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Try the Retrieve Instagram Reels for a user API

Returns up to 12 public Reels via anonymous proxied HTTP for the numeric Instagram user ID. Supports opaque `max_id` pagination. Captions, timestamps and original image dimensions are omitted when the public source does not expose them.

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: 12 items; 1 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /instagram/reels/45374573700
Fields with a value in every checked item: media

Request: GET /instagram/reels/{id}
Cost: 8 credits/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 2.42 s
Monitored request: GET /instagram/reels/45374573700

Retrieve Instagram Reels for a user API documentation Instagram platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/instagram/reels/45374573700' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
id (path)	string	Yes	45374573700	Numeric Instagram user ID (not a username)
max_id	string	No		Pagination cursor for fetching the next page of Reels

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "media": {
          "id": "3997020294205651214",
          "code": "Dd4RMfMJ7kO",
          "media_type": 2,
          "image_versions2": {
            "candidates": [
              {
                "url": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg"
              }
            ]
          },
          "display_uri": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg",
          "play_count": 8121336,
          "like_count": 47277,
          "comment_count": 668
        }
      }
    ],
    "paging_info": {
      "max_id": "AQHT...",
      "more_available": true
    }
  }
}

More Instagram endpoints

Retrieve a specific Instagram post by URL shortcode Retrieve paginated Instagram comments Retrieve an Instagram user profile by username Retrieve paginated Instagram user posts

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GETapiKey8 credits/requestinstagram.reelsResponseDocInstagram

GET /instagram/reels/{id}

Retrieve Instagram Reels for a user

Response behavior

- Uses Instagram's logged-out public feed through proxied HTTP, without browser rendering or account credentials. The numeric ID resolves through Instagram's own profile redirect; the returned feed must match that numeric ID. - `max_id` is opaque: pass the returned `paging_info.max_id` unchanged. Cursors issued by the earlier clips-API source are not interchangeable with the new feed; restart from the first page after the source migration. - `media.id` is the source media PK. `media.code` is the URL shortcode. - The public grid supplies thumbnails and engagement counters. Captions, `taken_at`, and original image dimensions are unavailable on this surface; those fields are omitted. Thumbnail candidate `width` and `height` are omitted when unknown. A clip may have another author while appearing in this feed. - Reels use anonymous Instagram access. An explicit upstream login denial returns `503` with `Retry-After: 30`; this does not indicate an invalid Crawlora API key. - Cold upstream failures may be served from a brief cache (30 seconds by default). Back off rather than repeatedly requesting a failing page. - A successful stale snapshot takes priority over an error. Check `X-Availability-Mode: stale` to distinguish cached data from a fresh response. A cached first page does not guarantee the next pagination page is available. - For post lookups, pass an item's `media.code` as `post_id`, not `media.id`.

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Path parameters

requiredstring

Numeric Instagram user ID (not a username)

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "media": {
          "id": "3997020294205651214",
          "code": "Dd4RMfMJ7kO",
          "media_type": 2,
          "image_versions2": {
            "candidates": [
              {
                "url": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg"
              }
            ]
          },
          "display_uri": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg",
          "play_count": 8121336,
          "like_count": 47277,
          "comment_count": 668
        }
      }
    ],
    "paging_info": {
      "max_id": "AQHT...",
      "more_available": true
    }
  }
}

Endpoint Playground

Try the Retrieve Instagram Reels for a user API

What a live request returned

14 Oct 2026: 12 items; 1 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /instagram/reels/45374573700
Fields with a value in every checked item: media

Request: GET /instagram/reels/{id}
Cost: 8 credits/request
Auth: apiKey
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%, median 2.42 s
Monitored request: GET /instagram/reels/45374573700

Retrieve Instagram Reels for a user API documentation Instagram platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/instagram/reels/45374573700' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Prefilled value	Description
id (path)	string	Yes	45374573700	Numeric Instagram user ID (not a username)
max_id	string	No		Pagination cursor for fetching the next page of Reels

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "media": {
          "id": "3997020294205651214",
          "code": "Dd4RMfMJ7kO",
          "media_type": 2,
          "image_versions2": {
            "candidates": [
              {
                "url": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg"
              }
            ]
          },
          "display_uri": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg",
          "play_count": 8121336,
          "like_count": 47277,
          "comment_count": 668
        }
      }
    ],
    "paging_info": {
      "max_id": "AQHT...",
      "more_available": true
    }
  }
}

More Instagram endpoints

Retrieve a specific Instagram post by URL shortcode Retrieve paginated Instagram comments Retrieve an Instagram user profile by username Retrieve paginated Instagram user posts

The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.

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Endpoint

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Method

Auth

Endpoint

GETapiKey8 credits/requestinstagram.reelsResponseDocInstagram

GET /instagram/reels/{id}

Retrieve Instagram Reels for a user

Response behavior

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API key

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Path parameters

requiredstring

Numeric Instagram user ID (not a username)

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If an active API key is configured, Copy cURL includes it. Share links never include API keys.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "media": {
          "id": "3997020294205651214",
          "code": "Dd4RMfMJ7kO",
          "media_type": 2,
          "image_versions2": {
            "candidates": [
              {
                "url": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg"
              }
            ]
          },
          "display_uri": "https://cdn.example.com/reel-thumbnail.jpg",
          "play_count": 8121336,
          "like_count": 47277,
          "comment_count": 668
        }
      }
    ],
    "paging_info": {
      "max_id": "AQHT...",
      "more_available": true
    }
  }
}