# Instagram Hashtag Search

Search posts under an Instagram hashtag through a web search index rather than Instagram's own hashtag feed. That is what lets it filter by date and media type and return reels whose like counts have settled, and it is also why results skew older (median around three months) and stop at roughly 110 per hashtag. If that web search index is unavailable, a first-page request that sets no date and no media type is served from Instagram's own live top feed instead. For Instagram'…

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| --- | --- |
| Tool id | `anyapi.instagram-hashtag-posts` |
| Platform | [Instagram](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram.md) |
| Capability | [Hashtag \& topic posts](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts.md) |
| Price | $0.00132 per call |
| Health | OK |
| p50 latency | — |
| Success (7 days) | — |
| Runs (30 days) | 7 |
| Idempotent | no |
| Data class | scraped |

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `hashtag` | string | yes | Hashtag to search, without the leading #. |
| `cursor` | string | no | Pagination cursor from a previous response. |
| `datePosted` | string | no | Restrict results to posts published within this window. |
| `mediaType` | string | no | Filter by media type. One of all, reel. |

## Call it

```bash
curl -sS https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram-hashtag-posts/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":{"hashtag":"<hashtag>"}}'
```

```python
import os, requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/anyapi.instagram-hashtag-posts/run",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['ORCAROUTER_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"input":{"hashtag":"<hashtag>"}},
)
print(resp.json())
```

## Alternatives

| Tool | Source | Price | Health |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instagram hashtag posts by hashtag name](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-instagram-v1-fetch-hashtag-posts.md) | — | $0.0011 per call | OK |
| [Instagram Hashtag Top Posts](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/instagram-hashtag-top-posts.md) | — | $0.00121 per call | OK |
| [Instagram Hashtag Recent Posts](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/instagram-hashtag-recent-posts.md) | — | $0.00165 per call | OK |
| [Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-v1-instagram-search-hashtag.md) | — | $0.002068 per credit | OK |
| [Instagram hashtag posts by hashtag name](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-instagram-v2-fetch-hashtag-posts.md) | — | $0.0022 per call | OK |
| [Search Instagram hashtags by keyword](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-instagram-v2-search-hashtags.md) | — | $0.0022 per call | OK |
| [Search Instagram hashtags by keyword](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-instagram-v3-search-hashtags.md) | — | $0.0088 per call | OK |
| [Search Instagram posts by hashtag](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-instagram-search-hashtag-posts-v1.md) | — | $0.016236 per call | OK |
| [Search Instagram Reels by keyword or hashtag](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/x-instagram-search-reels-v1.md) | — | $0.016236 per call | OK |
| [Instagram Hashtag Analytics](https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/instagram-hashtag-analytics.md) | — | $0.04235 per call | OK |

## FAQ

### How much does Instagram Hashtag Search cost?

Instagram Hashtag Search costs $0.00132 per call: 1,000 calls cost $1.32.

### What does a $10 budget buy with Instagram Hashtag Search?

About 7575 calls at $0.00132 per call.

### What inputs does Instagram Hashtag Search need?

Required inputs: hashtag.

### How do I call Instagram Hashtag 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.

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Markdown version of https://www.orcarouter.ai/tools/instagram/topic-posts/instagram-hashtag-posts