Get user by username
Return a user object for a public username. Prefer ID-based calls when you already have the user id.
Cheapest on the market
Instagram Public Data API
The cheapest Instagram Public Data API for developers: access public profiles, posts, reels, comments, stories, hashtags, locations and search via a simple REST API. Consistent JSON responses, RapidAPI authentication, and industry-low pricing with a free BASIC tier.
One of the cheapest Instagram public data APIs online — free BASIC to start, PRO from only $9.99/mo on RapidAPI.
What you can fetch
- Cheapest pricing among comparable Instagram data APIs
- Free BASIC tier · PRO from $9.99/mo
- User profiles by username or ID
- Posts, reels, clips and media metadata
- Comments and likers
- Followers / following lists
- Stories and highlights
- Hashtag and location feeds
- Keyword search (accounts, reels, top results)
- Audio / music track lookup
Common use cases
- Influencer research and profile analytics
- Competitor monitoring and content tracking
- Hashtag and trend discovery
- Public media download metadata for tools and dashboards
- Social listening on public comments
Quick start
Authenticate with your RapidAPI key and call the host below. Replace YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY with the key from your RapidAPI dashboard.
API host: instagram-public-data-api1.p.rapidapi.com
curl --request GET \
--url "https://instagram-public-data-api1.p.rapidapi.com/v2/user/by/username?username=instagram" \
--header "x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY" \
--header "x-rapidapi-host: instagram-public-data-api1.p.rapidapi.com"Featured endpoints
Primary routes we recommend for new integrations. Additional legacy and GraphQL variants are available in the RapidAPI playground.
Get user by ID
Fetch a user object by numeric Instagram user id.
List user medias
Return posts for a user. Use the cursor parameter to paginate.
List followers
Get a page of followers for a public account.
List following
Get a page of accounts the user follows.
List user reels / clips
Return reel/clip media for a user.
Get user stories
Fetch current stories for a user id.
Media info by URL
Get post metadata from a public Instagram post / reel URL.
Media info by shortcode
Get post metadata from the shortcode (the code in /p/{code}/).
Media info by ID
Get post metadata by media id / pk.
Media comments
Fetch comments on a media (about 15 per request; paginate with page_id).
Media likers
List users who liked a media item.
FAQ
What is the Instagram Public Data API?
It is a REST API that returns structured JSON for public Instagram profiles, posts, reels, comments, stories, hashtags, locations and search results — without building your own scraper. It is positioned as one of the cheapest Instagram public data APIs available on RapidAPI.
How do I authenticate?
Subscribe on RapidAPI, then send your key in the x-rapidapi-key header and set x-rapidapi-host to the API host shown in the quick start section.
Is this the official Instagram Graph API?
No. The official Graph API is designed mainly for accounts you own or manage. This API focuses on public Instagram data for developer and analytics workflows.
How does pricing and quota work?
We keep plans among the cheapest Instagram API options: free BASIC to test, then PRO from $9.99/mo, plus ULTRA / MEGA for higher volume. Use /sys/balance to inspect remaining request balance.
Need a custom endpoint or bulk export?
Contact via the About page or RapidAPI messaging. Custom scraping jobs and one-off Excel / CSV / JSON exports are also available as freelance work.
Ready to call the cheapest Instagram API?
Open the RapidAPI playground to test endpoints live — start free, then scale from $9.99/mo. Or hire for custom Instagram data jobs from the About page.
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