InstaPulse: Real-Time Instagram API & Scraper
# InstaPulse — Real-Time Instagram API & Scraper **InstaPulse is a real-time Instagram API and scraper** for public profiles, posts, reels, followers, following, user info, hashtags, user search, and media. Fetch any public Instagram username or ID and get full JSON — biography, follower and following counts, post lists, reels, media URLs, captions, and more. Built as a fast, reliable…
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8.8/10 popularity
3594 ms avg latency
91% success rate
9 endpoints
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InstaPulse: Real-Time Instagram API & Scraper endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 👤 Users | ||
| GET |
Get Followers /api/v1/followers |
Fetches a paginated list of followers for a numeric IG `user_id`. Cookie-pool backed (Bearer IGT:2). Returns `{users, next_cursor, has_more}`. |
| GET |
Get Following /api/v1/following |
Fetches a paginated list of accounts followed by `user_id`. Cookie-pool backed (Bearer IGT:2). Returns `{users, next_cursor, has_more}`. |
| GET |
Get User Info by ID /api/v1/user-info |
User profile metadata by numeric `user_id`. Cookie-pool backed (Bearer IGT:2). Returns IG's `{user: {...}, status: 'ok'}` body. |
| GET |
Get Profile by Username /api/v1/profile |
Raw IG mobile-API `user.*` passthrough — username metadata, follower/following counts, bio, verification. Cookie-path: resolves the username to a user id via the authed… |
| 📸 Media | ||
| GET |
Get Media by Shortcode /api/v1/media/{shortcode} |
Media metadata by IG shortcode (the `/p/{shortcode}/` URL segment). The shortcode is decoded to its numeric media_id and fetched via the authed IG `media/{id}/info/` path.… |
| GET |
Get User Posts /api/v1/user-posts |
Paginated user feed (posts + reels) via cookie-pool. Returns IG `feed/user` body with `{items, next_max_id, more_available}`. |
| 🔎 Discovery | ||
| GET |
Search Users /api/v1/search/users |
User search via the authed IG mobile `users/search` path — USERS ONLY (no hashtags or places). Cookie-pool backed (Bearer IGT:2); each call consumes a per-account session and is… |
| GET |
Get Hashtag Media /api/v1/hashtag/{tag} |
Hashtag metadata + top/recent posts via the authed IG `tags/web_info` path. Cookie-pool backed (Bearer IGT:2); each call consumes a per-account session and is per-account… |
| Other endpoints | ||
| GET |
Health Check /api/v1/health |
Liveness ping. Returns 200 whenever the gateway is up; performs no upstream Instagram calls and consumes no quota. Use for uptime monitoring. |
InstaPulse: Real-Time Instagram API & Scraper pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO Recommended | $19 / month | — |
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| ULTRA | $49 / month | — |
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| MEGA | $149 / month | — |
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