Hashtag & topic posts · Instagram
Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement
Finds public Instagram posts for a hashtag using Google Search, then returns post details such as caption, play count when available, like count, comment count, owner, and post time.
- Price
- $0.00207 / credit
- Success (7 days)
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- Median latency
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- Runs (30 days)
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Details
- Tier
- bridged
- Safe to retry
- Yes
- Data
- Scraped from public web pages
- Source terms
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Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
hashtag | string | Yes | The hashtag to search for. Include or omit the #. |
cursor | string | No | The cursor returned by the previous response. It is the next Google results page number and cannot exceed 11; cursor 12 or greater returns a 400 response. |
date_posted | string | No | Only return Google-indexed posts found in this relative window. |
media_type | string | No | Use all to search public posts and reels, or reels to only return reels. Defaults to all. |
Call it
curl https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/scrapecreators.x-v1-instagram-search-hashtag/run \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ORCAROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"input":{"hashtag":"hashtag"}}'curl "https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1/tools/functions?ids=scrapecreators.x-v1-instagram-search-hashtag&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 Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement cost?
Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement costs $0.002068 per credit: 1,000 units cost $2.068.
What does a $10 budget buy with Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement?
About 4835 units (credit) at $0.002068 each.
What inputs does Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement need?
Required inputs: hashtag.
How do I call Search Instagram posts by hashtag — caption, engagement?
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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