GET /v2/user/storiesUser stories
Fetch current stories for a user id.
Instagram API
Cheapest Instagram Stories API
Monitor public stories and highlights without premium pricing. Our Instagram Stories API fetches stories by user id or URL and supports highlight trays — affordable for frequent polling jobs.
Try on RapidAPIStories disappear quickly, so polling schedules matter for monitoring use cases. Resolve the profile first, then call /v2/user/stories on a cadence that fits your RapidAPI plan.
For Instagram /s/ share links, call the share-by-url helper before story-by-url so the underlying object can be resolved correctly.
Highlights
- Cheapest Instagram API pricing — free BASIC · PRO from $9.99/mo
- Active stories by user id
- Story by URL or id
- Highlight tray + highlight by id
- Share-link helper for /s/ URLs
Use cases
- Brand story monitoring
- Archive highlights for research
- Resolve shared story links in support tools
Featured endpoints
GET /v2/story/by/urlStory by URL
Resolve a story from its URL.
GET /v2/user/highlightsHighlight tray
List highlight covers for a user.
FAQ
Why is a story empty?
Stories expire. If the user has no active public stories, the Instagram Stories API returns an empty or unavailable payload.
Highlights vs stories?
Highlights are persisted collections; stories are ephemeral. Use highlight endpoints for historical trays.