached one tells you when the data was actually fetched. A call we fail costs 0 and is refunded automatically.

On the smallest pack that is $49.92 per 1,000 calls; on the largest, $28.15. The full table.

What people build with it

Find creators through a hashtagFrom a hashtag to the creators behind it, filtered to the follower band you pay for.

Questions

How much does the Instagram hashtag API cost?

64 credits a call: $49.92 per 1,000 calls on the smallest pack and $28.15 on the largest. A call that fails costs nothing, and the refund is automatic. A cached answer costs the same as a fresh one. Credits are bought in packs and never expire; there is no plan.

Do I need a Instagram account, a login or cookies?

No. You need a key from us and nothing from Instagram. We never take a customer's login, cookies or session, at any price, and no account of yours is ever at risk.

Can I try it without signing up?

Yes. Add demo=true and leave the key out, or press Send request in the playground on this page. The demo answers with a real answer about Ferrari, captured once a week, in exactly the shape a live call returns, whatever you ask, and charges nothing.

How fresh is the data?

An answer is kept for up to 1 hour, and a cached one says when it was fetched, in meta.fetched_at. Add fresh=true to fetch it again now, at the same price; it needs any purchase, not the trial.

What does it return?

A list of instagram_post objects. Its fields are named after Instagram's Graph API. A field is null when Instagram does not show it, never missing. Every field is described on this page.

How do I get more than one page?

Pass meta.next_cursor back as cursor, and stop when it is null. Each page is a call, priced the same. A cursor lasts as long as the answer it belongs to is cached.

Can an AI agent call it?

Yes: it is the MCP tool get_instagram_hashtag on our MCP server, with the same parameters, answer and price. Without a key, the tool answers from the demo.