GET/instacart/departmentsapiKey3 credits/request
Returns a store's department/category taxonomy (Produce, Dairy & Eggs, Bakery, ...) two levels deep -- department and subcategory. Metadata only, does not return products. Public data sourced from Instacart's own storefront navigation.
Required: shop_id, store_slug, postal_code.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 35 items. Filled in every item: id, name, slug, subcategories. In the sample: name: “Sip Vibe” and 34 other values; subcategories: median 9 entries.
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GET/instacart/itemapiKey5 credits/request
Returns a single product's detail at a specific Instacart store: name, size, brand, image, current pricing (with any sale/offer badge), availability, stock level, dietary labels, and nutrition facts. Public data sourced from Instacart's own storefront pages.
Required: shop_id, store_slug, retailer_location_id, product_id, postal_code.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 6 items. Filled in every item: label, value. Not in every item: unit (5). In the sample: unit: g (4), mg (1); value: 4 to 150, median 10; label: “Protein” and 5 other values.
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GET/instacart/search-nearbyapiKey3 credits/request
Returns Instacart's own search-term autosuggestions for a keyword across every retailer serving a postal code at once, rather than one specific store. Public data sourced from Instacart's own cross-retailer search.
Required: postal_code, q.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 10 items. Filled in every item: term, thumbnail_url. In the sample: term: “milk” and 9 other values; thumbnail_url: d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net.
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GET/instacart/searchapiKey3 credits/request
Returns Instacart's own search-term autosuggestions for a keyword within one store -- the same suggestion list shown in the site's own search box dropdown. This is term-level (matching search phrases plus a representative thumbnail), not a paginated product-results list. Public data sourced from Instacart's own storefront search.
Required: shop_id, store_slug, q.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 10 items. Filled in every item: term, thumbnail_url, relative_url. In the sample: term: “milk” and 9 other values; thumbnail_url: d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net; relative_url: median 318 characters.
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GET/instacart/storesapiKey3 credits/request
Finds Instacart retailer storefronts (grocery stores, warehouse clubs, and other partner retailers) serving a US postal code, each with the identifiers needed to look up its items and search suggestions. Public data sourced from Instacart's own store-discovery API.
Required: postal_code.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 136 items. Filled in every item: shop_id, retailer_location_id, retailer_id, name, slug, retailer_type, service_type, logo_url. Not in every item: accepts_ebt (25), delivery_eta (131). In the sample: service_type: delivery (123), pickup (13); name: “Safeway” and 122 other values; logo_url: instacart.com; accepts_ebt: true in 25 of 25; retailer_type: “Grocery - Traditional” and 31 other values; delivery_eta: “25 min” and 19 other values.
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GET/instacart/trendingapiKey3 credits/request
Returns Instacart's own popular/trending search terms across every retailer serving a postal code -- the same blank-state suggestions shown before a user types anything into the search box. Public data sourced from Instacart's own cross-retailer search.
Required: postal_code.
Sampled 14 Oct 2026: 10 items. Filled in every item: term, thumbnail_url. In the sample: term: “kit kat” and 8 other values; thumbnail_url: instacart.com and 1 other host.
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