InsightSocial API
Instagram

Similar

GET
/v1/instagram/similar

Returns the accounts Instagram suggests as similar to a given user, each with username, display name, avatar URL, verification status, and URL.

Use it to find accounts comparable to one you already know; it returns a single fixed list and cannot be paged.

Metered: 100–1700 credits. We reserve the ceiling when the call starts and charge what it actually used when it finishes.

Re-running the exact same call within 6h is free.

Authorization

apiKey
x-api-key<token>

Your key from the dashboard. It starts with isk_.

In: header

Query Parameters

handle?string

Instagram username without the @ symbol. Provide at least one of: handle, user_id.

user_id?string

Instagram numeric user ID. Use this for faster responses. Provide at least one of: handle, user_id.

include?"profile"

Set to profile (one token only) to fill author.followers, author.following and author.bio on every row in this one call, plus author.posts_count where the lookup has an exact total. The hydrated list is its top 20 accounts unless you pass limit (1 to 80).

Value in

  • "profile"
limit?integer

Take the top N accounts of the list (1 to 80). Without include=profile the full list is returned unless you cap it.

Range1 <= value <= 80

Response Body

application/json

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/instagram/similar"
{  "success": true,  "platform": "instagram",  "endpoint": "/v1/instagram/profile/posts",  "data": {    "items": [      "…"    ],    "dropped": 0  },  "pagination": {    "next_cursor": "is2.eyJwIjoyfQ",    "has_more": true,    "page_size": 12  },  "credits_used": 20,  "credits_remaining": 9980,  "request_id": "req_1a2b3c4d5e6f",  "cached": false,  "idempotent_replay": false,  "charge_reason": "miss",  "free_call": false}

Search GET

Returns mixed Instagram search matches for a query: accounts, hashtags, and places in one payload. Use it when you need the same mixed results Instagram's search box shows; search/profiles, search/hashtag, and search/location split those types. **20 credits** per call. Re-running the exact same call within 1h is free.

Stories GET

Returns the stories a user has live right now, each with its id, image or video URLs, thumbnail, duration, capture time, and the author. Use it to check an account's current story tray; an account with nothing live returns an empty list rather than an error. **100 credits** per call. Re-running the exact same call within 6h is free.