Instagram

Topic

Instagram's page for a topic or a hashtag: its summary, related searches, and the posts and reels it shows.

GET/v1/instagram/topics1 credit
x-api-key*stringrequiredheader

Your API key, made in the dashboard.

Parameters

2
topicstringoptionalquery

A topic, such as harry potter, or a hashtag, with or without the #. Give topic or url.

min 1 chars · max 100 chars · example: harry potter

urlstringoptionalquery

A topic's link, instagram.com/popular/<topic>, or a hashtag's, instagram.com/explore/tags/<tag>. Give topic or url.

max 300 chars

Response fields

35
dataobject

The result: one object, or a list for the endpoints that return several.

data.namestring

The topic, as Instagram writes it in the link: harry-potter.

data.urlstring

Its page's link.

data.descriptionstringnullable

Instagram's summary of the topic, written for it.

data.relatedstring[]nullable

Related searches.

data.postsarray

The posts and reels Instagram shows for it.

data.posts[].idstring

Instagram's id for the post: digits.

data.posts[].codestring

The post's code: the part after /p/ or /reel/ in its link.

data.posts[].urlstring

The post's link.

data.posts[].typestringnullable

What it holds: image, video, carousel (several images or videos) or other.

data.posts[].is_reelbooleannullable

Whether it is a reel.

data.posts[].captionstringnullable

Its caption, with its hashtags and mentions.

data.posts[].created_atstringnullable

When it was posted.

format: date-time

data.posts[].likesintegernullable

Likes.

data.posts[].comment_countintegernullable

Comments.

data.posts[].playsintegernullable

How many times a reel was played, where the list gives it: a profile's reels and a topic's posts.

data.posts[].thumbnailstringnullable

Its image, or a video's cover. The link is signed, and expires after a while.

data.posts[].video_urlstringnullable

A video's file. The link is signed, and expires after a while.

data.posts[].widthintegernullable

Its width, in pixels.

data.posts[].heightintegernullable

Its height, in pixels.

data.posts[].authorstringnullable

Its author's handle. A collaboration's first author.

data.posts[].author_idstringnullable

Its author's id.

data.posts[].author_namestringnullable

Its author's display name.

data.posts[].author_verifiedbooleannullable

Whether its author is verified.

pageobjectnullable

Paging, for the endpoints that page; null for the others.

page.next_cursorstringnullable

Send it as the cursor parameter, with the same other parameters, for the next page. Null on the last page.

page.has_morebooleanoptional

Whether another page follows.

default: false

metaobject

About this call.

meta.platformstring

The platform: reddit, threads, tiktok or youtube.

meta.endpointstring

The endpoint's name, such as channel_videos.

meta.paramsobject

The call's parameters, defaults included. Parameters without a value, and the cursor, are left out.

meta.request_idstring

This call's id. Quote it when you report a problem.

meta.api_versionstring

The API version that answered.

meta.fetched_atstring

When the data was fetched from the platform (UTC).

format: date-time

meta.cachedbooleanoptional

Whether it came from our cache; fetched_at says how old it is.

default: false

Code example

curl -X GET 'https://api.socialparse.dev/v1/instagram/topics?topic=harry+potter' \  -H 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

Responses

Successful Response

{  "data": {    "name": "string",    "url": "string",    "description": "string",    "related": [      "string"    ],    "posts": [      {        "id": "string",        "code": "string",        "url": "string",        "type": "string",        "is_reel": true,        "caption": "string",        "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",        "likes": 0,        "comment_count": 0,        "plays": 0,        "thumbnail": "string",        "video_url": "string",        "width": 0,        "height": 0,        "author": "string",        "author_id": "string",        "author_name": "string",        "author_verified": true      }    ]  },  "page": {    "next_cursor": "string",    "has_more": false  },  "meta": {    "platform": "string",    "endpoint": "string",    "params": {      "property1": "string",      "property2": "string"    },    "request_id": "string",    "api_version": "string",    "fetched_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",    "cached": false  }}