> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stophy.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Instagram reels API
> A profile's reels, with play counts. Call the Instagram reels API and get JSON back in one request. 1 credit per call. Failed calls cost nothing.
Returns a profile's reels, with play counts. The user is identified by its URL or username.
## Request
Exactly one of `userUrl` or `username` is required. A request that sets both, or none, fails with `invalidRequest`.
```typescript TypeScript icon="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sirathic/images/icons/typescript.svg" theme={null} theme={null}
import { Stophy } from "stophy";
const stophy = new Stophy({ apiKey: process.env.STOPHY_API_KEY });
const result = await stophy.instagram.profile.reels({ username: "natgeo" });
console.log(result.data.results);
```
```python Python icon="python" theme={null} theme={null}
from stophy import Stophy
stophy = Stophy() # reads STOPHY_API_KEY
result = stophy.instagram.profile.reels(username="natgeo")
print(result["data"]["results"])
```
```bash cURL icon="terminal" theme={null} theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.stophy.dev/v1/instagram/profile/reels \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STOPHY_API_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"username":"natgeo"}'
```
```bash CLI icon="square-terminal" theme={null} theme={null}
stophy instagram profile reels --username natgeo
```
## Response
If successful, the response body contains the standard envelope. `data.results[]` contains the profile's reels with their views.
The following example is a real response, truncated: each list shows one item and long strings are cut.
```json theme={null}
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"results": [
{
"postId": "4001242265619084177",
"postCode": "DeHRKQegTOR",
"postUrl": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeHRKQegTOR/",
"likes": 31000,
"comments": 102,
"views": 965380,
"imageUrl": "https://scontent-lax3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/836841474_18704538382019133_959930361101654287_n.jpg?stp=dst-jp…",
"isPinned": false,
"authorId": "787132",
"authorUsername": "natgeo"
}
],
"cursor": "AQHTriiXVTKLFDkwaf4mYfPAUsCY-pcgmDFoUk9Z8U7PXyvyC1sQ6H9WFnNZkZcQ28FJ-4PWJUOhsaiwvy8-ToNeMw"
},
"creditsUsed": 1,
"requestId": "2fe9dbad-fc48-4890-9751-0b24b596035b"
}
```
| Field | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `cursor` | string | The pagination token. Pass it as `cursor` to retrieve the next page. Omitted on the last page. |
| `likes` | integer | The number of likes. |
For every field, see the response schema on this page.
[Instagram profile](/api-reference/endpoint/instagram-profile) is the mixed grid of posts and reels.
## Optional parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `cursor` | string | The pagination token from the previous response. |
## Billing
Each successful request consumes 1 credit, regardless of the number of items returned. Requests that fail, or that return no items, are not billed.
## Pagination
Results are paginated. To retrieve the next page, pass the value of `data.cursor` as `cursor` in a subsequent request. A response that omits `cursor` is the last page.
## Related methods
* [Instagram comments](/api-reference/endpoint/instagram-comments): Accepts `postUrl`. Returns a post's comments, or the replies to one comment.
* [Instagram post](/api-reference/endpoint/instagram-post): Accepts `postUrl`. Returns a post or reel, with its top comments.
* [Instagram profile](/api-reference/endpoint/instagram-profile): Accepts `username`. Returns a profile's bio, stats and a page of its posts and reels.
## OpenAPI
````yaml api-reference/openapi.json POST /v1/instagram/profile/reels
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Stophy API
version: '1'
description: >-
Every endpoint is a POST that takes its input as a JSON object body. Unknown
fields are rejected with 400.
Responses leave out empty values: null, empty strings, empty objects and
empty nested lists are not sent.
x-credits is what one call costs. Every call costs the same, whatever it
returns, unless an operation's description says it costs per 10 results, or
per second of audio. Then x-credits is the lowest price and x-credits-max
the most one call can cost. Where an operation takes limit, send it to
return fewer results and pay for fewer.
When a response has a cursor, send it back unchanged with the same input to
get the next page. When it has a page, send the next page number.
servers:
- url: https://api.stophy.dev
security:
- apiKey: []
paths:
/v1/instagram/profile/reels:
post:
summary: A profile's reels, with play counts
description: Costs 1 credit per call. Pages with cursor.
operationId: instagramProfileReels
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
userUrl:
type: string
description: >-
Link to the Instagram profile, like
https://www.instagram.com/natgeo. Send this or username.
username:
type: string
description: >-
Instagram profile username, like natgeo. Send this or
userUrl.
cursor:
type: string
minLength: 1
description: The cursor from the previous response. Send it as is.
sendOne:
- userUrl
- username
additionalProperties: false
example:
username: natgeo
responses:
'200':
description: The data, and the credits this call used.
headers:
X-Request-ID:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
x-credits-used:
$ref: '#/components/headers/CreditsUsed'
X-RateLimit-Limit:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitLimit'
X-RateLimit-Remaining:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitRemaining'
X-RateLimit-Reset:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RateLimitReset'
x-cache:
$ref: '#/components/headers/Cache'
x-cache-age:
$ref: '#/components/headers/CacheAge'
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- success
- data
- creditsUsed
- requestId
properties:
success:
const: true
data:
type: object
additionalProperties: false
properties:
results:
type: array
items:
type: object
additionalProperties: false
properties:
postId:
type: string
postCode:
type: string
postUrl:
type: string
format: uri
likes:
type: integer
minimum: -9007199254740991
maximum: 9007199254740991
comments:
type: integer
minimum: -9007199254740991
maximum: 9007199254740991
views:
type: integer
minimum: -9007199254740991
maximum: 9007199254740991
imageUrl:
type: string
format: uri
isPinned:
type: boolean
authorId:
type: string
authorUsername:
type: string
required:
- postUrl
- isPinned
cursor:
type: string
required:
- results
creditsUsed:
type: integer
requestId:
type: string
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
components:
headers:
RequestId:
description: The request id. Quote it when you report a problem.
schema:
type: string
CreditsUsed:
description: Credits this call used.
schema:
type: integer
RateLimitLimit:
description: Requests allowed in the current window.
schema:
type: integer
RateLimitRemaining:
description: Requests left in the current window.
schema:
type: integer
RateLimitReset:
description: Unix time in seconds when the current window resets.
schema:
type: integer
Cache:
description: hit if this result came from the cache, miss if it was fetched live.
schema:
type: string
CacheAge:
description: Seconds since the returned result was written to the cache.
schema:
type: integer
RetryAfter:
description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
schema:
type: integer
responses:
Error:
description: The request failed. retryable says whether trying again can help.
headers:
X-Request-ID:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
Retry-After:
$ref: '#/components/headers/RetryAfter'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
schemas:
Error:
type: object
required:
- success
- error
properties:
success:
const: false
error:
type: object
required:
- code
- message
- retryable
- requestId
properties:
code:
type: string
enum:
- cliSessionCompleted
- cliSessionExists
- cliSessionNotFound
- forbidden
- insufficientCredits
- internalError
- inviteClaimed
- inviteDisabled
- inviteExpired
- inviteUsedUp
- invalidCliSession
- invalidCliVerifier
- invalidRequest
- notFound
- rateLimited
- sourceChanged
- sourceRefused
- sourceTimeout
- sourceUnavailable
- tooManyInFlight
- unauthorized
- unsupportedMediaType
message:
type: string
retryable:
type: boolean
retryAfterSeconds:
type: integer
requestId:
type: string
requiredCredits:
type: number
availableCredits:
type: number
billingUrl:
type: string
const: https://stophy.dev/billing
securitySchemes:
apiKey:
type: http
scheme: bearer
````
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