Instagram Channel Reels API

Latest reels from an Instagram account with per-reel metrics.

Credits 3 per reel Input a public handle (?handle=) Caching Cached 3 hours (page 1: 1 hour) Pagination cursor / limit

Request

One GET request with your API key. Same shape on every platform — swap the path, keep the code.

curl "https://api.scrapersocial.com/v1/instagram/channel-reels?handle=instagram" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..."

Response

Clean JSON in the standard envelope. Responses arrive in seconds; popular content in milliseconds.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "C8xQvZ2sVAb",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8xQvZ2sVAb/",
      "caption": "POV: your setup finally works",
      "posted_at": "2026-07-05T15:30:00Z",
      "metrics": {
        "views": 421009,
        "likes": 38112,
        "comments": 640
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "C8xQvZ2sVAb1",
      "url": "https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8xQvZ2sVAb/",
      "caption": "POV: your setup finally works",
      "posted_at": "2026-07-05T15:30:00Z",
      "metrics": {
        "views": 421009,
        "likes": 38112,
        "comments": 640
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 2,
    "limit": 20,
    "cursor": "eyJwYWdlIjoyfQ",
    "has_more": true,
    "item": "reel"
  },
  "request_id": "req_01JZX4M8Q2TE9W"
}

What it returns

Latest reels from an Instagram account with per-reel metrics. Takes a public handle via ?handle= and returns the { data, request_id } envelope with cursor pagination metadata in meta. Each call costs 3 credits per reel returned — check the X-Credits-Charged and X-Credits-Remaining response headers. Cached responses cost the same and set x-cache: hit; add fresh=true to bypass the cache.

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