Do I need an Instagram account or Meta app?

No. Your agent calls the operations with a looot key. You do not log in to Instagram or register a Meta developer app.

Can I post, like or message through these operations?

No. These are read operations on public data. They do not write to any account.

How do I get the comments of a reel?

Use a comments operation and pass the post or reel link or its shortcode. Most of them return the comment text, author and like count, and page with a cursor.

Why is hashtag search different between providers?

One provider reads Instagram's hashtag feed. Another searches through a web index, which returns what that index has seen. The description on each operation says which one it is.

How do I get a transcript of an Instagram video?

Use the transcript operation with the post or reel link. It generates speech-to-text for the video, and it works on short videos only, as its description notes.

How does my agent call a Instagram operation?

It connects to looot once, searches the catalog for the job, reads the input fields and the price, then runs the operation. Setup takes one line from skill.md, and the same key works for every provider.

How is a Instagram call billed?

Per call, at the price shown on this page for that operation. The agent sees the price before the run, and the run is recorded with its cost in your ledger.

Where do I find the full input and output fields?

Each operation has a reference page on docs.looot.ai with its input fields, an example call and the response. The For agents card on this page links the cheapest ones.

Are the prices on this page current?

They are read from the live looot catalog every few minutes, so they change when a provider changes its price. When the catalog cannot be read, the page shows no numbers.

Which Instagram operation should I start with?

Start with the cheapest operation in the job you need, which is listed first in its group. Check that it returns the fields your agent reads, and switch to another provider if it does not.

Instagram data API

Instagram data for your agent, priced per call.

Public profiles, posts, reels, hashtags, comments and transcripts. Several providers sit behind one looot key, so your agent can pick on price or on the fields it needs.

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TikHub
ScrapeCreators
Anysite
AnyAPI
Bright Data
SearchAPI.io

Instagram data API

Instagram data for your agent, priced per call.

Public profiles, posts, reels, hashtags, comments and transcripts. Several providers sit behind one looot key, so your agent can pick on price or on the fields it needs.

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The short answer

looot lists the Instagram operations of several data providers in one catalog. An agent looks up a public profile by handle, reads a post or reel by link, lists comments, searches a hashtag or transcribes a reel. Every operation shows its price per call before it runs.

Jobs agents bring here

Vet an influencer: followers, bio, links, and how recent posts perform.
Collect posts under a hashtag to see which formats get comments.
Pull comments from a competitor reel and group them by question.
Transcribe a reel and reuse the script as a content brief.
Map who follows a niche account to build an audience list.

What 100 results cost

$0.0120

The cheapest live operation is Any Site API / /instagram/search/posts from Anysite. Another provider can cost more.

130
operations: 6
providers: per call
billing

Operations

What your agent can do on Instagram

Grouped by job. Each line shows the provider and the live price per call, cheapest first.

Comments
Comments on a post or reel and the replies under a comment.
13 operations
- Any Site API / /instagram/post/commentsAnysite$0.00024 / result
- AnyAPI / Instagram Post CommentsAnyAPI$0.00144 / call
- Scrape Creators API / Comment RepliesScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Scrape Creators API / CommentsScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Get Instagram comment repliesTikHub$0.0020 / call
- SearchAPI.io - Instagram Comments APISearchAPI.io$0.0040 / call
and 7 more operations in this group
Transcripts
Speech-to-text for a reel or video post.
1 operation
- Scrape Creators API / TranscriptScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
Hashtags, reels and audio
Posts under a hashtag, reels by keyword, and reels that use one audio track.
28 operations
- Any Site API / /instagram/user/reelsAnysite$0.000301 / result
- AnyAPI / Instagram Reels SearchAnyAPI$0.0015 / call
- Scrape Creators API / Get Reels By Audio IdScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Scrape Creators API / Highlights DetailsScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Scrape Creators API / ReelsScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Get Instagram hashtag posts (V2)TikHub$0.0020 / call
and 22 more operations in this group
Search
Keyword search for posts, accounts and places.
20 operations
- Any Site API / /instagram/search/postsAnysite$0.00012 / result
- Scrape Creators API / Popular SearchScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Scrape Creators API / Search InstagramScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Scrape Creators API / Search Instagram ProfilesScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Get Instagram cities by countryTikHub$0.0020 / call
- SearchAPI.io - Instagram Post APISearchAPI.io$0.0040 / call
and 14 more operations in this group
Followers and following
The accounts that follow a profile and the accounts it follows.
9 operations
- Get Instagram user about infoTikHub$0.0020 / call
- Get Instagram user followersTikHub$0.0020 / call
- Get Instagram user followingTikHub$0.0020 / call
- Any Site API / /instagram/user/aboutAnysite$0.003598 / call
- Any Site API / /instagram/user/followersAnysite$0.003598 / call
- Any Site API / /instagram/user/followingAnysite$0.003598 / call
and 3 more operations in this group
Profiles
A public profile by handle: bio, links, follower and post counts.
34 operations
- Any Site API / /instagram/user/postsAnysite$0.000301 / result
- Bright Data / Get an Instagram profileBright Data$0.0015 / result
- Scrape Creators / Get the latest posts from an Instagram accountScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Scrape Creators API / Basic ProfileScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Get Instagram related profilesTikHub$0.0020 / call
- AnyAPI / Instagram User PostsAnyAPI$0.0024 / call
and 28 more operations in this group
Posts and media
One post or reel by link or shortcode, and a profile's recent posts.
23 operations
- AnyAPI / Instagram PostAnyAPI$0.0015 / call
- Bright Data / Get an Instagram postBright Data$0.0015 / result
- Scrape Creators API / Post/Reel InfoScrapeCreators$0.00188 / call
- Convert Instagram media ID to shortcodeTikHub$0.0020 / call
- Convert Instagram media ID to shortcode (V2)TikHub$0.0020 / call
- Any Site API / /instagram/postAnysite$0.003598 / call
and 17 more operations in this group
More operations
Other operations of the same sources.
2 operations
- Extract Instagram shortcode from URLTikHub$0.0020 / call
- Get Instagram explore feedTikHub$0.0080 / call

Providers

Who covers Instagram, and how they differ

Some providers take a handle, others a post URL or a shortcode, and a few need the numeric user id from an earlier call. Hashtag operations differ most. One provider reads Instagram's own hashtag feed, another reads through a web search index and says so in its description. Read that line before you trust the result for counts.

TikHub90 operations$0.0020 / call
Convert Instagram media ID to shortcode, Convert Instagram media ID to shortcode (V2), Convert Instagram media ID to shortcode (V3)
ScrapeCreators20 operations$0.00188 / call
Scrape Creators / Get the latest posts from an Instagram account, Scrape Creators API / Basic Profile, Scrape Creators API / Comment Replies
Anysite10 operations$0.00012 / result
Any Site API / /instagram/search/posts, Any Site API / /instagram/post/comments, Any Site API / /instagram/user/posts
AnyAPI6 operations$0.00144 / call
AnyAPI / Instagram Post Comments, AnyAPI / Instagram Post, AnyAPI / Instagram Reels Search
Bright Data2 operations$0.0015 / result
Bright Data / Get an Instagram post, Bright Data / Get an Instagram profile
SearchAPI.io2 operations$0.0040 / call
SearchAPI.io - Instagram Comments API, SearchAPI.io - Instagram Post API

The prompt

Copy one prompt, give it to your agent.

Edit the names, paste it, and the agent runs the job and shows the cost of each call first.

Vet an influencer: followers, bio, links, and how recent posts perform.
Collect posts under a hashtag to see which formats get comments.
Pull comments from a competitor reel and group them by question.

Prompt: Instagram

Use looot to fetch the public Instagram profile of @example_brand and its five latest posts with likes and comments, and show each call's price first. Setup is in skill.md.

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Setup command

set up looot - https://looot.ai/skill.md

FAQ

Questions about Instagram data

Read public profiles, posts and reels, list comments and replies, search by hashtag or keyword, list followers and following of a public account, and transcribe a reel. All of it is public data.

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Use case
Data enrichment
Give your agent the list and the fields. It fills the gaps from many providers behind one key, billed per call.

For agents

platform: Instagram
group: social
run: POST /v1/runs with the endpointId
tool: anysite-api-instagram-search-posts (Anysite)
tool: anysite-api-instagram-post-comments (Anysite)
tool: anysite-api-instagram-user-posts (Anysite)
tool: anysite-api-instagram-user-reels (Anysite)
tool: anyapi-run-instagram-post-comments (AnyAPI)
tool reference: https://docs.looot.ai/reference/tools
setup: https://looot.ai/skill.md
llms.txt: https://looot.ai/llms.txt
updated: 2026-10-04

markdown /platforms/instagram.md

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The short answer

What your agent can do on Instagram

Comments

Transcripts

Hashtags, reels and audio

Search

Followers and following

Profiles

Posts and media

More operations

Who covers Instagram, and how they differ

Copy one prompt, give it to your agent.

Questions about Instagram data

What can an agent do with Instagram through looot?

Do I need an Instagram account or Meta app?

Can I post, like or message through these operations?

How do I get the comments of a reel?

Why is hashtag search different between providers?

How do I get a transcript of an Instagram video?

How does my agent call a Instagram operation?

How is a Instagram call billed?

Where do I find the full input and output fields?

Are the prices on this page current?

Which Instagram operation should I start with?

Related platforms and jobs

Try Instagram data with your own agent.

The short answer

What your agent can do on Instagram

Comments

Transcripts

Hashtags, reels and audio

Search

Followers and following

Profiles

Posts and media

More operations

Who covers Instagram, and how they differ

Related platforms and jobs