Instagram Search
Search Instagram for users, hashtags, or places by keyword and get matching results with names, counts, and links.
- Price
- $0.00396 / call
- Success (7 days)
- —
- Median latency
- —
- Runs (30 days)
- —
Details
- Tier
- bridged
- Safe to retry
- No
- Data
- Scraped from public web pages
- Source terms
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Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Keyword to search Instagram for; one or more words without special punctuation (e.g. coffee roastery). |
limit | integer | No | Maximum number of results to return (1-20, default 20). |
type | string | No | What to search for: user profiles, hashtags, or places (e.g. hashtag). |
Call it
curl https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram-search/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"query":"query","type":"user"}}'curl "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/functions?ids=anyapi.instagram-search&format=openai" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY"{
"mcpServers": {
"orcarouter": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <ORCAROUTER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Questions
How much does Instagram Search cost?
Instagram Search costs $0.00396 per call: 1,000 calls cost $3.96.
What does a $10 budget buy with Instagram Search?
About 2525 calls at $0.00396 per call.
What inputs does Instagram Search need?
Required inputs: query.
How do I call Instagram Search?
Send POST /v1/tools/{id}/run with your OrcaRouter API key and a JSON body {"input": {…}}, where {id} is the tool id POST /v1/tools/discover returns for it.
Alternatives
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Instagram places by GPS coordinatesInstagram: search by coordinates (v2) | $0.0022 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
| Search Instagram music by keywordInstagram: search music (v2) | $0.0022 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
| Search Instagram reels by keywordInstagram: search reels (v2) | $0.0022 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
| Search Instagram across all content by keywordInstagram: general search (v3) | $0.0088 / call | — | — | — | bridged |
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