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instagram-reels

The latest reels of one Instagram account, newest first, one row per reel: id, code, URL, plays, likes, comments, thumbnail. username is the account (@name or an instagram.com URL), or user_id its numeric id. Without session: the 12 latest reels of a public account by username, about 1 to 3 s (a larger limit gives those 12, marked partial). With session (your sessionid and csrftoken cookies, used once, never stored) it is read as you, up to 48.

stagedinstagram.comWASM module7 fields1-4 units | 1 record/reelfresh 5 min
Run it belowAPI reference
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Live · your key · counts against your quota✓ 200 OK

              
# Hit Run - the rows render here as a table, with the cost

            

            
            
          

        

      

    





Fields
7 columns on every row. null means the site does not state it.


fieldtypemeaning
idstringInstagram's numeric media id of the reel, as a string; the input of instagram-comments.
codestringInstagram's short code of the reel, the part after /reel/ in its URL.
urlstringThe reel's URL, https://www.instagram.com/reel/<code>/.
playsintegerHow many times the reel was played, an integer; null when Instagram hides it or the second source answered.
likesintegerHow many likes the reel has, an integer; null when the account hides the count.
commentsintegerHow many comments the reel has, an integer.
thumbnailstringThe URL of the reel's cover image; it expires after some days, as Instagram signs it.



null means the site does not state it.
idstringInstagram's numeric media id of the reel, as a string; the input of instagram-comments.
codestringInstagram's short code of the reel, the part after /reel/ in its URL.
urlstringThe reel's URL, https://www.instagram.com/reel/<code>/.
playsintegerHow many times the reel was played, an integer; null when Instagram hides it or the second source answered.
likesintegerHow many likes the reel has, an integer; null when the account hides the count.
commentsintegerHow many comments the reel has, an integer.
thumbnailstringThe URL of the reel's cover image; it expires after some days, as Instagram signs it.


How it behaves
Cost. 1-4 units | 1 record/reel. A failed run costs 0.
Freshness 5 min. The same input within 5 min is served from cache at 0 units.
How it answers. Answers at once for one input; a large run goes as a job you poll.














Questions about this recipeQuestions
Short answers. The API reference has the long ones.


Call POST /recipes/instagram-reels with your key and username and user_id and limit. You get rows with the 7 fields above. The recipe is tested against the live site every 6 hours.







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