InsightSocial API
Instagram

Story › Download

GET
/v1/instagram/story/download

Returns the full resolution image or video URLs and metadata for one specific story.

Use it after stories: pass the author's user_id plus the story_id it returned to pull that one story's media.

100 credits per call.

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

user_id*string

Instagram numeric user ID of the story's author.

story_id*string

ID of the individual story to download.

safe_url?boolean

When true, returns URL-safe media links suitable for embedding.

Response Body

application/json

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curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/instagram/story/download?user_id=string&story_id=string"
{  "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}

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.

Tagged GET

Returns posts that tag a given user, each with its shortcode, URL, caption, media URLs, engagement counts, and the account that posted it. Use it to see what other people posted about an account; profile/posts returns only what the account posted itself. **100 credits** per call. Re-running the exact same call within 6h is free. Paginates by `cursor` — see [Pagination](/docs/pagination).